WINDING ROAD PRESENTS AARON POSNER’S “STUPID F#!*ING BIRD”

 

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WINDING ROAD PRESENTS AARON POSNER'S "STUPID F#!*ING BIRD"

Irreverent Reimagining of Chekhov's "The Seagull" Opens February 1, 2019

 

Tucson, AZ, JANUARY 11, 2019 – Winding Road Theater Ensemble will open the second main stage play of its 2018-2019 season, "Stupid Fucking Bird" by Aaron Posner, on Friday, February 1, 2019. A reception will follow the opening night performance.

Stupid Fucking Bird is a contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull that takes a satirical spin on a theatrical classic, but brings out the essence of Chekhov's overall message about what it means to create art.

About this production

"Aaron Posner has updated The Seagull not only for modern audiences, but with modern characters, while retaining Chekhov's signature slice-of-life presentation," says director Maria Caprile, who also serves as Winding Road's Co-Artistic Director. "Who would Con, the temperamental young Russian artist, be if he were an American living today? Would Nina be a fragile bird or an opportunistic scavenger? This production combines hilarity, tragedy, and on-stage musical highlights performed by the cast, all of which makes this production a real treat for actors and also for audiences, regardless of whether or not they are familiar with Chekhov and his works."

The cast includes local performers Jodi Ajanovic, Tony Caprile, Liz-Claire Feliciano, Tyler Gastelum, Samantha Severson, Richard Thompson, and China Young.

About the play

Stupid Fucking Bird premiered in 2013 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, DC, followed by additional productions at The Arden Theatre Company in 2014, The San Francisco Playhouse in 2015, and Off-Broadway at the Pearl Theatre in 2016.

Among its many positive reviews, The Economist published: "The script is new and crackling, at once incisive, poignant and darkly funny. Like the original, it affords plenty of opportunities to chuckle with recognition. And like the original, it delivers an ending that is destined to make its audience weep." (August 9, 2014)

About the Playwright

Aaron Posner is an American playwright, theatre director, and co-founder of the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia. He has directed over 250 productions at major regional theatre companies across the country and won numerous awards, including five Helen Hayes Awards, two Barrymore Awards, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the John Gassner Prize, a Bay Area Theatre Award, an Eliot Norton Award, and many more. He has written other adaptations of Chekhov plays, titled Life Sucks (Uncle Vanya) and No Sisters (Three Sisters), and an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice titled District Merchants.

General Information

Regular performances will run Friday and Saturday evenings, starting at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday matinees, starting at 2:00 p.m., through February 17, 2019. The director and cast will host a "talk back" session immediately following the performance on Sunday, February 10, 2019.

General admission tickets are $28 per person. Tickets for seniors and active-duty military are available for $25. Tickets for students are $18.

The Company is also staging a special Preview performance on Thursday, January 31, 2019. Preview admission tickets are $22 per person. Special pricing is available for groups of 10 or more.

All performances will be staged at The Cabaret Theatre located at the Temple of Music & Art, 330 Scott St., in downtown Tucson.

Reservations and purchases may be made by calling Winding Road at (520) 401-3626 or online through the Company's web site, www.windingroadtheater.org

Winding Road Theater Ensemble is a non-profit Tucson-based theater company. Co-founded in 2008 by Glen Coffman and Toni Press-Coffman, the Company is committed to telling dynamic theatrical stories that illuminate the human condition and celebrate theater's power to entertain diverse audiences. More information is available at the Company's web site, www.windingroadtheater.org

 

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