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SUMMARY: The Parliament of the Birds
DESCRIPTION: Soar with the birds on an epic journey in search of truth and 
 enlightenment . Directed by Camyar Chaichian. Runs Nov 23–Dec 3.
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 ><h1>The Parliament of the Birds</h1><p>by Guillermo Verdecchia\, adapted f
 rom Farid ud-Din Attar’s poem<br />Directed by Camyar Chaichian</p><p>Adapt
 ed from the 12<sup>th</sup>-century Sufi poem and reimagined for our curren
 t times\, <em>The Parliament of the Birds</em> tells the story of a group o
 f birds who have been gathered by the mysterious hoopoe. Longing for unders
 tanding in a troubled world\, the birds embark on an epic journey in search
  of enlightenment and truth. Universal characters are brought to life in th
 is ensemble piece filled with hope\, reminding us that we are all inextrica
 bly connected.</p><h3>Schedule</h3><p><strong>Performances</strong><br />Th
 ursday\, November 24–Saturday\, December 3<br />7:30 pm</p><p><em>No perfor
 mance on Monday\, November 28</em></p><p><strong>Talk Back </strong><br />T
 uesday\, November 29<br />After the show</p><p><em>The Parliament of the Bi
 rds </em>runs approx. 1 hour and 40 minutes with no intermission</p><h3>Loc
 ation</h3><p>Frederic Wood Theatre<br />6354 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, BC V
 6T 1Z2</p><p>We acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver campus is situated withi
 n the traditional\, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam.</p><h3
 >Ticket Prices</h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400\;">Adult: $24.50 Senior
 : $16.50 Student: $11.50</span></p><p>[buttons][button link_text="Buy ticke
 ts" link_url="https://tickets.ubc.ca/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::
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 46ED-AC2D-443DAA499F26"][/buttons]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true activ
 e=false][accordion title="Director's Message"]</p><p class="p1">Today’s glo
 bal consciousness can be overwhelming and\, at times\, hopeless. Social sys
 tems that used to serve as anchors are hindered by a capricious economy\, c
 ulture wars\, military aggression\, climate change crisis\, pandemics and m
 ore. The anger we feel and the inequity we see are fuelled in part by the c
 ynically designed polarization of anti-social media and runaway algorithms.
  All this\, with seemingly few leaders in sight who are pure hearted and co
 urageous enough to pull us out of the darkness. Not entirely unlike today\,
  over 800 years ago\, the mystic poet\, Attar\, also lived in a world rife 
 with tribal warfare\, imperial aggression\, and existential anxiety. A Sufi
 \, his path was to believe\, unwaveringly\, that the only route to being at
  peace\, was to find unity through Love. In this contemporary Canadian adap
 tation\, Guillermo Verdecchia focusses his sharp lens on the despair of our
  current world and offers an unashamedly idealistic salve for our hearts in
  the form of a theatrical journey that reminds us\, as we sit and breathe t
 ogether in the theatre\, that we are all inextricably linked.<span class="A
 pple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1">Gratitude to the delightful
  cast\, designers and crew who buoyed our spirits while\, each rehearsal\, 
 I could not quiet my heartache and awe for the young in Iran who are riskin
 g life and limb to fulfill their dream of having the freedoms we enjoy. Zan
 \, Zendegi\, Azadi/Woman\, Life\, Freedom.<span class="Apple-converted-spac
 e"> </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s1">—Camyar Chaichian\, Director<
 span class="Apple-converted-space"> [/accordion][/accordions]</span></span>
 </p><h3>Credits</h3><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion
  title="Cast"]</p><p class="p1"><b>Christian Billet </b>Archer King\, Slave
  2\, Hermit\, Old One\, Traveller\, Border Patrol\, Herald\, Brother<span c
 lass="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Air Dayman </b>Pi
 geon\, Monk<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><s
 pan class="s1"><b>Sera Jorgensen </b>Crow<span class="Apple-converted-space
 "> </span></span></p><p class="p1"><b>Adriana McKinnon </b>Sparrow\, Servan
 t\, Slave 1<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><s
 pan class="s1"><b>Kristi McQuade </b>Hoopoe<span class="Apple-converted-spa
 ce"> </span></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Lauren Ordeman </b
 >Falcon<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2"
 ><span class="s1"><b>Nicole-Anne Smith </b>Duck\, Queen<span class="Apple-c
 onverted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Peihwe
 n Tai </b>Parrot<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p c
 lass="p1"><b>Caylee Watrin </b>Nightingale\, Princess\, Bat\, Walker\, Astr
 ologer\, Joseph<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1
 "><b>Jasmine White </b>Cardinal\, Moth</p><p>[/accordion]</p><p>[accordion 
 title="Creative Team"]</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Camyar Chaichia
 n </b>Director<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p cla
 ss="p2"><b>Parmiss Sehat </b>Asst. Director<span class="Apple-converted-spa
 ce"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Jasmine Liu </b>Scenic Designer<span class
 ="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Taylor Wen </b>Asst. 
