Stupid F*cking Bird faithfully captures the mournful spirit of Chekov’s heartbreaking comedy The Seagull, and its comic exploration of unrequited love, artistic disillusionment, and life’s absurd disappointments. Aaron Posner’s script bursts out of the confines of Chekov’s quintessential realism by shattering the fourth wall with direct address, musical numbers, dance sequences, existential ruminations, and a lot more profanity.
The production is directed by award winning Isaac Byrne, long considered a “play whisperer” among the downtown theater community, heralding a score of plays from their development to critically acclaimed runs in New York City and beyond, including The Other Mozart (“strikingly beautiful,” New York Times; Drama Desk nomination), Sara Fellini's In Vestments (“wrenching and visually eloquent” New York Times), and Desiree Burch’s Tar Baby.
With a superlative cast of actor/musicians, under the musical direction of Anna Stefanic this production will take James Sugg’s original music to new heights, making music a central component of the production.
The cast features Conor Hamill* (Hamlet, dir Darko Tresnjak, at Harford Stage Company) Mel Mattos (SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical), Nya Bowman* (Circando Picasso, Martha Graham Dance Company), Jey Kennedy (Breaking Point, dir Jeff Celentano), Timothy Wagner* (Fool for Love, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre), Haley Rice, and Trevor Markanovic.
The design team includes Joshua Rose (lighting and scenic design: Lincoln Center, Nation Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing ) and Katja Andreiev (costume design), Kat Donachie (intimacy and movement choreography), and Susan Bowyer as the assistant director. Ashley Waldron is the Production Stage Manager.
*appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
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