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Jerry 04/18/06 [Read More]I saw Pam perform this play before leaving to London. It was and remains the best per... Chuck 08/29/05 [Read More] I'm actually writing to see if the address for video tape purchase is still accurate ... David 08/03/05 [Read More] Matt - It was nice talking to you today about THE SYRINGA TREE. We are thrilled t... Jerry Pratt 06/15/05 [Read More] Hello, I was part of a large group that observed a performance of the Syringa Tree... Julie 05/28/05 [Read More] I was reduced to ... Elaine 03/01/03 [Read More] Please, if at all possible, bring this astonishing production back to New York. So m... Lois 02/08/03 [Read More] I am 62 and have been going to the theater since I was 3. This play was one of the mo... eric stoltz 06/03/02 [Read More] This was a fantastic evening, and Kate Blumberg was astonishing. The piece is moving ... Daria 05/30/02 [Read More] This was the most unbelievable show and performance I have ever seen. Kate Blumberg ... Matt (the producer) 05/15/02 [Read More] To Jesse- thank you for taking the time to write so passionately about our Tree! Whe... Jesse 05/14/02 [Read More] My South African parents took me to see Kate Blumberg's phenomenal performance in ... Jane 05/07/02 [Read More] I heard an interview with Pan Gien on PBS and was fascinated. The play was on TRIO la... David 04/17/02 [Read More] A beautiful, moving and human piece. I could smell the trees in my old yard in Melvil... Gary 04/14/02 [Read More] I was blown away. I am a South African expatriot, and I felt that she was telling th... Barbara 04/10/02 [Read More] This is the third time that my husband and I have seen Syringa tree. We have brought... Jason 04/10/02 [Read More] I was absolutely stunned throughtout the entire performance and emotionally overwhelm... Melissa 04/08/02 [Read More] I can't remember ever being so moved by a theatrical performance.. Kate is a brillian... Sara 04/02/02 [Read More] I am an ... Scott 04/01/02 [Read More] Dear Ms. Blumberg: I was in the audience for a Passover performance, and the house w... Terry 03/31/02 [Read More] This production is the most compelling presentation I have ever seen. Having moved f... gail 03/31/02 [Read More] our family enjoyed this show so much and all we kept talking about was how ms. blumbe... Allen 03/30/02 [Read More] Thank you for the honor, joy and privilege to see this exquisite tour de force. And K... Miriam 03/30/02 [Read More] This was one of the best plays I've seen in a long time. The acting of Kate Blumberg... Barbara 03/23/02 [Read More] I am an avid theatergoer and I have seen a lot of different shows. This is the most ... Ron 03/18/02 [Read More] I consider myself a sophiscated theater-goer and have seen the best that the stage ha... Scott 03/18/02 [Read More] Having grown up in SA myself, and whilst sitting in the front row, I felt completely ... joan 03/17/02 [Read More] Immediately, I became totally immersed in the characters. Elizabeth (Kate) took me wi... Phyllis 03/17/02 [Read More] This intensely personal, fabulously acted pieceleft me emotionally drained and limp, ... Genie 03/03/02 [Read More] After seeing this show the first time, I wanted to share it with others, some friends... Cindy 02/17/02 [Read More] I thought it was breath taking. I had a young person from South Africa stay in my hom... melanie 02/15/02 [Read More] The best theatrical experience in many years.. so moving and so alive.. I am a native... rita 02/04/02 [Read More] I thought it was excellent. Brilliantly acted-- a sensitive and true-to-life script.... Alan 02/02/02 [Read More] Riveting performance by Blumberg.. I am encouraging all my friends to go to this marv... Lisa 02/02/02 [Read More] This is a must-see. I had never heard of this theater or this play until I saw an ... Phundursi 01/26/02 [Read More] very good, impressive... Anta Anjof 01/24/02 [Read More] I loved the play!!!! It is one of the most intense and well designed/permormed plays ... Parvesh 01/22/02 [Read More] I'm a Chicagoan here. Finally made the visit to NYC as an adult. Anyhoo, amidst see... Nancy 01/20/02 [Read More] I