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Go behind the scenes and learn more about IF WE WERE BIRDS by Erin Shields.
IF WE WERE BIRDS
by Erin Sheilds
March 28 - April 7, 2019
Tickets at crt.uconn.edu or 860-486-2113
The war in Athens is over. Yet, even in the aftermath, the horrors continue as King Tereus assaults his sister-in-law Philomela in an act of passion. In a story of tragedy, empowerment, and triumph, Philomela and many female victims of the war use their experiences as a platform to speak out, an idea that led “If We Were Birds” to win the 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play. Philomela’s and the other women’s stories strike a contemporary chord as a great number of women share their stories and speak for women’s rights.
The powerful new drama provides a contemporary re-telling of the Greek myth of Philmela. “It is a story as old as the first festival of Dionysus in Athens and as new as the #MeToo movement. We hope you’ll join us for this poetic tragedy that may be more important today than the day it was written,” added Artsitc Director Michael Bradford.
Video editing by Bryan Mittelstadt
Photography by Matt Pugliese
Go behind the scenes and learn more about IF WE WERE BIRDS by Erin Shields.
IF WE WERE BIRDS
by Erin Sheilds
March 28 - April 7, 2019
Tickets at crt.uconn.edu or 860-486-2113
The war in Athens is over. Yet, even in the aftermath, the horrors continue as King Tereus assaults his sister-in-law Philomela in an act of passion. In a story of tragedy, empowerment, and triumph, Philomela and many female victims of the war use their experiences as a platform to speak out, an idea that led “If We Were Birds” to win the 2010 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play. Philomela’s and the other women’s stories strike a contemporary chord as a great number of women share their stories and speak for women’s rights.
The powerful new drama provides a contemporary re-telling of the Greek myth of Philmela. “It is a story as old as the first festival of Dionysus in Athens and as new as the #MeToo movement. We hope you’ll join us for this poetic tragedy that may be more important today than the day it was written,” added Artsitc Director Michael Bradford.
Video editing by Bryan Mittelstadt
Photography by Matt Pugliese
