The Trees

“A wonderfully ethereal theatrical experience, vibrating with humor and empathy.”
-Brad Rhines, NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune

Written by Agnes Borinsky
A Regional Premiere
@ The Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.)
January 11th-22nd, 2024

Evenings (7:30PM): Jan. 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22
Matinees (2PM): Jan. 14, 21

$20+ Tickets (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Pay-What-You-Can: Thursday, Jan. 11th

The Trees tells the story of a brother and sister who literally take root in the earth and begin turning into trees. As news of this spectacle spreads, people from many walks of life converge on the park where they’ve taken root: sometimes, the visitors arrive out of curiosity, other times, an altruistic desire to help, and other times still, a sense of opportunism. Over the course of the next seven years, the siblings become pillars of an accidental and richly meaningful community. 

The Trees intimately explores the ways in which a community is defined by the people who comprise it. It speaks to questions that New Orleanians grapple with everyday: what brought us here, what inspires us to remain here, and how might this place transform over time?

FEATURING:
SHEILA – Rebeckah Gordon-Kirk
DAVID – Ian Hoch
CHARLOTTE – Mary Davis
JARED – Gavin Robinson
GRANDMOTHER – Lydia Stein
NORMAN – Kevin Real
SAUL – KC Simms
JULIAN – Madi Zins
TAVISH – Jay Canova
SETH – David Hidalgo
TERRY – Laura Bernas
SHERYL – Monique Domingue
HARRIET – Becca Chapman
BARBARA – Mary Langley
EZRA – Harper Jacqueline Ganges Kinney

Director – Bennett Kirschner
Stage Manager – Tricia Anderson
Assistant Stage Manager – Rosa Stern Pait
Scenic Designer – Nathan Lemoine
Props Designer – Sarah Bastacky
Sound Designer – Bobby Burvant
Lighting Designer – Stephen Thurber
Costume Designers – Leah Floyd & Avery Colle
Poster Designer – Sarah VanDerMeer

“Kinder Kinder” by Joseph White and Agnes Borinsky
Yiddish translation by Yelena Shmulenson

This production was supported by grants from: