Ghost of the Tree: A One Act Play for Young Women - Paperback

by Charles G. Robertson (Author)

Ghost of the Tree is a powerful and emotionally charged story of seven young women in a cursed family tree. The play opens with a pregnant homeless girl. She has returned to the family home to find it deserted. She is in desperate circumstances. Outside, the ghostly tree which has clung to the side of the house for over a hundred years is finally giving up its life. The play takes us on a journey into the past to uncover the family secrets, the secrets of mothers and daughters, to the beginning, when a terrible crime was committed. This play can be cast for two to eight women. It can easily be adapted as a one-woman play. For further information contact Bottle Tree Productions at www.bottletreeinc.com.

Author Biography

Charles Robertson is a playwright and director in Canada who has been involved in all facets of theatre. He has written a number of plays for young people, including Pretty Pieces and Til the Boys Come Home. With partner Anne Marie Mortensen, he runs Bottle Tree Productions at www.bottletreeinc.com Bottle Tree Productions offers free acting advice and monologues for aspiring actors. Bottle Tree Productions One Act Play Competition for Writers has a One Thousand Dollar First Prize and closes on November 30th of each year.