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South African writer and actress Pamela Gien's new one-woman play, "The Syringa Tree," is the tragic story of two South African families - one black, one white - and the complex love they share, even as race stands between them. While this isn't unexplored territory, what makes this production a standout is Gien's impressive performance in creating 28 fully realized characters on a sparsely decorated stage. Through her expressive movements and creative vocalizations - most startlingly in rapid-fire exchanges between six-year old Elizabeth and her redoubtable, deep-voiced South African caretaker - Gien single-handedly fills the stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Shadow of 'The Syringa Tree': An Intimate Look at Apartheid South Africa | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

...wherever we go. I think that's a powerful idea, one that gives me great hope for the future, for peace and equality in the world. Apartheid had no winners. We all lost. It was a sad and disgraceful time, and I hope the play shows the complexities. "The Syringa Tree" takes a very strong stand against oppression, but not by lecturing or sermonizing. I tried to write what I feel, that, black or white, good and evil live in our hearts, not in the color of our skin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Shadow of 'The Syringa Tree': An Intimate Look at Apartheid South Africa | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

...TIME.com: What are your thoughts on the hopes for true reconciliation in South Africa? In what ways do you hope "The Syringa Tree" can help foster this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Shadow of 'The Syringa Tree': An Intimate Look at Apartheid South Africa | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

...miraculous place, the new South Africa. I think South Africans there, and all over the world, have a unique perspective and a unique opportunity to build love and joy where there was sorrow and despair. It will take time, but I have great faith in the outcome. If "The Syringa Tree" can be a tiny part of a new message of hope and joy, I'm honored and deeply grateful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Shadow of 'The Syringa Tree': An Intimate Look at Apartheid South Africa | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

Although there are numerous varieties, Alexander said that lilacs come from two main species: Syringa Vulgaris, a variety which originates in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Romania, and Syringa Oblata which has its roots in the Korean Peninsula...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Thousands Flock to Arnold Arboretum for Lilac Sunday | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

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