am a frequent theatergoer. I am also a crier. I also am passionate about South Afri... phil 01/20/02 [Read More] it has been way too many years that a piece of theatre has moved right through me in ... Pam 01/17/02 [Read More] Beautiful and moving - a truly virtuoso piece of acting by Kate Blumberg - See it!... adam 01/13/02 [Read More] I finally saw the Syringa Tree last night, with my father who is in town visiting, an... Adam 01/09/02 [Read More] Without a doubt, the most moving piece of theater that i have ever had the privelege ... Heidi 01/05/02 [Read More] Wow, Kate, you brought back so many emotions! Smell the air... Thanks for a fantastic... Shelly 12/29/01 [Read More] One of the most moving, mezmerizing, riveting theater experiences ever. Kate Blumberg... Robert 12/13/01 [Read More] A wonderful play and a wonderful theatre experience. I have a question - when Salimi... Carol 11/28/01 [Read More] I simply can't remember another evening in the theater when I had such a completely f... marc 11/18/01 [Read More] kate, I spent a very pleasant evening in your presence at a club in Cape Town approx ... Howard 11/17/01 [Read More] I've been a theater buff for some 50 years and found this one of the most memorable p... Melissa 11/14/01 [Read More] I live in Los Angeles, and I recently went to NYC with a theatre group where we saw ... Karaneh 11/11/01 [Read More] Kate Blumberg was absolutely magnificent!!!! I just wish there were more people in ... Mae 11/03/01 [Read More] Absolutely the best performance I have ever seen. This is life-changing theater.... Susan 10/27/01 [Read More] In all of my experience with theatre, this is the one event that has moved me beyond ... Suzanne 10/25/01 [Read More] Brilliant. Kate Blumberg's performance had me transformed in time, as if I was ther... Sarah 10/04/01 [Read More] The Syringa Tree was not only the best one person show but also the most amazing and ... Response to Susanna 09/24/01 [Read More] If you submit another ... Susana 09/23/01 [Read More] I'm a brasilian actress who felt in love for the play. I beleive this is a play that ... Valerie 09/22/01 [Read More] Absolutely amazing. I have never seen a one-person performance as moving as Ms. Blumb... John 09/15/01 [Read More] As a high school drama educator I can think of no greater example of the power of an... Linda 09/13/01 [Read More] Simply the best play in New York in a long time. Kate Blumberg's performance is asto... Javier 09/07/01 [Read More] Although I was woried that this play would be a too political one, and that it might ... Joyce 09/07/01 [Read More] Kate Blumberg's performance was a grand example of the power and gift of the actor an... answer to Melinda: 09/04/01 [Read More] We couldn't agree more (nor could the thousands of others who have seen it recently) ... melinda 09/03/01 [Read More] i recently saw the show, and thought kate blumberg was amazing. how can i get more i... matthew 08/31/01 [Read More] I've put off seeing this show despite all the reviews because I've always found one p... nathalie 08/27/01 [Read More] We walked out of the theatre Friday night and were upset that the box office was clos... Donna 08/26/01 [Read More] We saw The Syringa Tree on August 25th with Kate Blumberg. I heard really great thin... Rob 08/24/01 [Read More] I had read the glowing reviews that the performance has received, but I was still ama... Ron M. 08/23/01 [Read More] Last night at Playhouse 91, five South African expatriates were reduced to a combinat... Sharyn 08/16/01 [Read More] It was riveting - I experienced every emotion I've ever felt about leaving South Afr... Abby Kurland 08/16/01 [Read More] a very powerfull play that left me sobing. I felt like huging & crying with Kate Blu... Jill 08/12/01 [Read More] My husband and I saw nine shows in one week this last week, and Syringa was the very ... Nick 08/06/01 [Read More] The Syringa Tree is an enormously moving experience -especially for a young South Afr... Bobby 08/04/01 [Read More] We had been told that if we only saw ONE play in New York, that Syringa Tree was the ... masha 08/03/01 [Read More] Thank you for words of lyrical beauty and a