{"product_id":"the-syringa-tree-9780822217923","title":"The Syringa Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/b\u003e THE SYRINGA TREE is a personal, deeply evocative story of an abiding love between two families - one black, one white - and the two children that are born into their shared household in early 1960s South Africa. With both humor and palpable fear, six-year-old Elizabeth Grace tries to make sense of the chaos, magic and darkness of Africa. At first seen through the eyes of a child, the story of these families destinies spans four generations, from early apartheid to the present-day free South Africa. As originally conceived and performed, one actress plays all twenty-four characters. The play may also be performed by a company of actors, playing several roles or not as desired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2001 Obie Award for Best Play. \"Instantly engaging, exotic, complex, deeply shockinga thoroughly persuasive transport to a time and a placestun[s] with the power of a gut punch\"  - NY Times. \"A tour-de-force solo dramaemotionally powerful without being overtly political; audiences regularly emerge from the theater crying.\"  - The New Yorker. \"THE SYRINGA TREE is a powerful play.\"  - Wall Street Journal. \"Astonishingaffecting[with] a dramatic and heartbreaking conclusionA deceptive sweet simplicity haunts THE SYRINGA TREE\"  - Associated Press. \"The work is a virtuoso piece\"  - NY Daily News.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDramatists Play Service Inc.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePlay\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBinding\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822217923\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822217923\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352457760812,"sku":"PRINT-9780822217923","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/the-syringa-tree-9780822217923.jpg?v=1791503767","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/the-syringa-tree-9780822217923","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}