THE BIRD KILLER by Justine Christensen (Let Me In). At the Tarragon Mainspace. July 7 at noon, July 8 at 5 pm, July 10 at 8:15 pm, July 12 at noon, July 13 at 9:15 pm, July 15 at 3:30 pm. See listing. Rating: NNN
The Bird Killer encourages us to consider how the power of falsehoods takes hold of truths in millennial life.
An adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull, this Fringe follow-up from festival veterans Justine Christensen and Patrick J. Horan refocuses the six original characters as a diverse group of emerging artists chasing fame, success and love.
Tenets of post-third wave and fourth wave feminisms influence the union between Medvedenko (Mike Ricci) and Masha (Emerjade Simms), while Nina (Evan Mackenzie) and Kostya (Mo Zeighami) trace the difficulties of artist-lover collaborations under the lights of the Internet generation.
The union between Arkadina (Subhash Santosh) and Trigorin (Tymika Tafari) suggests that they have it all, but at what and at whose expense?
No previous knowledge of Chekhov is necessary to appreciate this fresh cast and their skills.
