THE SECRET WISDOM OF TREES
by Christine Toy Johnson
Full-Length Play
100 min | 5M, 2W | Multiple Locations
THE SECRET WISDOM OF TREES is the story of Abby Greene, an intrepidly buoyant 75 year old woman who tries to prepare her family and herself for the next chapter of their lives by planting trees at the locations of her biggest memories.
When her daughter dies and her grandchildren turn against her, she struggles with knowing that even her most painful memories are becoming difficult to hold onto. What’s worse – losing your family or losing the memories of what has become of them? Inspired by true events.
DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION HISTORY
2023: Workshop, Florida Studio Theatre
2019: Reading, Moongate Productions
2015: Reading with The Barrow Group Theatre Company
CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON is a Tony and Obie honored, multiple award-winning writer, actor, and advocate for inclusion. Her written work has been produced and/or developed by the Roundabout, Village, O’Neill, Abingdon, Greater Boston Stage Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Ars Nova, Barrow Group, Prospect, Goodspeed, and more, and is included in the Library of Congress’s Asian American Playwrights Collection. Published by NoPassport Press, Smith & Kraus, Rowman & Littlefield, Applause Books. Treasurer of the Dramatists Guild, host of the Guild’s podcast "Talkback". BMI, Writers Lab, Sarah Lawrence College alum, co-founder of AAPAC, founder of the Asian American Theatre Artists Collective. As an actor, Christine has appeared extensively on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatres across the country and on television and film. Instagram: @CToyJ Details: www.christinetoyjohnson.com