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“ ...the region’s most accomplished itinerant company”
— Byron Woods, CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Past RedBird Productions
New Play Reading
WHO KILLED RACHEL CROOK?
a radio play adapted from the 27 Views podcast series
by North Carolina playwright Elizabeth Woodman
November 1, 2026 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
presented by The ArtsCenter
Director - Tamara Kissane
Cast - John Bemis, Sam Coleman, Nancy Demorest, Michael Foley, Jane Holding, Jim Parker, Eryk Pruitt, Tom Rankin, Pat Revels, Tracey Reynolds, James Rives, Randall Roden, Daniel Wallace, Elizabeth Woodman
Technical Advisor - JJ Bauer
New Play Performance
MEMORIES OF A TIME IN PLACE
by North Carolina playwright Tamara Kissane
October 9 & 11, 2026 @ North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
commissioned and presented by North Carolina Museum of Art
as part of their UNFRAMED VOICES performance series
Director: Derrick Ivey
Cast: Cheryl Chamblee, Kevin Poole
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Louis Landry
THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN
by Eric Coble
September 17-20, 2026 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
September 26-27, 2026 @ Walltown Children's Theater, Durham, NC
October 3-4, 2026 @ Elizabeth Street UMC, Durham, NC
Director: Adam Traylor
Cast: David Berberian, Lenore Field
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Nickolas Bria, Derrick Ivey
Review by Cyndi Whisnant from TRIANGLE THEATER REVIEW
Review by Quinn Barbaza from TRIANGLE THEATER REVIEW
Review by Kurt Benrud from TRIANGLE THEATER REVIEW
Review from PICTURE THIS POST
New Play Reading
GRAY'S LILY
by North Carolina playwright Chris Canfield
July 5, 2026 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
presented by The ArtsCenter
Director: Jeri Lynn Schulke
Cast: Scott Campbell, Mary Beth Clark, Kevin Collins, Marcia Edmundson, Kate Finlayson, Sarah Froeber, Jordan Monadjemi, Cooper Thornton
Technical Advisor: JJ Bauer
New Play Reading
THE BRIGHT STAR GARDEN
(AND PICKLEBALL) CLUB
by North Carolina playwright Lynden Harris
June 7, 2026 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
presented by The ArtsCenter
Director: Tamara Kissane
Cast: Serena Ebhardt, Liza Guzman Ramirez, Rasool Jahan, Jeri Lynn Schulke, Edith Snow
Technical Advisor: JJ Bauer
THE PRICE
by Arthur Miller
April 9-12, 2026 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
April 17-18, 2026 @ The Passmore Center, Hillsborough, NC
April 25-26, 2026 @ Shadowbox Studio, Durham, NC
May 2, 2026 @ The Ox Theater, City Hall, Oxford, NC
presented by Granville Arts
Director: Derrick Ivey
Cast: Adam Sampieri, Tamara Kissane, Dale Wolf, Carl Martin
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Paul Bogas, Louis Landry, Chandler Vance
New Play Reading
MASHA & ANTOSHA
by North Carolina playwright Mark Perry
March 8, 2026 @ Kenan Theater at UNC's Center for Dramatic Arts, Chapel Hill, NC
Director: Jeri Lynn Schulke
Cast: Kevin Collins, Mark Filiaci, Matthew Kinney, Gwen Muncy-Champitto, Parker Perry, Edith Snow, Lola Urena, Lindsey Womack
Stage Manager: JJ Bauer
Encore Presentation
ART
by Yasmina Reza
February 6 & 7, 2026 @ Bay 7, American Tobacco Campus, Durham NC
presented by Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
Director: Jeri Lynn Schulke
Cast: David Berberian, Jock Brocki, Derrick Ivey
Production Team: JJ Bauer
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS CAROL
by North Carolina playwright Dr. Elliot Engel
December 12 & 14, 2025 @ PSA Theater, The Durham Arts Council, Durham NC
Director: Jeffery West
Cast: Adam Sampieri
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Hannah Haverkamp, Derrick Ivey, Louis Landry, Christine Morris
REVOLUTION
by Brett Neveu
September 6, 2025 @ The Ox Theater, City Hall, Oxford, NC
presented by Granville Arts
September 7, 2025 @ Kenan Theater at PlayMakers, Chapel Hill, NC
September 12 & 13, 2025 @ Shadowbox Studios, Durham, NC
September 20, 2025 @ Drakeford Library Complex, Carrboro, NC
Director: Adam Traylor
Cast: Lucia Foster, Akili Holder-Cozart, Lindsey Womack
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Louis Landry, Devra Thomas, Erin West
Review from CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Honored among Best Lead Performances in CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE's Best of the Year 2025
Honored among Best Productions in CVNC'S Best of What We Saw 2025
EUREKA DAY
by Jonathan Spector
May 9-10, 2025 @ East Chapel Hill High, Chapel Hill, NC
May 16-17, 2025 @ Whitted Bulding, Hillsborough, NC
May 24, 2025 @ The Ox Theater, City Hall, Oxford, NC
presented by Granville Arts
Director: Hope Hynes Love
Cast: Rasool Jahan, Vanessa Nowik, Nick Popio, Jeri Lynn Schulke, Adam Traylor
Production Team: Jeff Alguire, JJ Bauer, Veronica Dress, Hannah Haverkamp, Alex Maness
Review from TRIANGLE THEATER REVIEW
