THE BIRDS

Asst. Direction, Associate Set Designer

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Two humans seeking freedom and a better way of life travel to the land of the birds in this irreverent adaptation of Aristophanes’ classic comedy. While one has little regard for the land’s occupants and sets about constructing their own utopian “paradise”, the other begins to listen and respond to the birds with openness and curiosity. Unravelling typical notions of form and the colonial narrative, The Birds reflects on pressing contemporary issues of colonialism and reconciliation.

Creative Team:

Director: Michelle Olson Composer & Choral Director: Russell Wallace Movement Coach: Amanda Testini Voice Coach: Shelia Langston Costume Design: Sophie Fougere Asst. Costume Design: Midori O’Connor Sound Design & Co-Lighting Design: Shaliya Ma Co-Lighting Design: Jasmine Liu Asst. Lighting Design: Taylor Wen Scenic Design: Anjalia Mandapaka Associate Scenic Design & Asst. Director: Jack Macleod Mosher Asst. Sound designer: Vincie Lin Stage Manager: Stephanie Barclay Asst. Stage Manager: Julia Sassi Stage Management (Swing): Holly Theobald Production Assistant: Kathleen Baldakin Stage Management PA: Kristine Wu Stage Management PA: Carol Tu

Cast:

Nightingale: Rachel Angco Gulliver (Loon): Simon Auclair-Troughton Jack (Peacock): Christian Peter Billet Hummingbird, Priest, Agent: Ripley Twardzik Ching Yellow Warbler, Poet: Julia Eckert Raven: Sera Jorgensen Eagle, Kingfisher: Kristi McQuade Chickadee, Surveyor: Belle Nightingale Hoopoe: Nico Pante Heron, Lawyer: Talia Peck Sandpiper: Peihwen J. Tai