The play will be performed by Courtney Wood and is produced by One Wood Productions. Tickets are $25 for front row and $20 general seating, available on Eventbrite: syringa-tree.eventbrite.com, via phone 370-9130, and in-person at Engine.
The Syringa Tree by Pamela Gien is a compelling story of love shared between two families during Apartheid, one black, one white, and the two children born into their shared household in early 1960’s South Africa. Seen first through the eyes of a child, six-year-old Elizabeth tries to make sense of the chaos, magic and darkness of her experience.
The story of these families’ destinies spans four generations from early apartheid to present-day free South Africa. Performed as originally conceived, all 24 characters are portrayed by one actress.
COURTNEY WOOD has a B.A. in Theater from Doane University and recently won the North Carolina Arts Council Grant Award 2016-2017 for The Syringa Tree. www.courtneywoodactor.com
ENGINE, located in the heart of Biddeford is a non-profit arts organization. Engine’s mission is to make arts-driven programming, cultural development, and sustainable creative entrepreneurialism an explicit community value and civic priority in Biddeford.
ENGINE is the home to the Maine Fablab makerspace in addition to running at contemporary gallery space at 128 Main St. www.feedtheengine.org
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