Stupid F*cking Bird

Image featuring Nathan Kay by Jessica Oostergo

APR 12–23 | Historic Theatre
Vancouver Premiere

The Cultch Presents

Sort of adapted from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

APR 12–23 | Historic Theatre
Vancouver Premiere

The Search Party (Vancouver)
Written by Aaron Posner

From The Search Party— producer of the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning shows The Father and Bunny—comes Stupid F*cking Bird by American playwright Aaron Posner. Sort of adapted from Chekhov’s The Seagull, Posner’s contemporary retelling of the comedic tragedy was originally produced by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. With original songs, live music, and irreverent wit this multi-generational tale of unrequited love, missed opportunities, and lost dreams is bitingly contemporary; revealing the danger in our own desires and the eternal (and elusive) pursuit of happiness.

$35 under 35

$35 tickets are available for all performances of Stupid F*cking Bird for people aged 35 and under. Use promo code: under35

Limit of 2 tickets per person. Valid for sections A & B only. Available while quantities last.

Showtimes & Dates

APR 12, 13: 7:30 PM – Preview
APR 14: 7:30 PM – Opening
APR 15, 18–22: 7:30 PM
APR 15–16, 22: 2:00 PM
APR 23: 2:00PM – VocalEye Performance*
*This performance has the option of audio description. Those who do not require it will not experience any disturbance to the performance.

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Post-Show Talkback

APR 16: 2:00 PM

ARP 18: 7:30 PM

Venue Location

Historic Theatre
1895 Venables St.
Vancouver, BC

Box office info

1895 Venables St.
604-251-1363
[email protected]

Mon to Fri: 12–6PM, Sat 12-4
and 1 hour prior to all performances

Cultch Connects

Our Cultch Connects program provides free tickets for families, community groups, artists, and others who might not be able to otherwise experience our shows. If you would like to learn more about how to access Cultch Connects tickets, please reach out to [email protected].

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COMPANY CREDITS

Produced by The Search Party
Director: Mindy Parfitt
Playwright: Aaron Posner
Original Music by James Sugg

Creative Team
Amir Ofek: Set
Itai Erdal: Lights
Anton Lipovetsky: Musical Direction
Jeremy Vreeken: Technical Director
Jessica Oostergo: Costumes
Rebecca Mulvihill: Stage Manager
Owen Belton: Sound Designer
Principal Intimacy: Intimacy Directors
Stephen Field Elgar: Props Supervisor
Yuting Yue: Production Assistant
Sarah Sosick: Assistant Costume Designer

Cast:
Nathan Kay
Anton Lipovetsky
Jesse Lipscombe
Kevin McNulty
Baraka Rahmani
Kerry Sandomirsky
Emma Slipp

Support

Stupid F*cking Bird was developed and received its world premiere in June 2013 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. (Howard Shalwitz, Artistic)

Stupid F*cking Bird is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

Rave Reviews for The Search Party Productions

“Because standing up for everything makes standing ovations meaningless, I hardly ever give them. But I was on my feet at the end of Bunny before I knew it — and I was hollering, “Brava! Brava! Brava!”

— Colin Thomas

“Vancouver’s newest theatre company is already proving they’re a force to be reckoned with, debuting with a show as disarming to the cast as it is to the audience.”

— Becca Clarkson, SAD Magazine

“With a first production as wonderful as this, The Search Party are most certainly one to watch going forwards.”

— Abigail Bryant, Plays to See

RAVE REVIEWS FOR STUPID FUCKING BIRD BY AARON POSNER

“The expletive smack in the middle of the title of Aaron Posner’s “sort of” adaptation of “The Seagull” is not there for decoration, or even provocation. It is wholly emblematic of Mr. Posner’s raw, theatrically audacious version of this Chekhov classic.”

—The New York Times

“The script is new and crackling, at once incisive, poignant and darkly funny.”

—The Economist

“American playwriting is back on a roll’: Aaron Posner’s Stupid F*cking Bird is ‘theatrically illuminating”

—National Post