A New Challenge
It's been an exhilarating whirlwind of a year! Since the summer of 2022, RedBird Theater Company has presented 2 critically acclaimed productions to sold out houses, employed more than 20 regional theater artists, been featured in Durham Magazine's "Influencers" edition, established partnerships with many local businesses, amassed more than 500 subscribers, initiated a series of theater classes, and received almost 50 original script submissions from North Carolina playwrights... and then we lost our performance space.
Just as we were opening John Logan's RED and preparing for the Summer 2023 premiere of North Carolina playwright Chris Shuptrine's THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN, we learned that our performance space at Durham Bottling Company would be converted into office cubicles.
It was quite a blow. We've loved working at Durham Bottling Company -- the staff and community of entrepreneurs are amazing! But we now find ourselves in search of a new home. We know the right space is out there and we are working hard to find it. If you have any insights or suggestions, please let us know!
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Accolades for RedBird Theater Company
THE WOOLGATHERER
by William Mastrosimone
October 7-17, 2021 @ Shadowbox Studio
FOUR STARS
(S)tripped all of the varnish off a work once referred to as “a touching love story,” exposing the deep dysfunctions not only among its damaged characters, but in the culture and the times they live as well.... no one’s about to live happily ever after here. The dream at the end... can only segue into a nightmare – one that our culture, now caught in pandemic levels of trauma and domestic violence, is still struggling to wake from.
- INDY WEEK
A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2
by Lucas Hnath
November 12-19, 2022 @ Durham Bottling Co.
FOUR STARS
(A) series of fiery living room debates.... Each character is a grandiloquent, relatable dumpster fire. (C)lear, in-your-face staging and a stunning quartet of actors....
Redbird Theater Company has opened a big, bright, yellow door to something remarkable....
- CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE
FOUR STARS
(R)obust, dimensional performances of a thought-provoking script; intelligent direction and design.... - INDY WEEK
RED by John Logan
March 3-11, 2023 @ Durham Bottling Co.
506 Ramseur St., Durham, NC
FOUR 1/2 STARS
(A) triumphant production....(Q)uicksilver psychological drama at point-blank range.... (P)ensive and explosive by turns....
(A) coercive master class, frequently delivered under fire-hose pressure.
- INDY WEEK
FIVE STARS
(A)n intricate, engaging journey....
(N)othing short of a masterpiece.
- CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE
Stay tuned for details on RedBird's upcoming production of
"You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times."