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Regretfully, So the Birds Are
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
MUST CLOSE APRIL 30th!
Co-produced with WP Theater
World Premiere
Arson. Affairs. Incest. Murder... are only the beginning of problems for the Whistler siblings. Mora’s gotta find her birth mother, Neel’s gotta find himself, and Illy’s gotta keep her piece of the sky... but the birds have other plans. Julia Izumi’s Regretfully, So the Birds Are is a mad-cap comedy that gleefully flips the human quest for self-discovery on its head.
Special thanks to the 21st Century ILGWU Heritage Fund for its generous support of this production.
Age Recommendation: Regretfully, So the Birds Are is suggested for audience ages 12+.
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Featuring
Illy
Cam the Snowman
Elinore
Neel
Srey
Mora
Understudy
Understudy
Creative Team
ReviewsYou-Shin Chen
Scenic Designer
Alicia J. Austin
Costume Designer
Stacey Derosier
Lighting Designer
Megumi Katayama
Sound Designer
Jenny Kennedy
Production Stage Manager
Jessie Moore
Assistant Stage Manager
“Julia Izumi is first-rate talent whose work is funny, insightful, and masterful. I can’t wait to see what she does next.”
— DC Metro Theater Arts“Equal parts chaos and absurdity.”
— Maya Phillips, The New York Times
“Izumi’s play is crazy, chaotic, but also cleverly plotted and energetically paced by director Jenny Koons. You’ll be rapt and also occasionally slapped sideways just when you think you’ve settled in. The script is a mold-breaker, a convention-twitter. The only guarantee is hilarity at regular intervals.”
— Sandy MacDonald, New York Stage Review
