APT's 'If These Trees Could Talk' is an immersive audio experience

By Fatoumata Ceesay, Madison365

When the pandemic put a halt to the nine plays the American Players Theater (APT) planned this year, APT had to shift quickly to continue providing material to their audience. This included a Zoom-based play reading series known as “Out of the Woods.”

Now, APT has found a creative way to perform in public, through the auditory experience “If Trees Could Talk.”

The immersive experience takes patrons through a self-guided tour on the APT grounds, first listening to a collection of poems and stories read by APT’s core company and other artists. Then, as patrons continue walking through paths that lead them to well-known spots — such as the Touchstone Theater or the better-known Hill Theater — they can listen to stories about the land from the core company.

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