An aspiring young director rampages against the art created by his mother’s generation. A nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist. And everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art, and growing up can be. In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull, Aaron Posner stages a timeless battle between young and old, past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all. Original songs composed by James Sugg draw the famously subtextual inner thoughts of Chekhov’s characters explicitly to the surface. STUPID FUCKING BIRD will tickle, tantalize, and incite you to consider how art, love, and revolution fuel your own pursuit of happiness.

• Con (based on Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev) – The protagonist, is a struggling playwright. Cynical.

• Nina (based on Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya) – Con's love interest. Wants to become a famous actress. Flighty.

• Emma (based on Irina Nikolayevna Arkadina) – Con's mother. A famous actress. Jaded, jealous, and overbearing.

• Trig (based on Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin) – Emma's lover. A narcissistic, selfish, hedonistic, and famous novelist.

• Dev (based on Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko) – Con's best friend. In love with Mash.

• Mash (based on Masha) – A musician in love with Conrad. Manipulative.

• Sorn (based on Sorin and Dorn) – Emma's brother. A doctor.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Headshot and resume is welcomed but not required. All are welcome to audition, all roles are available.