"Attack of the Byrds!"
by Gary Duehr
A comedy with music
Adapted from "The Birds" by Aristophanes
Reading on Sunday, August 10, 3 pm
Free and open to the public
The Armory Cafe
191 Highland Ave, Somerville
http://artsatthearmory.org/
Please join me for a reading of my new comedy with music, "Attack of the Byrds!," adapted from "The Birds" by Aristophanes.
Free and open to the public, the reading will take place on Sunday, August 10 at 3 pm at the Armory Cafe in Somerville, 191 Highland Ave. After the reading, there will be a brief feedback session. There is a free parking lot behind the Armory.
This version mashes up the classic Greek comedy with "The Birds" by Hitchcock and songs inspired by the '60s band the Byrds. Rhymed couplets punch up the comic wordplay.
"Attack of the Byrds!" follows two Athenians, Souvlaki and Moussaka, who set out in search of a simpler life. They persuade the race of birds to create Cloudcuckooland and take control of the air, intercepting all traffic between men and gods. No sooner are the city walls built than the Athenians are barraged by the same agents of bureaucracy they are trying to escape, as well as Olympian gods unhappy at being blackmailed. Eventually, Souvlaki is miraculously transformed into a bird-like god himself.
Cast
Marianne Adams
Lesley Bannatyne
Suzanne Boucher
Richard Curran
Janine Fay
Reebee Garofalo
Andrew Jackson
Tim Jackson
Paul Lombino
David Miller
Deb Pacini
The Byrds Band
Suzanne Boucher, vocals
Jane Harcourt (composer), vocals, keyboard
Brian Middleton, 12-string guitar