performance that touched my heart.... Reina 08/02/01 [Read More] There's another Blumberg in town. Uptown. Off Broadway. And if Michael Bloomberg want... Reina 08/02/01 [Read More] The last line of my review just submitted should read: This Blumberg's win is one tha... Ellen 08/01/01 [Read More] I was literally speechless when I stood to give Ms. Gien the standing ovation she so ... Ellen 07/29/01 [Read More] Ms. Gien has such a range that I really believed there was more than one character on... John 07/26/01 [Read More] This was one of the most profoundly moving pieces of theater I have ever had the priv... Mark 07/26/01 [Read More] My wife and I were so utterly moved by this story and Ms. Gien's amazing performance ... David 07/24/01 [Read More] Ms. Gien was able to convince me that she was a six year old girl, and a second later... Alessandro 07/23/01 [Read More] I saw this play based on the recommendation of my acting teacher. The Syringa Tree is... Joan 07/23/01 [Read More] Yesterday 7/22 was the 2nd time I saw this remarkable play and for a senior citizen t... Bob & MAC 07/22/01 [Read More] This was a very moving and impressive performance of acting, writing and staging. ... Cindy 07/22/01 [Read More] An extraordinary performance; the quantity of dialogue and amount of emotion that Ms.... david 07/19/01 [Read More] I am an ordinary middle aged man from an ordinary western city. I have seen -- maybe... Fran 07/13/01 [Read More] Amazing, awesome and absolutely inspiring are Pam Gien and the story she tells. ... Fran 07/13/01 [Read More] Amazing, awesome and absolutely inspiring are Pam Gien and the story she tells. ... Daniel 07/12/01 [Read More] I saw the show last night and I am blown away. I was impressed and stunningly moved ... sue 07/12/01 [Read More] Thought this play was so mesmerizing, emotional and simply just great. My friend, Ve... Jill 07/10/01 [Read More] We were profoundly moved by the play and Ms. Gien's extraodinary performance. Thank ... Steve 07/01/01 [Read More] I want to buy a copy of the printed text for use in my class. Heard the radio interv... Robert 07/01/01 [Read More] I was moved by the conflation of time and people brought about by the remarkable pant... Jacob 06/26/01 [Read More] I have been to Africa twice before, once to Kenya and once to Senegal. I have also le... Lisa 06/25/01 [Read More] Syringa Tree should never stop running. (I've already made plans with 2 groups of fr... Simone 06/25/01 [Read More] I was tremendously moved by the Syringa Tree. Within minutes of beginning her perfor... Tammi 06/24/01 [Read More] I saw a matinee yesterday afternoon with my friend. I have not been so inspired and ... richard 06/24/01 [Read More] Tuesday was a return visit.If any thing, the performance has become even more profoun... Risa 06/23/01 [Read More] I am so deeply moved and grateful to you Pamela Gien for having the courage and gener... Sue 06/21/01 [Read More] The play is BRILLIANT! Ms Gien is even MORE BRILLIANT! ! I have been going to Zimba... fred 06/19/01 [Read More] This is one of the best one-person shows I have ever seen. Pamela Gien's ability to c... Karen 06/16/01 [Read More] The Syringa Tree was a wonderful experience! A glorious emotional ride! Pamela Gien's... Tina 06/15/01 [Read More] Congratulations on your beautiful work. I saw Sunday, June 10 performance. When we, t... Leslie 06/11/01 [Read More] This preformance by one very talented artist portrayed the pain,fear and frustrations... robert 06/10/01 [Read More] I thought Ms. Gein's was a more modulated, more true, and more impressive performan... Dion Frank 06/04/01 [Read More] I thought I was watching my own biography, as I saw apartheid again through the eyes ... Sherry 06/03/01 [Read More] This is one of the most remarkable experiences I have ever had in the theatre. We sm... Sharon 06/01/01 [Read More] I was so moved, I waited til Pamela Gein had come out of her dressing room and I wept... Maura 05/29/01 [Read More] I loved The Green Mile, and I couldn't agree with its director more: This play IS ri... seth 05/26/01 [Read More] One word- Awesome! PLEASE bring it to Los Angeles! I was on the phone all