The Birds
Two girls redeem each other — too tender to be tragic, too incomplete to be whole.
A little regret,
and redemption.
Xiao Niao ("Little Bird") and Chen Xi lift each other between rooms and hallways: birds strain at cages, fish long for the sea, and folded cranes take flight as the two search for freedom inside and outside the window.
They test what counts as "normal" and where the line is, drawing close and pulling back in each other's shadows. At the edge of life, each chooses how to live toward death with courage.
"Birds break their cages, fish rush to sea; the sun crosses the horizon, and paper cranes take flight."The Birds — stills and costumes.
May Drama Festival · Spring 2022.
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They brought this production together.
Cast
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Serena Wu
as Xiao Niao
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Shawna Ma
as Chen Xi
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Maya Xiang
as Caregiver / secretary
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Lisa Zhang
as Mother Yu
Creative team
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Director / playwright
Leon Mo
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Associate director
Sonia Duan
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Stage manager
Hazel Zhu
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Costume design
Angela Xu
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Set design
Elena Liu
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Set assistant
Aven Yuan
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Lighting design
Abby Sun
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Sound design
Aurora Yin
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Piano
Victor Liu
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Incidental music
Victor Liu
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Music assistant
Aaron Thomsen
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Child voice
Yuki
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Waltz coach
Abby Sun, Elena Liu