Concordia University Department of Theatre: The Birds
Written by Yvette Nolan Directed by Jimmy Blais
My vision for The Birds is to create a bold, ensemble-driven production of Yvette Nolans adaptation of Aristophanes classic. This play reframes the original comedy through an Indigenous lens, asking urgent questions about community, leadership, and the search for a better way to live. For our students, this project is an opportunity to engage with a living playwrights work, to train in a process that blends text analysis with physical and vocal exploration, and to learn how to collaborate responsibly with material that carries cultural resonance. In todays society, The Birds offers a playful yet pointed critique of greed, power, and false utopian issues that are as present now as in ancient Athens. It is a chance for audiences and artists alike to laugh, reflect, and consider what it means to build a just community. - Jimmy Blais
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Show Times
Tuesday November 18th at 8pm (public dress rehearsal) Wednesday November 19th at 8pm (preview) Thursday November 20th at 8pm (opening) Friday November 21st at 8pm Saturday November 22nd at 2pm
Run time is roughly 1 hour. * Audience should arrive 15-20 minutes before scheduled shows begin.
Pricing General: $16 Students/Seniors: $8
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Please note that there will be No Cash Sales at the door.
Venue is accessible via wheelchair. There is additional accessibility information included in the Visual Story, linked below.
Mild comic violence, references to rape, power and coercion, loud sounds
Cast & Creative Team
CAST Clarisse Bell - Sandpiper Jake Blom - Jack Megan Byrne - Lawyer, American Robin Ronan Chassin de kergommeaux - Surveyor 2 & Owl Noah Deskin - Gulliver Zoe Dupasquier - Nightingale 3 Kristina Fragias - Hoopoe Emma Goodfellow - Eagle Iris Guillemin - Priest & Cardinal Naomi Hoedemaker - Purvis - Nightingale 2 Rose Kain-Waterman - Raven Alexia Maldonado-Juarez - Nightingale 1 Sofia Occhipinti - Surveyor 1 & Morning Dove Fisher Robinson - Agent & Herron Laura Rossiter - Poet & Herron
Jimmy Blais - Director Ian Crane - Assistant Director Sadie Derry - Dramaturge Baird Duncan - Stage Manager Charlotte Pezeril - Assistant Stage Manager
