January 18 at 7:30pm
It’s “Over the River and Through the Woods,” but instead of meadows and forests, it’s “across the abyssal ocean and up the unforgiving heights of the capitalist mountain.” The Olive Tree is a spellbinding live-looping musical—a tale of resistance, resilience, and collective liberation. In a world teetering on the brink of annihilation, young Reem embarks on a perilous journey. Her dying father’s final command reverberates in her soul: she must recall a forgotten truth, awaken her dormant magic, and stop the world-ending war that threatens everything she holds dear. From the depths of the unknown to the towering peaks of oppression, Reem faces impossible odds, unraveling secrets long buried and forging unlikely alliances. With every step, her magic grows, as does the storm gathering around her. The stakes couldn’t be higher: the fate of the world rests in her hands. Will she remember in time, or will the world plunge into endless darkness?
Satya Chávez is a multidisciplinary artist and an inaugural recipient of the Jeff Impact Fellowship. Their compositional work includes, Refuge, produced at (Curious Theatre; True West Award, Theo; Non-Equity Jeff Awards, Unicorn Theatre, and Theatre Lab FAU); TYA musicals Brighter Futures (Paramount Theatre) and Seattle History Remix (Seattle Children’s Theater); ¡Bernarda! (Teatro Vista); Corduroy (Chicago Shakes); and Where Did We Sit On The Bus? (Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Playhouse, Colorado Springs FAC, Marin Theatre Company, and DCPA). Chávez has been commissioned by Goodman Theatre, Paramount Theatre, TheatreSquared, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle Children’s Theater, and Curious Theatre.
