Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Audiences have called it "powerful", "brilliant" and "a cathartic experience."
by Erin Shields
Directed by Helene Kvale
March 28 - April 7, 2019
Running Time: TBD
Recommended Ages: R, This production contains scenes of sexual content, including sexual violence and partial nudity.
Studio Theatre
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.
Co-sponsored by HRI
Artwork provided courtesy of Shari Weschler Rubeck - Sumo Bunni
There will be talkbacks following performances on April 4th at 7:30pm, April 5th at 8pm and April 6th at 2pm.
Editing by Bryan Mittelstadt
Audiences have called it "powerful", "brilliant" and "a cathartic experience."
by Erin Shields
Directed by Helene Kvale
March 28 - April 7, 2019
Running Time: TBD
Recommended Ages: R, This production contains scenes of sexual content, including sexual violence and partial nudity.
Studio Theatre
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.
Co-sponsored by HRI
Artwork provided courtesy of Shari Weschler Rubeck - Sumo Bunni
There will be talkbacks following performances on April 4th at 7:30pm, April 5th at 8pm and April 6th at 2pm.
Editing by Bryan Mittelstadt
