THE BIRD CAGE
by Arthur Laurents
Produced by Kit Seidel
Directed by Elena Donley
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THE BIRD CAGE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com
STAGED READING | Drama
RATING: PG-13
RUNTIME: 90 minutes. + 15 Minute Intermission
ADMISSION: $15*
*Includes all processing fees
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PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, June 25 @ 7:30
Friday, June 26 @ 7:30
Saturday, June 27 @ 7:30
WHAT IS A STAGED READING?
A staged reading is live theatre stripped to its purest form — actors bring the play to life through voice, expression, and presence, scripts in hand, with no sets or costumes to distract. The story lives in the words, and the audience's imagination does the rest.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Written by Arthur Laurents — the celebrated playwright behind West Side Story and Gypsy — The Bird Cage is a sharp and unsparing drama set in the smoky world of a Manhattan nightclub. Wally Williams is a man who will do whatever it takes to get to the top. Through manipulation, intimidation, and outright betrayal, he claws his way to control of the Bird Cage — and everyone in it. But power built on deception is a fragile thing, and when the club's finances begin to crumble, Wally turns on the very people who helped him rise.
Set against the gritty backdrop of mid-century New York, The Bird Cage is a morally charged portrait of ambition unchecked — and the human wreckage it leaves behind. Laurents writes with the same unflinching honesty that would later define his greatest works, exploring themes of loyalty, exploitation, and the dark cost of the American hunger for success.
Rarely produced since its 1950 Broadway premiere, this is a unique opportunity to experience a lost gem from one of theatre's most enduring voices.
MEET THE CAST:
Kathryn Steib - Emily Williams
Austin Featherstone - Frank
Barbara Stigler - Narrator
Nathan Schaefer - Ferdy
Adam Frontera - Joe
Karisa Perik - India Grey
Elizabeth Havican - Pearl/Renie Renay
Paula Nardwig -Mr. Ripley/Mr. Mack
Elmo Wendorf Jr. - Wally Williams
Rob Krohlow - Cork
Amaris Bates - Eloise
Stephan Cernek - Vic