Port Townsend High School drama class presents...

The Tree

By Colin Bradie

...an eco-comedy...

Directed by Jennifer Nielsen and Jennifer Ewing

Two Nights Only - January 19 and 20

PTHS Auditorium

Admission:  Adults...$5.00

Students and Seniors...$3.00

All proceeds fund future productions at PTHS.

Port Townsend High School Drama Students will present a short play entitled simply, The Tree by Colin Bradie, Friday and Saturday, January 19 and 20th at 7:00 pm in the PTHS auditorium.

Originally created and performed at the Lyceum Theater in Edinbourogh, Scotland, this play centers around a future time when only one tree remains on earth.  Everyone, from carpenters to pirates and papermakers to politicians, wants a piece of the tree.  With some obvious and some subtle messages about the environment and human nature, The Tree satirizes everyone, including tree hugging environmentalists and current political figures. 

Director, Jennifer Nielsen, states, “The satire in this play insults all groups equally.  Don’t expect political correctness.  You won’t find it with this production.” 

Chosen for the challenges it presents to acting students, the play is broad farce; a comedy of epic proportions which requires much of the student actors.  They must shed their inhibitions and risk looking silly, which is sometimes the hardest thing for high school students. 

Jennifer Ewing, recent PTHS graduate who has been accepted at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, brought the play to Nielsen’s attention.  Ewing performed the play in Scotland at the Lyceum several years ago and assistant directs this production. 

The Cast

(In the order of appearance)

The Artist........................Camille Hardeman

The Farmer..........................Andrin Kaiser

Gatherer #1..........................Tera Cloward

Gatherer #2............................Jessie Olsen

Master Carpenter #1.......Drena Bailey-Gohn

Master Carpenter #2..............Sarah Pierce

Cap’n.......................................Alex Lovett

Boatswain.............................Matias Booth

Fisherman #1.......................Chris Kimball

Fisherman #2....................Michael Crozier

Fisherman #3.......................Cody Thacker

Camp Cabinet Maker.........Ryan Flanagan

Paper Maker #1.....................Stacey Walker

Paper Maker #2................Emily Strickland

Environmentalist #1................Caitlyn Rich

Environmentalist #2............Sean Anthony

Environmentalist #3............Caleb Dearing

Priest #1..........................Cameron Meiner

Priest #2................................Silke Mounts

Priest #3.................................Trevor Owen

Lieutenant.........................William Mounts

Sergeant.......................................Nik Rich

Soldier #1...........................Ingrid Johnson

Soldier #2............................Olivia Cescau

Soldier #3.....................Jason MacLachlan

Minister of the People...............Liz Proctor

President of the State.........Cody Anderson

Posh Diplomat........................Matt Elmore

Diplomat’s Spokesperson..........Astou Sow

The show runs about an hour and a half with no intermission.  Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students and senior citizens.  All proceeds help fund future productions at PTHS.  The next production at PTHS will be Anything Goes which opens in May. For additional information, contact Jennifer Nielsen at 379-4500 ext. 4477.