The Colonel and the Birds

Written by Hristo Boytchev
Directed by Neno Pervan
Presented on Oct. 29-Nov. 7, Barnelle Theatre

Bulgarian playwright Hristo Boytchev's plays have been staged in more than forty countries on five continents. His latest play is The Colonel and the Birds - a female version of his The Colonel Bird. In a small psychiatric ward situated in a former monastery and lost somewhere in the mountains in the Balkans, six patients and a very young doctor are left to their fate. When UN planes accidentally drop military supplies in the compound, the patients begin to role play soldier.

Cast

Lacey Smith (Doctor), Ian Salazar (Colonel Fetisov), Annalisa Cochrane (Nina), Cameron Kauffman (Titch), Katie Liz Robbins (Mata Hari), Lauren Buckley (Meral), Irish Giron (Teresa)

Production Team

Jason Sheppard (Technical Director), Rob Hillig (Production Manager/Master Electrician), Patricia McMahon (Costume Design), Johnny Burton (Prop Design), Mikayla Blanchard (Scenic Design), Tom Ash (Lighting Design), Mladen Milicevic (Sound Design), Aisling Galvin (Stage Manager), Beau Mantor, Dylan Fox, Sierra Powell, Brenna Fitzgerald (Assistant Stage Manager), Natalie McElvy (Light Board Operator), Lindsay Thompson (Sound Board Operator), Stephanie Crist (Make Up Artist), Kyle Salih, Harold Lloyd, Ignacio Perez Elias (Running Crew), Brittany Lewis, Jesse Biggio, Makena Cecil, Jonie Searle, Victoria Baxter, Thalia Cordova, Louie Enenriquez (Costume Crew), Lundyn Lightburn (Publicity Coordinator), Alexandra Jungers, Geoffrey Feldman (Head House Managers), Parisa Loftis (Poster Art), Cameron Kauffman, Jess Gabor, Keyshawn Garraway, Tom Ash, Alexa Vellanoweth, Sarah Reichel, Emma Whitley, Makenna Elias (Set/Lights Work Study), Rebecca Starr, Claire Sitzer, Reed Sights, Brianna Ellis-Mitchel, Lindsey Thompson, Dylan Fox, Josh La Cour, Morgan Hanna, Tahirih Toche (Costume Work Study)