BIRDBRAINS is a Bouffon-inspired loose adaptation of Aristophanes’ Frogs. Devised by an ensemble through physicality and featuring a live synthesizer score, Birdbrains is an immersive, unhinged, surreal physical performance.
written by Michael Galligan
directed by Bailey Nassetta
original score composed and performed by Robert Fernandez
featuring and devised by:
Malena Pennycook
Justin Picado
Lucy Livingston
Julio Saenz
Sam Metzger
Michael Galligan
PRODUCTION HISTORY
January 2019 - Initial development at Irondale Center, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
March 2019 - Creative Residency at Upper Jay Art Center in the Adirondacks
May 2019 - First production at The Deep End, Ridgewood, New York