Virtual Productions
Since the pandemic emerged in 2020, Bluebird Theatre Company followed Broadway’s lead with closing in-person shows. Instead of allowing art to lay dormant, we decided to dive in to the world of Virtual Productions.
It was a great way to include the international ensemble and cultivate new works.
Here’s an archive of the live-streamed shows we’ve done since then.
A Little Less Than Kind. Virtual Reading
Directed by Jessica Wu (2021)
Written by Gracie Rittenberg
Performed by Bluebird Theatre Company Members & *Guest Creatives
Hannah: Gracie Rittenberg
Claudia / Helen: Rory Byrne (SAG)
Garrett: Chris De La Cruz*
Harry: Daniel Sbriglio
Ophelia: Stephanie Mieko Cohen* (SAG, AEA)
Paul: Ariel Estrada* (SAG, AEA)
Lawrence: Lachlan Quertermous
Rosa: Amanda Stamm
Gilda: Georgia Gabrielle
Production Team: Writer/Gracie Rittenberg, Director/Jessica Wu*, Assistant Director/Brandon Rumaker*, Technical Director/Charlotte Wilshire, Production Manager/Tom Harrison, Producer/Alexandra Rigby, Samantha Proctor
Streamed on YouTube November 19 & 20, 2021
iLaugh: A Night of Comedy One Acts
Four original one-acts. Nothing short of hilarious.
Middle Aged Girl Talk by Rory Byrne
Disrupting the Familiar by Gracie Rittenberg
Cultnetic by Alexandra Rigby
All American Girls by Amanda Stamm
Didn’t make it to the show on March 6th 2021? Click here to watch a replay of the livestream on YouTube.
She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms
Written by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Assistant Directed by Bar Silberstein
Performed by Bluebird Theatre Company Members & *Guest Artists
She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans who on the 1st anniversary of the death of her 15-year-old sister Tilly, decides to investigate Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook in an effort to learn more about her. In the process Agnes stumbles into an online virtual game full of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres and Gen Z pop culture, acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen has adapted his 2011 hit play She Kills Monsters into a virtual wonderland for the modern age that offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.
While we couldn’t archive the show due to Samuel French, Inc.’s contract, Click here to watch a snippet out of 40-minute Director Talkback with the esteemed Raelle Myrick-Hodges (Azuka Theatre Founder, Artistic Director and Theater Director (Top Dog/Underdog, Kidnapping Jane Doe) after the live-streamed run of the show.
SHUTTERS
Original content created and performed by Bluebird Company members.
Six badass women of Bluebird Theatre Company created, written, and directed a collection of short plays for a glimpse at what happens behind the SHUTTERS of peoples' lives through the computer screen.
Didn’t make it to the show on September 26 2020? It’s archived!