Show: 20
Title: That Which Is Green
Category: Comedy / Drama / LGBTQIA+ Content / Political content / Religious content
By: Michael Rogers
Created by: Michael Rogers
Location: Southern Theater
Summary: Two friends named Kevin walk into the woods to visit their favorite tree, only to find it has changed, or maybe it wasn't so great to begin with.
Highlights: This is a show about a tree that isn't really about a tree at all. Kevin (Michael Rogers) has a love/hate relationship with this "tree," but just can't quit it. Kevin (Alex Van Loh) supports his friend but is tired of the push and pull. The tree is dying, and Kevin #1 is devastated, but also wants to burn it down. They decide to spend the night by the tree to see if it's better in the morning, and we flash back to a couple of scenes from each of the Kevins' early experience with the "tree" accompanied by a parent, and meeting each other while singing a hymn in the "tree" service. They've been friends through everything, and though the "tree" is no longer serving them, it's hard to let go of the past and the traditions you were raised in. The show makes good use of the gorgeous Southern, as the Kevins walk up and down the aisles, the hymn harmonies ringing out beautiful and clear in the space, the stage empty except for the trunk of a tree with a neon green light in the center of it. This is a sweet and lovely little show about friendship, and faith, and questioning, and finding your way in the world.
