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01/15/07 [Read More]Dora and Jessie award winner already for her work on the play, Caroline Cave will open The Syringa Tree in Montreal in early November, 2007 at the Centaur Theatre. Link for tickets and information to be added soon. 01/05/07 [Read More] Gin Hammond stars once again in the Studio Arena run of Syringa Tree, and the Buffalo News gives it four stars out of four and calls it a masterpiece! 05/23/06 [Read More] Following nicely upon the two Dora awards The Syringa Tree won in Toronto, our touring production at the Vancouver Playhouse (twice extended, and returning again in April of '07!) was just nominated for FOUR JESSIE AWARDS. Caroline Cave and Pamela Gien both were nominated for best actress, Larry Moss was nominated for best director, and Steve Mannshardt was nominated for best lighting design. Congratulations to them all. 05/2006 [Read More] The Syringa Tree is soon to be a novel. Random House is publishing the novel of The Syringa Tree, based on the play, in July 2006. Check our "links" section to be able to click and be transported to Random House's website, where you can learn more about the release- and even see the schedule of which cities and where Pamela will be reading from the novel in July! 05/01/06 [Read More] Syringa Tree will be in Dublin, Ireland in October, 2006 for the Dublin Theatre Festival. 03/17/05 [Read More] IN a very exciting development the Syringa Tree is going back to Canada- to the Vancouver Playhouse- this coming fall. Pamela Gien will be starring in it in rep. with Caroline Cave, one of the two actresses who played the role in Toronto, and who won the Dora award there for best actress in 2004. It is set to open in mid October '05 and play through early to mid November. 02/20/05 [Read More] Syringa was such a success at ART (Cambridge, Mass) this winter, selling out all seats the last two weeks there, that it was invited back this summer, where it will open on July 15th and play for three weeks. Book your tickets now so you won't be shut out again! 03/15/05 [Read More] In one of its only non-major city stops, The Syringa Tree will be playing at the Weston Playhouse in Vermont, for two weeks- from June 21st '05 until July 2nd '05. See WestonPlayhouse.org for more information, and tickets. Pamela Gien will play the role, on her way back to ART for a return engagement there. 03/15/05 [Read More] The Syringa Tree opened at The Baxter Theatre Centre, in Cape Town, and is proving to be a phenomena. Hailed by critics as a tour-de-force, as majestic, and as triumphant, the truest and best measure of its success is watching audiences of all colors leap to their feet, in laughter and tears, at the end. They often just don't let Pam leave the stage. Like nothing we've seen before in the size and depth of the reaction, and by far the most gratifying yet. Many thanks to Mannie Manim, for being as persistant as he was in getting us there! We will add press reviews to that section of this site as they appear. 01/20/05 [Read More] The Syringa Tree will be travelling back to its roots, when Pamela performs her play at the BAXTER THEATRE, in CapeTown South Africa, opening March 12th, 2005! 01/04/05 [Read More] Pamela Gien returns to the theatre where she trained (ART, in Cambridge Mass), and the critics respond, calling it breathtaking, and comparing the journey the audience is taken on to that Marcel Proust takes his readers on! See more in the press review section. 6/6/2003 [Read More] The North American Tour of The Syringa Tree will be at THE LONG WHARF THEATRE in NEW HAVEN in September and October of 2003 9/01/02 [Read More] The Syringa Tree, national tour, will be kicking off this October in Mountain View California, at Theatreworks. While we try to set up a link between this sight and theirs, you may go to their website at Theatreworks.org 08/15/02 [Read More] The Syringa Tree scripts are now available through the Dramatist's Play Service, and everywhere they sell. Videotapes are also available on this website. 4/30/02 [Read More] The Hign Definition tape of the original New York production will be airing this month on TRIO, a digital cable station. If you get it, here is the schedule: 5/1/02 [Read More] Video tapes are now available for purchase of the original New York production, starring author Pamela Gien. This is the production that one the OBIE award for best play of 2001, the drama desk award, the dram league award, and the outer crtic's circle award. 