Birds and the Curiosity at The Hudson Theatre (Hudson Mainstage)
Dates: (6/9/2023 - 6/25/2023 )
The Hudson Theatre (Hudson Mainstage) |
6539 Santa Monica Blvd Hollywood, CA 90038
Hollywood, 90038
Tickets: $28, Students with ID $22
Birds and the Curiosity Co-written by Gefei Liu & Olivia Xing Directed by Gefei Liu & Olivia Xing
A bittersweet coming-of-age story of a 9-year-old Chinese girl, her time-traveling future self, and many birds!
The World Premiere of Birds and the Curiosity, co-written by Gefei Liu & Olivia Xing
Directed by Gefei Liu & Olivia Xing opens its nine performance run on Friday, June 9th at The Hudson Theatres Mainstage (6539 Santa Monica Blvd Hollywood, CA 90038) as part of the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival. This production is a family-friendly AAPI show. On Sunday, June 18 at 10:30 am there will be a special *performance where Asian American Pacific Islander Children and Teens are invited to the show for FREE.
Birds and the Curiosity is not a typical coming-of-age story, it creates a magical meet-up between two selves at different points in time: 9-year-old Zhigeng and adult Zhigeng. By depicting an adult’s re-tackling of formative memories from her early childhood, Liu and Xing’s play reflects on a child’s experience of joy, heartache, friendship, humiliation, loss, creative agency, family and talking hamsters. Becoming WHO U ARE by returning to WHO U WERE…
The script originally written in Chinese, and set in China, blends the unvarnished nature of childhood, the harsh reality of adult life, and the dream-like quality of memories by integrating dance, puppetry, and shadow play into the theatrical experience. The audience enters a kid’s imaginative, time-collapsing world.
The ensemble of nine POC cast members are diverse in a multiplicity of ways: race, gender, ethnicity, body type, and in-n-our orders. The majority of the production team are AAPI and BIPOC folks. As international artists, they want to use this project to provide working opportunities for other international artists and immigrants.
Run dates are FRI: June 9, 8:30 pm; June 16, 8:30 pm; June 23, 8:30 pm; SAT: June 10, 5:30 pm; June 17 2:00 pm; June 24, 8:30 pm; SUN: June11, 2 pm; June 18, 10:30 am (*AAPI Kids Morning!) and June 25, at 2pm
Ages: Family Friendly
Cast and Creative team for Birds and the Curiosity at The Hudson Theatre (Hudson Mainstage)
Cast
Melody Tay Xi Ching
Zhigeng
Is an artist and actor from the sunny island of Singapore. She is excited to make her acting debut in LA. She has been seen in Singapore Repertory Theatre productions as part of The Young Company of Girls Like That. CalArts productions include Making of the Gods, Mis Escritos, Summer Junebugs. Film credits include Last Rain, Magic Hour, As If Something Serious.
Gary Cook
Nana & Isabella
is an LA based actor and recent graduate of the California Institute of the Arts. Recently they have performed at the Walt Disney Modular Theatre in “El Misterio”. garycookjr.com
Emma Stuart-Box
Coocoo & Others
is a Tokyo-bred actress based in LA and is very excited to be making her Hollywood Fridge debut. She was most recently seen in the CalArts School of Theater Production as Hara (7 Hoshi) directed by Lisa Sanaye Dring and Mai (Water Under The Bridge) directed by Ling Chang. Thank you to Olivia and Gefei for writing a magical piece that is playful yet heart-felt and the incredible cast and crew involved in this show! Get ready to meet many birds and travel back in time!
Yuchen Zhou
Rock & Sugar Painter
is a rising senior majoring in Drama at Vassar College, he has appeared in “BLUE SKIES”, “MOSQUITOES”, and “MAD FOREST” at Vassar Drama. Birds and the Curiosity is his first professional production.
Tristan Samson
Ms. Bai/Hamsta
is an LA-based artist born in the Philippines. He has a strong, passionate drive delving into all art forms of the performative aspect. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego
Chisom Diana Dimiri
Mom
is an actor hailing from Lagos, Nigeria. A graduate of CalArts MFA Acting program, she is excited to make her professional debut at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. In the fall, you can catch her in the CalArts CNP production of Augustine Machine, ou Encore une Nuit d'Insomnie. chisomdianadimiri.com
Kayla Ayler-McCormick
Yasmine, Adult, Little Traveler
is a Los Angeles-based actor and SAG-AFTRA member. Kayla found her way into acting through community theater and NY based acting schools. After graduating high school, Kayla moved to Los Angeles to pursue her passion for acting and is currently attending California Institute of the Arts, BFA Acting Program.
Josephine Núñez
Maggie/Kid/StaffA
is a Minnesota bred, Latina theater-maker exploring the feminine experience in modernity through the reimagination of mythology and folklore. Select credits: The Metromaniacs (Theatre 40; Robby Award Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Nominee), Scene With Cranes (CalArts Center for New Performance; World Premiere), The Fox on the Fairway (Prairie Repertory Theatre), MacBeth (Concordia College), Men on Boats (The California Institute of the Arts). Josephine is very passionate about hotdogs, donuts, and brunch. All her love to Alec. Special thank you to her mom and papá. She hopes to make you proud every single day. Education: B.A Communication Studies/Theater Arts, Music, Concordia College-Moorhead. MFA, California Institute of the Arts. josephineanunez.weebly.com
Yishan Hao
Robin
is a Chinese actor who works both on stage and screen. Credits include: Indecent, Hamlet at Art of Acting Studio, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, The Memory of Water at The Actors Company. Education: Professional Conservatory at Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio.
Jean Vogel
FORTUNE
Long time Santa Clarita resident and friend to Cal Arts students. Be true to your younger self, live creatively, intelligently, productively, and with integrity- always having lots of fun along the way. The magic of your child self is always with you if you’ll listen. Let your wings soar and follow your dreams. Tell your own story.
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