Arborlogues: A Botanical Recital Performed for One Tree
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Arborlogues: A Botanical Recital Performed for One Tree is a one-person play where you are the performer and a single tree is your audience. Performed in Prospect Park in Brooklyn to an 85 year-old cedar tree, the 15 minute play takes place within a specially built red curtain theater. After receiving the bound script from the stage manager you are left alone with your audience. The script leads you through a series of stories, prompts, and actions related to this tree, this park, and yourself.
"Near the end, I was asked to recall a precious memory from the past year involving a tree. I spoke about visiting Barry the Barred Owl, a beloved Central Park fixture who recently died. I told the tree how much Barry had meant to me and a friend. I told the tree that I was very sad about Barry’s death. Within 15 minutes and following a barely perceptible shift I was, suddenly, speaking as I might to a very old friend." Joey Sims. No Proscenium |
Arborlogues: A Botanical Recital Performed for One Tree
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This rendition of Arborlogues was created for a 130 year old black walnut tree, the largest of it's kind in Belknap County.
"The performer steps into a red curtain that circles the tree and reads the play from a script. When participating, it’s best not to think of it as a full-fledged performance, but rather an artistic sort of conversation between yourself and the black walnut tree. At least, that was this reporter’s takeaway after giving the experience a shot" Jon Decker. The Laconia Daily Sun |