Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project present a First Light Reading of

The Forester

a new play by P.C. Verrone

A surreal, theatrical journey through the life and legacy of ground-breaking African American forester Dr. Carroll B. Williams, Jr. From the woods of Oregon to the halls of Yale, the play explores Williams’s decades-long fight to unite his Black and Indigenous worldview with his scientific work to preserve America’s pine forests.

P.C. Verrone’s award-winning work has been developed and published internationally. He holds degrees from Harvard College and Rutgers University–Newark’s MFA Program. His play 'Bad Medicine' will premiere at Santa Fe Playhouse and Native Voices this year. His debut novel 'Rabbit, Fox, Tar' is forthcoming in June 2026.