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TREE
World Premiere
November 7 - December 13, 2009

A new play written by Julie Hébert
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky
Presented by Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA
OVATION RECOMMENDED*

A forbidden love affair in the Jim Crow South.  A sibling you never knew.
Three generations divided by race, culture and time connect when a white Southern woman discovers old love letters leading her to an African-American half-brother.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (**Understudy performances):
Wednesday at 8 pm: December 9
Thursdays at 8 pm: November 5 (preview), 12, 19**; December 3, 10, (Dark Thanksgiving)
Fridays at 8 pm: November 6 (preview), 13, 20, 27**; December 4, 11
Saturdays at 8 pm: November 7 (opening night), 14, 21, 28; December 5, 12
Sundays at 3 pm & 7 pm: November 8, 15, 22, 29; December 6, 13


Join the Conversation on Special Sundays
A series of enrichment events in which special guests will discuss the play and issues addressed by the play after the Sunday matinees of Tree are scheduled for 11/22, 11/29, 12/6 & 12/13.  For details, click on the SPECIAL SUNDAYS link in the LINKS section of this event page.


TREE CAST INCLUDES:

Chuma Gault †
Sloan Robinson †
Tessa Thompson †
Jacqueline Wright †

† Member of Actors’ Equity Association The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States


ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Tom Jacobson
Gates McFadden 

MANAGING DIRECTOR
Lukus Grace 

PRODUCED BY
Laura Jane Salvato
Isabel Storey

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Rod Menzies

SCENIC & LIGHTING DESIGN
Brian Sidney Bembridge

ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Bruno Louchouarn

COSTUME DESIGN
Leah Piehl

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Buddy Rosenberg

STAGE MANAGER
Rebecca Cohn

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Sabina Ptasznik

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Josh Worth

PUBLICITY
Lucy Pollak

*The LA Stage Alliance Ovation Voters, a body of theatre professionals selected annually through a rigorous application/interview process by the Ovation Review Committee, has determined through their votes cast on this production that it is ranked in the top 20% of all registered productions in the ‘Overall Production’ category.


Ticket Information

Previews & Thursdays are always Pay-What-You-Can

TICKETS
Adults $20
Students with ID & Seniors $12


Interview with playwright Julie Hébert


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