Review from BELTLINE TO BROADWAY
Review from CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Honored among Best Ensembles in CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE's Best of the Year 2025
Honored among Best Productions in CVNC's Best of What We Saw 2025
THE TREASURER
by Max Posner
co-presented with American Theater Practice and Merrybelle Park Productions
February 20-23 & February 27 - March 2, 2025 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Director: Derrick Ivey
Cast: Ben Apple, Marcia Edmundson, Mark Filiaci, Jessica Flemming
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Jock Brocki, Taylor Bugge, Chuck Catotti, Chris Eselgroth, Naveed Moeed, Rebecca Newton, Edith Snow, Erin West, Ethan Westmoreland
Aaron Keck's interview with the director and cast members on 97.9 The Hill WCHL
Wayne Leonard's interview with the director and cast members (starts @ 12:06) on WHUP Radio 104.7
Review from THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Review from CULTURAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Honored for Best Direction and Best Ensemble in CVNC's Best of What We Saw 2025
THE GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
by North Carolina playwright Patricia Esperon
October 6, 2024 @ PSI Theater, The Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
October 16, 2024 @ Eno House, Hillsborough, NC
October 17, 2024 @ The Plant, Pittsboro, NC
October 19, 2024 @ Kenan Theatre at PlayMakers, Chapel Hill, NC
Director: Tracy Bersley
Cast: Lenore Field, Rasool Jahan, Tamara Kissane, Page Purgar, Jeri Lynn Schulke, Edith Snow, Jane Allen Wilson
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Jock Brocki, Derrick Ivey, Denise Schumaker, Devra Thomas
Review from TRIANGLE THEATER REVIEW
Review from CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE
Honored for Outstanding Playwriting in CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE's Best of the Year 2024
Honored among Best Supporting Performances in CVNC's Best of What We Saw 2024
ART
by Yasmina Reza
April 11-14, 2024 @ Shadowbox Studio, Durham, NC
May 2-5, 2024 @ Center Theater, Carrboro, NC
June 20, 2024 @ Eno House, Hillsborough, NC
June 21, 2024 @ The Colonial Inn, Hillsborough, NC
Director: Jeri Lynn Shulke
Cast: David Berberian, Jock Brocki, Derrick Ivey
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Erin Bell, Kira Cornell, Steve Tell, Devra Thomas
Review from CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE
Honored among Best Productions in CVNC's Best of What We Saw 2024
NUMBERS ARE DOWN
by North Carolina playwright Chris Shuptrine
July 27 - August 5, 2023 @ Center Theater, Durham, NC
Director: David Berberian
Cast: Jeffrey Eason, Nicole Gabriel, Monica Hoh, Pamir Kiciman, Donna J. Smith
Production Team: Jaye Bullock, Devon Cholon, Tim Domack, Veronica Dress, Sean Haggerty, Derrick Ivey, Joe Keilholz, Griffin Matthews, Elena Montero Mulligan
RED
by John Logan
March 3-11, 2023 @ Durham Bottling Company, Durham, NC
Director: Jeff Storer
Cast: Trevon Carr, Derrick Ivey
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Chuck Catotti, Sonya Drum, Sean Haggerty, Griffin Matthews, Sarah Roberts, Erin M. West
Review from CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE
Review from BELTLINE TO BROADWAY
Honored among Best Productions and Best Lead Performances in CVNC's The Best of What We Saw 2023
Honored among Best Productions, Best Performances, and Best Design in CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE's Best Triangle Theater 2023
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2
by Lucas Hnath
November 12-19, 2022 @ Durham Bottling Company, Durham, NC
Director: Mark Filiaci
Cast: David Berberian, Lenore Field, Marleigh Purgar-McDonald, Jeri Lynn Schulke
Production Team: JJ Bauer, Taylor Bugge, Sean Haggerty, Derrick Ivey, Daniel Levin, Griffin Matthews, Denise Schumaker
Review from CHATHAM LIFE & STYLE
THE WOOLGATHERER
by William Mastrosimone
October 7-17, 2021 @ Shadowbox Studio, Durham, NC
Director/Designer: Derrick Ivey
Cast: David Berberian, Jeri Lynn Schulke
Producer: David Berberian
Production Team: James Bowman, Joe Keilholz, Alex Maness, Raven Manocchio
RedBird Festival
featuring new works by North Carolina playwrights
Dana Coen, Howard Craft, Marianne Ginger, Jane Holding, Debbie Seabrooke, Michael A. Smith
March 13-22, 2015 @ The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
Directors: Dana Coen, Tamara Kissane, Greg Hohn, Tom Marriott, Chaunesti Webb
Cast: Jade Arnold, Marcia Edmundson, Lenore Field, Greg Hohn, Jane Holding, Jimmy Magoo, Tom Marriott, Brandon Rafalson, Melanie Rio, Alex Thompson, Jane Allen Wilson
Producers: Dorrie Casey, Jeri Lynn Schulke
Production Team: Joseph Amodei, Brittany Bugge, Catharine Carter, Tori Chaffee, Marissa Erickson, Liz Grimes-Droessler, Tom Guild, Rob Hamilton, Dick Hill, Julie Kaplan, John Paul Middlesworth, Emma Nadeau
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.”