The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees
A Romantic Comedy with a Bit of Buzz
September 22 - October 15
Springer Theatre
By Mark Crawford
Produced in Association with Western Canada Theatre, Kamloops, BC
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It's nearly time for the last-ever annual Turkey Days Festival and the excitement in town is palpable. Sarah, a turkey farmer, has just left her husband and moved back home with her mother, a beekeeper. They live across the road from Earl, a farmer who’s been keeping busy with a long list of ladies ever since his divorce. Things get interesting when Ben, an eager young grad student, arrives to study the declining bee population. This raucously funny new comedy tackles sex, love, science, family, and the artificial insemination of turkeys.
NEW: Relaxed Performance - Sunday, October 8 at 2:30pm
A relaxed performance is intended to support audience members who may benefit from a more relaxed environment, including (but not limited to) those with breathing apparatuses or other support machinery, people who need support personnel with them, anyone with ASD, people who may need to leave and re-enter a performance, anyone with sensory and communication disorders, or those who experience a learning disability. During relaxed performances, audience members can get up and move around, leave the theatre and come back, and share their joy without worrying about being too loud. In other words, audiences are invited to be themselves and act as naturally as possible.
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Playing at the Springer Theatre
from September 22 - October 15Running time: 2 hours (plus an intermission)
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Cast
Christopher Allen – Ben
John Jarvis – Earl
Nicola Lipman – Gail
Naomi Wright – Sarah
Creative
Director – Ashlie Corcoran
Set Designer – Jung-Hye Kim
Costume Designer – Jayne Christopher
Lighting Designer – Rebecca Picherack
Sound Designer – Doug Perry
Stage Manager – Natasha Bean-Smith
Assistant Stage Manager – Jessica Severin
Associate Director – Heather Cant
Assistant Director – Anand Rajaram
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"The Birds and the Bees fitting sendoff for director" - The Kingston Whig-Standard