The Syringa Tree

The Syringa Tree is a solo performance memory play of a childhood under apartheid, written and often performed by Pamela Gien [d], 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]

  1. ^ The Syringa Tree – Off Broadway Archived 2006-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Past Productions: The Syringa Tree
  3. ^ a b Gray, Paul (6 August 2006). "'The Syringa Tree,' by Pamela Gien". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 January 2020.