morning, ... nicholas 05/24/01 [Read More] Well done Pam, From your nephews in South Africa, Nick, Steve, Gerry and John... Leanne 05/15/01 [Read More] The most moving experience of my life! I grew up in South Africa and was amazed at th... Response to Leanne: 05/15/01 [Read More] Yes, we're planning to come to the U.K. either at the end of 2001, or the very start ... Alayne 05/14/01 [Read More] As an avid theater patron, Syringa Tree was the finest theater that I have ever exper... Donna 05/14/01 [Read More] Many congratulations to Pamela for an astonishing work of art, mesmerising from the m... Jonathon 05/14/01 [Read More] I am a South African living in New York who had been reluctant to see The Syringa Tre... Carol 05/13/01 [Read More] ... Seamus 05/07/01 [Read More] Ms.Gien offers the best that theater has to offer: she transports us completely into ... adele 05/04/01 [Read More] i loved the play and felt that the language was so beautiful that i would like to obt... Gillian 05/03/01 [Read More] It was the most powerful piece of theatre/acting I have seen in ages...Pam's performa... gillian..again! 05/03/01 [Read More] My cousin in N.Y.recommended this play..I took my friend from Canada..She wondered w... Terry 05/02/01 [Read More] Gien's story speaks directly to all those that have left the beloved country. Smell t... Valerie 05/01/01 [Read More] Deeply, deeply moving. Superb acting. Character changes are astonishing-Pam's a chame... Jennifer 04/30/01 [Read More] I was completely blown away. I've been telling everyone I know about it. Anyone int... John 04/30/01 [Read More] I can not stop thinking about the play.Wonderful is a poor adjetive... Laurence 04/30/01 [Read More] Proudly, I join the list of expatriate South Africans singing the praise of Ms. Gien'... Ann 04/29/01 [Read More] A new and wonderful experience. At times I had a huge lump in my throat and a had to... Ginger 04/21/01 [Read More] You all deserve each of the awards you're nominated for, and then some! Too bad you... Anne 04/16/01 [Read More] This is not a review - but a request for the essential: Is the text available? The s... janet 04/15/01 [Read More] From her first moments on stage, Ms Gien transports the viewer into the life of her c... Marvin 04/14/01 [Read More] The most striking aspect of this wonderful work is the view from the mind of a six ye... Butch 04/11/01 [Read More] I'm seventeen, and my Mom took my sister and me to this play last night. My sister n... Aaron E. 04/11/01 [Read More] Inspiring!... leora 04/09/01 [Read More] I am speechless & tearful. Thank you!... Adrienne 04/03/01 [Read More] This is the most satisfying theatre in NY--I'm a ... Caroline 04/02/01 [Read More] I felt as though I aas reliving ,my life. I grew up in Johannesburg in the 60's .All ... Jay 04/01/01 [Read More] A wonderful exercise in life!... Nicole 03/31/01 [Read More] I`m a south african teenager and I loved it I had the awesome oppurtunity of meeting ... Anne 03/31/01 [Read More] It was one of the most moving and memorable evenings in the theatre I've had in some ... Mary 03/27/01 [Read More] What an amazing experience! I laughed and cried and was totally in awe of Ms. Gien's ... Mark G. 03/25/01 [Read More] Pamela Gien is a remarkable actress who can switch between the playful joys of a youn... scully 03/25/01 [Read More] The Syringa Tree was the most astonishing and utterly brilliant evening of theatre I ... P.B. 03/25/01 [Read More] An extraordinary play about a subject far more complex than usually thought. Gien's t... Elana 03/23/01 [Read More] I DID cry, I DID laugh, I DID stand and shout! What an experience! Thank you...... Dyan 03/21/01 [Read More] I was astounded at the extraordinary presence of Ms. Gien onstage. She inhabits each... murray 03/18/01 [Read More] in 1970 iwas assigned to a construction job in joburg(carton center) i was there for ... Margery 03/18/01 [Read More] Thank you Pamela Gien for giving us such a wonderful and extraordinary experience. O... Linda 03/14/01 [Read More] I saw this play last night and was overwhelmed!! It was absolutely wonderful and Pam... Rick 03/12/01 [Read More] A splendid piece of