Botanic Garden
About the Show
BOTANIC GARDEN, a funny, poignant drama, is about a fifty-something widow, Kate Goodman, who is desperate to get out of a first date. She turns to the one person who can help: her deceased husband, Jake. The play intersects the present with "flashbacks" from their 30-plus years of marriage. BOTANIC GARDEN is a fresh, engaging portrait of the intricacies of a long-term relationship. Using intimate direct language to summon urgent human complexities, BOTANIC GARDEN not only examines the difficulties of losing a life partner, but challenges the conventional notion of our need ‘to move on.
Immediately following the play they facilitate a 15-30 audience post-show discussion. The post-show conversation provides to the audience an opportunity to talk about subjects covered in the play, share their own experiences and insights.
Botanic Garden premiered at the Greenhouse Theater in Chicago in February 2008. Under the direction of Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, the play ran for seven weeks.
