Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner

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Theatre Inconnu presents

 Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner

 Directed by Morgan Gadd

Nov 29 -Dec 16

While remaining relatively true plot-wise to Chekhov’s late 19th century masterwork The Seagull, Posner has created an irreverent, but often poignant adaptation, that is at once both hilarious and heartbreaking. Con is a wannabe writer.  He is in love with Nina.  Nina is a wannabe actor.  She is in love with Trigorin. Trigorin is a novelist with connections.  Emma is Con’s mother, a successful actor, and also Trigorin’s lover.  Dev is Con’s best friend.  He is in love with Masha.  Masha is in love with Con… Something’s gotta give!
Posner’s genius lies in his capacity to tread a very fine line with tragedy on one side; farce on the other.  Like Chekhov, he grabs the big themes by the throat and shakes them down for all they’re worth: What is art? What is love? What is family? What is life? And ultimately: WHAT IS THE POINT? These are the questions Posner’s characters ask themselves, each other, and (directly at times) the audience.

“You’d be advised to make haste and get to the theatre quickly before Stupid Fucking Bird flies the fucking coop.”    Broadway World
“an unfailingly delightful jaunt… absorbing in its every glance and revealing in its every sigh.”    Washington City Paper

Director:  Morgan Gadd
Cast (alphabetically): Melissa Blank, M.J. Connelly, Andrea Eggenberger, Eric Grace, Nicholas Guerreiro, James Johnson, Wendy Magahay
Costume Design:  Pearl Arden
Stage Manager:  Roxanne Brydges

Dates & Times
8pm:  Nov 29 (preview), 30  &  Dec 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16
2pm:  Dec 2, 3, 9, 16
 (Please note there is no evening show on Saturday Dec 2, but instead there is a Sunday matinee on Dec 3)

Reservations and Ticket Sales
Ticket Prices:
$14 regular (adults), $10 seniors (60+) /students/unwaged
Wednesday Nov 29 is half-price ($7) preview
Wednesday Dec 6 is Pay-What-You-Wish admission if you pay at the door. Online purchases for Dec 6 remain $10 & $14.

You can also reserve directly through THEATRE INCONNU without prepayment:
phone:  (250) 360-0234
email:   mail@theatreinconnu.com
If reserving buy phone or email, you will pay when you come to see the show.

The show is about 2 hours long, including one intermission.
We are wheelchair accessible – but you need to contact us beforehand so we can make accommodation.

Theatre Inconnu is located in the Paul Phillips Hall at 1923 Fernwood Road (across the street from the Belfry Theatre).
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Theatre Inconnu is located on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen peoples, also known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.