Main Stage
The Syringa Tree
By Pamela Gien
Directed by Jillian Keiley
Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (with an intermission)
MARCH 17 - APRIL 3, 2010
Elizabeth Grace is a privileged young girl growing up in a white suburb of Johannesburg. After her loving nanny Salamina gives birth to a daughter, Elizabeth and her family are responsible for keeping the newborn baby hidden. As Gien’s autobiographical play unfolds, Lizzy comes to learn about the harsh realities of racism and segregation during apartheid. Spanning several decades, The Syringa Tree tells the dramatic and heartbreaking tale of a young woman’s journey to adulthood. This brilliant one-woman show follows the life of six-year old Elizabeth Grace and 23 other characters, black and white, male and female, young and old, all played by one actor.
Photo by: Mike Tabolsky Photography
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Mar 23 - 7:30 PMPreview Wednesday |
Mar 24 - 7:30 PMOpening Thursday |
Mar 25 - 8:00 PMWeek 1 Friday |
Mar 26 - 8:00 PMWeek 1 Saturday |
Mar 27 - 2:00 PMWeek 1 Sunday Matinee |
Mar 29 - 7:30 PMWeek 2 Tuesday |
Mar 30 - 12:30 PMSchool Matinee |
Mar 30 - 7:30 PMWeek 2 Wednesday |
Mar 31 - 7:30 PMWeek 2 Thursday |
Apr 1 - 8:00 PMWeek 2 Friday |
Apr 2 - 8:00 PMWeek 2 Saturday |
Apr 3 - 2:00 PMWeek 2 Sunday Matinee |
Apr 3 - 7:30 PMWeek 2 Sunday Evening |
Apr 5 - 7:30 PMWeek 3 Tuesday |
Apr 6 - 7:30 PMWeek 3 Wednesday |
Apr 7 - 7:30 PMWeek 3 Thursday |
Apr 8 - 7:30 PMWeek 3 Friday |
Apr 9 - 2:00 PMWeek 3 Saturday Matinee |
Apr 9 - 7:30 PMWeek 3 Saturday Evening |
Apr 10 - 2:00 PMWeek 3 Sunday Matinee |
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Ruth Says...
Director Jillian Keiley is the Artistic Director of Artistic Fraud in Newfoundland and the winner of the Siminovitch Prize for Directing. Jillian flew out to Regina in May to hold a day long audition workshop with eighteen young Saskatchewan actors. Amy Matysio was selected for this tour de force acting role where she will be playing 24 characters: young and old, black and white, male and female. Jessica Nickel is the production designer.
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