By Town Crier Staff Report

TheatreWorks, by special arrangement with Matt Salinger, will be America’s first regional theater to present playwright Pamela Gien’s “The Syringa Tree” since its OBIE award winning Off-Broadway run.

The play, to be performed at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., will preview at 8 p.m. tonight, Thursday and Friday. It opens at 8 p.m., Saturday, and runs through Nov. 2.

Directed by Larry Moss of Los Angeles, who was instrumental in the original development of this work, “The Syringa Tree” is told through the voice of a child trying to make sense of the chaos, magic and darkness of Johannesburg during the days of apartheid.

This personal solo piece stars Gin Hammond and Eva Kaminsky who will alternate performances in bringing this story to life.

Gin Hammond performed in “Polk Country” at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.; Eva Kaminsky appeared in “The London Cuckholds” at Blue Herron/Protean Theater.

Larry Moss of Los Angeles, who was instrumental in the original development of this work, is directing.

The performance schedule is as follows: 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays (no show Oct. 29); 8 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m., Saturdays, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2; 2 p.m., Sundays; and 7 p.m., Sundays, Oct. 20 and 27.

Tickets are $20-$43, with discounts available for youth, students, seniors and members.

For tickets and more information, call 903-6000 or logon to www.theatreworks.org.