10/23/01 [Read More] After a five week hiatus due to the Sept. 11th atrocity, we are back up and running at Playhouse 91. Please support us as we refuse to give in to terrorism, and continue to spread the twin messages of healing and hope offered by our play! To thank you for helping get our momentum back, this week only same day tickets are only $35 at the box office! 09/22/01 [Read More] The Syringa Tree will be going on a four week hiatus as of September 25th. We will be reopening on October 23rd with a gala press evening. Tickets remain on sale, and the box office remains open! See our links section for an article on this in Playbill Online... 09/16/01 [Read More] We were very glad to see the audience reviews from this week, saying how welcome and helpful this one bit of staged "drama" is amidst the real dramas being played out every day. We resumed shows on Thursday, hoping that our plays messages of healing and humanity could be a source of solace and sanity for those who choose to look for it in the theater. Our thoughts and prayers go out and join with yours. 07/29/01 [Read More] This coming Tuesday evening (July 31st) will be Pamela's very last performance in New York, for at least some time, as she prepares (with Larry and Matt) to take ST to London in December. The play will continue in New York due to their having found a remarkable South African actress named Kate Blumberg, who will ably carry forward the torch! Watch this space for a message from Pamela. Also, see our links section for a story on the transfer! 07/16/01 [Read More] This Tuesday, the 17th of July marks the 300th performance of The Syringa Tree in New York City! Congratulations to Pam, Larry, Matt, and all who make it possible... What a ride you take us on! 05/21/01 [Read More] Pamela WINS the Drama Desk award last night for outstanding performance in a one person play! In a night where The Producers won nearly everything else, Pamela won many hearts with her eloquent and moving acceptance speech. You may go to our "links" section to read about it, or WATCH IT THIS FRIDAY EVENING AT 9:00 PM ON PBS! 05/06/01 [Read More] Adding to the awards already WON, Syringa Tree has been nominated for a Drama Desk award! 05/06/01 [Read More] Pam wins the Drama League award for best solo performance of the season! 05/06/01 [Read More] Pam recently was nominated for an Outer Critic's Circle award for both best solo performance and for the very prestigious John Gassner writing award. David Auburn ended up winning the Gassner award (for Proof, on Broadway- he also won the Pulitzer), but Pam won the award for best solo performance! 04/17/01 [Read More] Please pick up the May issue of "O" magazine (Oprah's magazine), in which there is a terrific article on Pam, and the play! It has a picture of Oprah on the cover, with the word "Joy" on it. How appropriate! 04/04/01 [Read More] Also, due to demand we can't otherwise meet, WE ARE ADDING A WED. MATINEE as of April 18th! 04/04/01 [Read More] Two important pieces of news today: We hear that the NY Times is running yet another article this coming Sunday, by Margot Jefferson, that praises the S.T. 03/28/01 [Read More] Syringa Tree has now broken the box office record at Playhouse 91 for seven weeks in a row! 03/15/01 [Read More] Last night was the SIX MONTH anniversary of the opening in NYC, and business is better than ever! Congratulations Larry, Matt, Dan, Howard, Fred, and most of all Pam! 03/15/01 [Read More] Look for a review in tomorrow's issue (the Oscar preview issue) of Entertainment Weekly! 02/25/01 [Read More] Monday morning NY magazine article on Matt Salinger in the Gotham section! 02/22/01 [Read More] Look for an article on Pamela Gien TOMORROW MORNING (2/23) on page two in the metro section of the NY Times (Public Lives)! 02/17/01 [Read More] Celebrity sighting this last week include Oprah Winfrey, who flew in from Chicago to see it, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe, Mike Meyers, Andre Serban, and Donald Moffat. 02/17/01 [Read More] See our new link to an interview on theatermania.com with producer Matt Salinger. 02/09/01 [Read More] Check out our links section for a "Fresh face" interview with Pam on Broadway.com 01/25/01 [Read More] Please see new quotations added to our "review" section today from Rosie O'Donnell, Matthew Broderick, and Bryant Gumbel! Wow.... 01/17/01 [Read More] Pam's interview for Time.com, written by Jennifer Hunt, will appear tomorrow, January 18th. We will post a link in our "links" section as soon as we capture it! Or you may go manually to: http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,95563,00.html 01/16/01 [Read More] Pamela will be on the CBS morning show this morning @ 8:40 with Bryant Gumbel! |