The Bark and The Tree
Music, Nature, and Human Connection
OVERVIEW
Alcoholism. Depression. Suicide.
Not the family footsteps that Vivian wanted to follow, but when they threatened to be the ones she was destined for...she took action.
"SPARKLES WITH WIT & WISDOM ~ storytelling at its best and most poignant!"
Lynn C. Miller (Voices Made Flesh)
She set sail for Ireland in search of a different legacy. Tracing her lineage back five generations she finds one filled with poetry, song...and loyalty.
Colliding with the past, the present and the "Born & Breds," the play bends time and space as she creates a future and a truth all her own.
Discovery and surrender, juxtaposed with the comedy of human nature fill the play with pathos, humor and adventure.
THE STORY
The Bark & The Tree has been in development for several years... like 25 or so but whose counting. Sometimes slow is the best way to really cook something delicious! First performed in Albuquerque, NM at SoloFest - the power of ONE in 2010 the play has seen subsequent performances at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience, Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble Women's Solo Theater Festival, The Los Angeles Women's Theater Festival, United Solo NYC and Show Shepherd's At-Home Theater Series as a result of the shelter in place orders during the COVID-19 outbreak where it was awarded BEST DOCUMENTARY PLAY and BEST LIGHTING DESIGN, and as far away as Headford, Ireland where the play was first conceived in 1992.
Returning this year with a fresh look at the script, sound design and costume choices, we are super excited to bring the show back to United Solo Theater Festival as one of the 10th Anniversary Best of the Fest Encore performances!
(and btw, we're leaving the lighting design alone... just too pretty to mess with it...)
"SPARKLES WITH WIT & WISDOM ~ storytelling at its best and most poignant!"
EVENTS
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert
Sep 23, 2026
1:00 PM
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BriteLife Recovery, Hanover, PA
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert
Sep 24, 2026
9:15 PM
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Caron Treatment Center, Wernersville, PA
PUBLIC EVENT
Sober Salon @ Caffe Lena hosted by J&V
Sep 17, 2026
7:00 PM
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47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert
Sep 21, 2026
1:00 PM
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BriteLife Recovery, Lexington, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert
Sep 19, 2026
2:00 PM
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Cornerstone Treatment Center, Rhinebeck, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert w/ Vivian
Sep 15, 2026
2:00 PM
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Conifer Park, Glenville, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Creative Writing Workshop
Sep 14, 2026
1:00 PM
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BriteLife Recovery, Lexington, NY
PUBLIC EVENT
Sacred Pause: Music, Meditation & Higher Power
Sep 8, 2026
7:00 PM
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Eastern Parkway UMC, Schenectady, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Creative Writing Workshop
Sep 8, 2026
9:30 AM
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Conifer Park, Glenville, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert
Aug 15, 2026
2:00 PM
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Cornerstone Treatment Center, Rhinebeck, NY
PRIVATE EVENT
Recovery Concert
Aug 17, 2026
1:00 PM
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BriteLife Recovery, Lexington, NY
PUBLIC EVENT
Mother Jones in Heaven
Oct 10, 2026
7:30 PM
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Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Bloomsburg, PA
PUBLIC EVENT
Concert to Benefit New Possibilities
Jun 27, 2026
7:00 PM
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Trinity UCC, Bloomsburg, PA
PRIVATE EVENT
Creative Writing Workshop
Aug 10, 2026
1:00 PM
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BriteLife Recovery, Lexington, NY
PUBLIC EVENT
Sacred Pause: Music, Meditation & Higher Power
Aug 11, 2026
7:00 PM
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Eastern Parkway UMC, Schenectady, NY
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