ARBORLOGUES: A BOTANICAL RECITAL PERFORMED FOR ONE TREE
Various locations
2021-Present

ARBORLOGUES: A BOTANICAL RECITAL PERFORMED FOR ONE TREE  is a one-person play where you are the performer and a single tree is your audience. ARBORLOGUES has been performed across the Northeast, for a wide variety of trees. The 15 minute play takes place within a specially built red curtain theater that hangs from the specifically chosen tree. After receiving the bound script from the stage manager you are left alone with your audience. The script leads you through a series of stories, prompts, and actions related to this tree, this park, and yourself. 

Originators 

Lead artist: Dan Daly
Text by Lee LeBreton
Made possible through a grant from The Peace Studio, 2021

Performance history

There have been 6 productions of ARBORLOGUES to date. They are: 

Reviews

​"Near the end, I was asked to recall a precious memory from the past year involving a tree. I spoke about visiting Barry the Barred Owl, a beloved Central Park fixture who recently died. I told the tree how much Barry had meant to me and a friend. I told the tree that I was very sad about Barry’s death.
Within 15 minutes and following a barely perceptible shift I was, suddenly, speaking as I might to a very old friend."
Joey Sims. No Proscenium
"​The performer steps into a red curtain that circles the tree and reads the play from a script. When participating, it’s best not to think of it as a full-fledged performance, but rather an artistic sort of conversation between yourself and the black walnut tree. At least, that was this reporter’s takeaway after giving the experience a shot."
Jon Decker. The Laconia Daily Sun

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