RedBird Theater Company presents
by Eric Coble
September 17-20*, 2026
@ The ArtsCenter, 400 Robeson Street, Carrboro NC
September 26/27* & October 3/4*, 2026
@ Skin & Bones Theater, 118 West Parrish Street, Durham, NC
October 17, 2026
@ The Ox Theater at City Hall, 300 Williamsboro Street, Oxford, NC
presented by Granville Arts
* Matinee performances 9/20, 9/27, 10/4
Director - Adam Traylor
Cast - David Berberian, Lenore Field
Production Team - JJ Bauer, Derrick Ivey
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN swirls around Alexandra, an 80-year-old artist in a showdown with her family over where she’ll spend her remaining years. In Alexandra’s corner are her wit, her volcanic passion, and the fact that she’s barricaded herself in her Brooklyn brownstone with enough Molotov cocktails to take out the block. But her children have their own secret weapon: estranged son Chris, who returns after 20 years, crawls through Alexandra’s second-floor window and becomes the family’s unlikely mediator. No sooner are the words “Hi, Mom” uttered than the emotional bombs start detonating. THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN is a wickedly funny and wonderfully touching discovery of the fragility and ferocity of life.
Bracing, honest, and often deliciously funny… —The New York Times.
A vivid poetic expression for all the frustrations of old age… —Washington Post.
Sublime and penetrating… it touches on a sobering dilemma faced by families every day. —Variety
The North Carolina Museum of Art presents
by North Carolina playwrights
Aurelia Belfield, Ian Finley, Tamara Kissane,
and Brook North
October 9 & 11, 2026
@ North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh NC
An immersive experience where frames dissolve and the museum's galleries become a living theatrical canvas. Audiences will move from space to space as four North Carolina theater companies premiere original ten-minute plays written by NC–based playwrights inspired by artworks on view.
Participating theater companies include RedBird Theater, Honest Pint Theatre, Justice Theater Project, and North Carolina Central University.
RedBird Theater Company will present a new play by Tamara Kissane (2020 Piedmont Laureate; actor in RedBird's THE GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THE PRICE) inspired by Sunflower II by Joan Mitchell (shown in image on the left).
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
RedBird Theater Company presents
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CAROL
by North Carolina playwright Dr. Elliot Engel
December 5, 2026
@ PSI Theater in the Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham NC
December 18 & 19, 2026
@ The ArtsCenter, 400 Robeson Street, Carrboro NC
December 20, 2026 - our only matinee!
@ PSI Theater in the Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris Street, Durham NC
Director - Jeffrey West
Cast - Adam Sampieri
Production Team - JJ Bauer, Hannah Haverkamp, Derrick Ivey, Louis Landry, Christine Morris
Join the one and only Charles Dickens as he concocts his best-loved story.... creating over a dozen characters out of thin air and spontaneously conjuring classic scenes from A Christmas Carol.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CAROL is a perfect gift for the whole family!
Adam Sampieri... channels Dickens with a passion.... He transforms from one character to the next with breathtaking ease, his depth and range fully exploited as he shifts from the innocence of Tiny Tim to the irascible Jacob Marley.... This production is a reminder that the best Christmas stories aren't about tinsel; they are about the human spirit.
American Theater Practice & RedBird Theater Company present
HANSARD
by Simon Woods
February 18-21* & 25-28*, 2027
@ The ArtsCenter, 400 Robeson Street, Carrboro NC
* Matinee performances 2/21, 2/28
Director - Jerome Davis
Cast - Mark Filiaci, Julie Oliver
HANSARD is an intimate domestic drama about a long and troubled marriage. It is also a comedy about politics and identity and the failings of the ruling class. It is funny, tender, brutal, and ultimately devastating.
Touching and illuminating all at once. —The Times
Genuinely moving, maybe even slightly beautiful drama. – TimeOut
TICKETS ON SALE SOON!
This project is supported by the Durham Arts Council’s Annual Arts Fund and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
The Regulator Bookshop has partnered with RedBird to offer an exciting selection of titles relevant to our productions. Check out the RedBird Reading List.
RedBird Patrons will receive a 10% discount on book purchases!
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