around the same time that a highly
anti-climate change administration is
about to take office.
“We open a week after the inauguration, so I suppose there could be
no E.P.A. by the time we open!” said
George. “Just a closed sign on the
door of the E.P.A. - not that the E.P.A.
was doing all that much to prevent
climate change, this is just an acceleration in a way in that direction.”
The playwright, who lives in Brooklyn, said her love of gardening was
her lead in towards writing this story.
Even though she only has about ten
feet of bad dirt to work in, she is very
interested in gardening which led
to the formation of Diane’s character. George says gardeners sort of
play the role of the proverbial ‘canaries in a coal mine’ when it comes to
climate change by noticing the way
certain zones are shifting and growth
cycles are changing.
“It’s a small or intimate/personal
relationship to the big shift,” she explains. “That’s how I get into it.”
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