The Syringa Tree September 12, 2010

American Players Theatre presents 'The Syringa Tree' by Pamela Gien, directed by C. Michael Wright and featuring Colleen Madden. 'The Syringa Tree' takes place against the backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa. It deals in the shame that so often comes with knowledge, the corruption that can belie beauty, and the innocence rarely maintained as we grow up. That innocence is particularly hard to hold on to for the privileged white girl at the core of this story. Uncomfortable questions (why do we love a land capable of atrocities simply because it is "home"?) give way to uncomfortable answers --and devastating conclusions. 'The Syringa Tree' includes some adult language, and discussion of violent civil unrest.