WHEN BIRDS DON’T FLY (FEBRUARY/MARCH 2023)

When a former pageant star moves back in with her mother and sister, disputes new and old surface. They must navigate complex beauty and gendered expectations, alcoholism, financial issues, diet culture, love, loss, and family dynamics against the backdrop of patriotic southern culture. When Birds Don’t Fly is a 90-minute one-act play that encompasses all of the joys, griefs, and pop culture references of years past.

Featuring: Riley Halpern, Yasemin Cem, ViVi Aiello Director: Cora Therber, Assistant Director: Kana Seiki, Producers: Cora Therber and Vivienne Blouin, Lighting Designer: Lee Lillis, Set Designer: Quinn Horner, Costume Designer: Peter Chan, Sound Designer: Ryann Murphy, Props Designer: Leela Kiyawat, Production Stage Manager: Olive Fox, Stage Manager: Laney Schwantes, Assistant Stage Manager: Lily Resnik, Assistant Set Designers: Christian Caro and Helen Hylton, Assistant Costume Designer: Teri Salmon, Makeup Designer: Rebecca Batson, Assistant Sound Designers: Kat Fosmoen and Leah Getz, Assistant Props Designer: Isabella Acuña, Production Manager: Julia Walker, Assistant Production Manager: Ian Rios, Production Photos by: Helen Hylton