bird play
or, How the Young Ornithologist Society of East Athens Finally Defeated the Junior Ornithologist Society of West Athens,
or, How Four Friends Finally Became Birds.
written by Nigel Berkeley and Sarah Grace Goldman
directed by Nigel Berkeley
presented at IRT Theater, May 30-June 9, 2024
cast:
Josh Brelsford as Mr. Leader/Bird King
Sarah Grace Goldman as Surprise Bird
Daniel Holzman as Janitor Bird
Gus Mahoney as Job
Cashel O’Malley as Piss
Jake Regensburg as Eulogy
Jordan Reising as Penny
Set by Jbroc
Lighting by Ava Elizabeth Novak
Costumes by by Nigel Berkeley and Gus Mahoney
Sound by Sam Carbery
bird play, or, How the Young Ornithologist Society of East Athens Finally Defeated the Junior Ornithologist Society of West Athens, or, How Four Friends Finally Became Birds is about four 12 year old birdwatchers at their last year of summer camp, The Young Ornithologist Society of East Athens. We follow them as they go into the woods to participate in a competition against their rival camp, and as they dare to venture beyond the blackberry bush, where they find the kingdom of the birds, and are forever changed by the encounter.
bird play is about being so obsessed with your favorite thing that it takes over your whole being and the stupid things we say as kids that we can never ever take back—even if they keep us up at night for the rest of our lives.
