An Oak Tree, by Tim Crouch

Theater producer turns actor into character!
An actor steps onto a stage without ever having seen the play or read the script. Following the suggestions of a theater producer who is playing the role of a stage hypnotist, the actor is transformed into a grief-stricken father.

Man turns tree into person!
A grief-stricken father is hypnotized by a nightclub performer. Following the stage hypnotist’s suggestions, the father is transformed, even as he transforms the world around him.

Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree is an absurdly comic play for 2 actors that poses questions about the power of grief and the nature of imagination. The role of the hypnotist, originally played by the author, is played in this production by David Gassner, producing director of Radial Theater Project. The role of the father is played by a different guest actor at each performance.

This production, which was originally presented by Theater Schmeater in 2009, is directed by K. Brian Neel, with designs by Larry Ryan and Julia Evanovich.
Seattle Fringe Festival

Center Theatre at the Armory
Seattle Center

Friday, February 26
Saturday, February 27
Friday, March 4
Saturday, March 5

All performances at 7:00pm
Running time: 75 minutes
All tickets $10
Online sales close at 12:00 noon each day. But it's a big theater, tickets will be available at the door!
Guest Actors at the Seattle Fringe Festival

Press quotes

David Gassner as The Hypnotist