theater: honest, passionate, delivered with superb technique.... Bill 03/09/01 [Read More] A truely astonishing performance by an amazing artist.South Africa's highly complex r... Edmund 03/08/01 [Read More] When telling a story and giving becomes the commitment, so much magic can happen... A... Valerie 03/04/01 [Read More] As an ... Elizabeth 03/02/01 [Read More] Pamela Gien is astonishing... such a wonderfully lovely open-hearted presence. The Sy... myron 03/02/01 [Read More] An astonishing theatrical experience, and a true emotional experience. Saw it last n... Irene 03/02/01 [Read More] Amazing performance and writing by an enormously talent artist. It was a great privil... Ginny 03/01/01 [Read More] What a powerful emotional experience! I spent 10 years in South Africa, and every wor... Molli 02/26/01 [Read More] I found The Syringa Tree to be a very moving and powerful play. I was completely eng... suzanne 02/26/01 [Read More] It was moving and thought provoking - beautiful acting, and direction. set and ligh... Ellen 02/26/01 [Read More] My friends and I travelled from Washington, D.C. on the suggestion of a friend to see... Gabriella 02/24/01 [Read More] I brought ten of my eight grade students last week, and they LITERALLY have not stopp... pblack 02/15/01 [Read More] on Wednesday February 14, 2001 at 11:11 AM: An extraordinary play about a subject ... Camie 02/15/01 [Read More] A powerful and emotional experience. This play is why I go to the theater.... blank 02/14/01 [Read More] Thank you so much for treating me to the best experience i have ever had in the The... Pat 02/10/01 [Read More] It was amazing, incredible, one of the BEST! It stays with you.... Adele 02/03/01 [Read More] I believe that when you see a a work of Art by a profoundly talented individual. Y... Marsha 01/29/01 [Read More] While watching Pamela Gien I truly felt that I was in the presence of a tour de force... maureen 01/28/01 [Read More] She should win the Tony! This is the best evening I've ever spent in the theater. ... shelly hutchins 01/16/01 [Read More] I just saw the wonderful CBS morning show piece on the play. It was a very truthful ... sarah 01/11/01 [Read More] Oh my god! Thank you! That's all I want to say. Thank you for bringing us your m... bob-o 01/08/01 [Read More] My partner and I traipsed through the blizzard to see this show last Saturday, and it... amy 01/07/01 [Read More] Dear Pamela: My husband is South African. We cried through the entire show. It was ... Ingrid J. 01/06/01 [Read More] I only have one question: How does she do this day in and day out? It's an Olympic ... Dan 01/06/01 [Read More] Wow! 95 minutes of theatre not to be missed! Incredibly thought provoking and impactf... A believer 01/02/01 [Read More] I spoke to Pamela after the show and I just wanted to thank her for being an inspirat... Rick Ford 01/02/01 [Read More] I was fortunate enough to see the beginnings of the Syringa Tree while a student in L... michael 01/02/01 [Read More] Iloved the show and brought forty people from the actors studio to see it. Matt Salin... Steven 12/31/00 [Read More] From beginning to end, The Syringa Tree is completely engaging. Pamela Gien offers a ... Estelle 12/30/00 [Read More] This is what theater should be! I was only upset that I couldn't buy tickets after t... RESPONSE to ASH! 12/28/00 [Read More] The piece of music you asked about is Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto, second moveme... Robbie from PA 12/28/00 [Read More] I saw the show with my mother the night that Charlize Theron was in the audience. A... ash 12/23/00 [Read More] This is the first one-person performance that I have seen that is actually a play. A... Hoffman 12/16/00 [Read More] I have seen this fantastic play twice and I can not wait to go again! From the openin... Ross 12/14/00 [Read More] I saw this with my mother (75) and my daughter (10), and all three of us had our jaws... Hunt 12/12/00 [Read More] First I was laughing then, without knowing how or when it happened, I was crying thro... bryce 12/11/00 [Read More] I saw this with my husband on Friday night, after hearing Rosie O'Donnell say it was ... |