PLANTING AN APPLE TREE

Orignal title: Садити яблуні, 2022Translator: John Freedman, Natalia Bratus, English

Stress and shock of the first days of war. Despite all that, a woman is holding on to a dream – to plant the apple orchard. Her path takes her through the apple tree planting guide to understanding the fragility of life that evolves in a spiral where wars and terror keep coming back. The main character is driven by desire to balance off hatred with love and destruction with creation.

A play commissioned by a grant from Philip Arnoult's  Center for International Theater  Development (U.S.)

wartime drama, 1 Act 1 F
4 pages / 1320 words

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