Birds of North America at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Birds of North America

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles

Birding connects a father and daughter whose relationship is strained by different views of the world in Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's Los Angeles premiere of Birds of North America. In this funny, poignant and nuanced two-hander set against the background of nature and climate change, John and Caitlyn scan the skies over a backyard in suburban Maryland looking for elusive birds, even as the years go by and both they and the world around them change in small and vast ways.

Thru - Nov 19, 2023

Price: $25-$40

Show Type: Comedy/Drama

Box Office: 310-477-2055

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Birds of North America Reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...In "Birds of North America," now at the Odyssey Theatre in a production directed by Peter Richards, playwright Anna Ouyang Moench ("Man of God") has created a tight-focused, two-character drama about a father and daughter who love each other but cannot reach each other. The play, a study in contrasts, pits a daughter's need for connection against a father's inability to transcend his own limitations."

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- Charles McNulty

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

"...BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA is a compelling character study of two people who just can’t seem to communicate – made more poignant because they are father and daughter. This is a dark comedy where even funny lines have an undercurrent of pain. Director Peter Richards helms the two-hander with careful attention to the small details which add up to personality. Talented Gross and Misaye do an impeccable job of defining each member of the dyad with compassion, even as they sometimes seem to laugh rather than cry."

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- Elaine Mura

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...A lifetime of failed opportunities to connect weighs heavy on the hearts of the father-daughter protagonists of Anna Ouyang Moench's haunting Birds Of North America, exquisitely acted by Arye Gross and Jacqueline Misaye at the Odyssey Theatre."

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- Steven Stanley

Stage Raw - Somewhat Recommended

"...The most masterful element of this piece is easily the character writing. Though the first half hour of dialogue is dragged down by clunky packaging, the gradual reveal of two people’s elaborately unfolding lives through subtext and snapshot moments is overall impressively executed. One charming feature is John’s inclination towards info-dumping; he periodically nerds out and offers insightful scientific facts to Caitlyn (and the audience). He also goes on some humorously — if painfully — dad-ish rambles and a few mansplaining rants about topics such as miscarriage and his vendetta against international travel."

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- Socks Whitmore

Birds of North America at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble