Stage lights come up on a late-middle-age woman who is making an apple pie. She’s chatty and seems pleased to have company (the audience) share in the moment. She peels apples, mixes ingredients, and rolls out a piecrust as she takes us on a storytelling adventure we won’t soon forget.

As her story gently unfolds we learn she is a mother of a grown son. Her journey as a parent has been far different from many. In fact, her journey has brought her to this moment in time — baking this apple pie for her son. He has requested his mother’s apple pie as his last meal before his execution. As the pie bakes in real time on the stage, she confronts the memory of her most painful moment as a parent.

Told through humor and heartache, laughter and tears, Apples in Winter speaks to all of us through its poignant simplicity. This captivating one-woman show takes us on a breathtaking emotional roller coaster to explore all the many emotions we encounter on our journeys with those we’ve tried to love unconditionally. This not-to-be-missed production is part of a rolling world premiere supported by the National New Play Network, of which Phoenix Theatre is a core member. NNPN’s central mission is to encourage and support the nurturing of new plays for the American stage.