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Birds of a Feather

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  1w, 3m

Marc Acito

Winner of the 2012 Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play!

Recounts the story of Roy and Silo, the two Central Park Zoo chinstrap penguins who partnered, adopted an egg, hatched and raised a chick together.

Birds of a Feather

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Parody / Spoof
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
    • Scene work
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner of the 2012 Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play!

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Summary
Birds of a Feather recounts the story of Roy and Silo, the two Central Park Zoo chinstrap penguins who partnered, adopted an egg, hatched and raised a chick together. Roy and Silo are no strangers to the spotlight. In 2005, they were the subject of a widely contested children's book, And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book, temporarily pulled from school bookshelves in Loudoun County, became one of the most banned books in the US.
History
Birds of a Feather was first presented by The HUB Theatre at the John Swayze Theatrein Fairfax, Virginia, on July 20, 2011. It was directed by Shirley Serotsky.
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Performing Groups

ZOOKEEPER
PAULA ZAHN
FEMALE BIRDER

ROY
PALE MALE
BOMBSHELL
BETTY
GAYER
BORED
TEEN TANGO
CHASTITY WRIGHT

SILO
LOLA
BOMBSHELL
PORKEY
GAYEST
PREENING
ANNOUNCER
GROWN-UP TANGO

BIRDER
GAY
MAN IN COVERALLS
WANNA-BE
RICHARD COHEN

One woman and three men play 24 roles, broken down as indicated.

  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting New York City, in and around Central Park, Early 21st Century.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy, Drag Performance
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"There’s something satisfyingly poetic about the way the play’s themes reverberate and refract. And it’s refreshing to encounter a dramatist, and a theater, willing to take wing with such an adventurous approach to the culture wars." - The Washington Post

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Marc Acito

Marc Acito
Marc Acito won the Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play with his comedy Birds of a Feather. He is the head writer of the musical Allegiance, which won the Craig Noel Award for Outstanding New Musical for its run at the Old Globe and is the book writer of A Room with a View, wh ...
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