EMPIRE OF THE TREES readings on Oct. 14th & 17th at Ensemble Studio Theatre
On October 14th at 7:30 pm and October 17th at 4 pm, ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE will present readings of EMPIRE OF THE TREES. Cast includes: Quincy Dunn-Baker, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Anne Purcell and David Sajadi; directed by Giovanna Sardelli.
EST is at 549 West 52nd Street. Click here for directions. For reservations, call (212) 247-4982.
Also: MULTISTAGES has designated Empire of the Trees one of three finalists for its New Works Contest.
The play is set in India, in the fall of 1963. It explores the relationship between the wife of an American foreign correspondent and a traveling Indian bookseller. Their journey through the worlds of literature, romance, and myth clashes with cruel facts of class, history and human nature.
Empire of the Trees was developed at the Lark Theatre, William Inge Center for the Arts and LaMama ETC.