the olive
tree
.the synopsis.
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.”
Commissioned by Theatre Squared, with a workshop production coming this fall (2025), 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. 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.