The Syringa TreeThe Syringa Tree is a solo performance memory play of a childhood under apartheid, written and often performed by Pamela Gien, and directed by Larry Moss.[1][2] It was produced by Matt Salinger, son of writer, J. D. Salinger.[3] It centers on the story of Elizabeth Grace, a Roman Catholic White South African of mixed English and Afrikaner descent. The play spans four generations. Gien has adapted the play into a novel.[3] ProductionThe play debuted in Seattle, WA. It later opened at the Playhouse 91 intimate theater in Yorkville, Manhattan in Fall 2000.[3] The Manhattan reception was lukewarm at first, but news of Gien's performance soon garnered attention, drawing the interest of celebrities such as Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell.[3] It won an Obie Award for Best Play in 2001.[4] References
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