Arborophilia
Arborophilia is a play by Jacob M. Appel, about a woman whose daughters have both vexed her in love: one is dating a Republican and the other has fallen in love with a poplar tree.
The play was first produced at Detroit Repertory Theatre from November 2006 to January 2007. The production was directed by Bruce E. Millan. , best known for her role as an elderly blind woman in June August's comedy , portrayed Dame Lucretia Bankmore, the elderly real estate mogul bent upon chopping down the poplar, and was nominated for a Wilde Award for Best Supporting Actress. also returned to the Detroit Rep, where he'd previously delivered an award-winning performance as the poet Langston Hughes in . Other notable performers included veteran regional actors Leah Smith and Annie Cross. Imani Turner made her Michigan debut as the tree-struck daughter.
The Detroit Free Press described the play as "fanciful" and "sharply funny."[1] Donald Calamia in Detroit Pride Source called the play an "insightful poke at many of our cherished beliefs and institutions."[2]
The Michigan Theater Association named Arborophilia its play of the year for 2006.[3]
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