 Scenic Designer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2
 "><b>Ben Paul </b>Lighting Designer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </s
 pan></p><p class="p2"><b>Hayashida Kuniyoshi </b>Asst. Lighting Designer<sp
 an class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Brendan Lowe 
 </b>Sound Designer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class=
 "p2"><b>Victoria McNeil </b>Asst. Sound Designer<span class="Apple-converte
 d-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Muleba Chailunga </b>Costume Designer
 <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Victoria M
 oo </b>Asst. Costume Designer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></
 p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Midori O’Connor </b>Stage Manager<span 
 class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2"><b>Finnley O
 ’Brien </b>Asst. Stage Manager<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><
 /p><p class="p2"><b>Yuting Yue </b>Asst. Stage Manager<span class="Apple-co
 nverted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Harlow Nguyen </b>Stage Managem
 ent Swing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>K
 athleen Baldakin </b>Production Assistant<span class="Apple-converted-space
 "> </span></p><p class="p2"><b>Ariana Barer </b>Intimacy Coach<span class="
 Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>[/accordion]</p><p>[accordion title="
 Crew"]</p><p class="p1"><b>Shaliya Ma </b>Lighting Board Operator<span clas
 s="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Vic
 toria McNeil </b>Sound Operator<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>
 </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Isabelle Barlow </b>Head Scenic Painter<span cl
 ass="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Tariro Motsi </b>A
 sst. Scenic Painter<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class
 ="p3"><b>Set Run Crew</b></p><p class="p1">Annika Chan\, Vincie Lin<span cl
 ass="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3"><b>Costume Run Crew</
 b></p><p class="p1">Rachel Chan\, David Siu\, Stephanie Shih<span class="Ap
 ple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s2"><b>Set & Pr
 ops Crew</b></span></p><p class="p1">Grycel Tercero\, Tiana Khandelwal\, Am
 elia Wagenaar\, Isabelle Barlow\, Jules Sassi\, Marilia Saito\, Nishi Prave
 en Kumar\, Huda Shawwash\, Sophie Fougere\, Mary Anne William\, Aaron Au\, 
 Hana Yaguchi\, Kristine Wu\, Maddie Steppler\, Mikka Visperas\, Samantha Ch
 eng\, Jack Mosher\, Tariro Motsi\, Hannah Abbott<span class="Apple-converte
 d-space"> </span></p><p class="p3"><span class="s2"><b>Paint Crew</b></span
 ></p><p class="p1">Aaron Au\, Luella DeGeer\, Nyssa Estrella\, Kaileigh Fun
 nel\, Michelle Lee\, Victoria Moo Pak Hei\, Yun Shim\, David Siu\, Nina Yu<
 span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4"><span class="s
 2"><b>Lighting Crew</b></span></p><p class="p1">Aaron Au\, Annika Chan\, Fr
 eddi Li\, Jasmine Liu\, Jack Mosher\, Jaddi Sze\, Holly Theobold\, Yun Shim
 \, Julia Sassi<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3"
 ><span class="s2"><b>Costume Shop Crew</b></span></p><p class="p1">Julia Ch
 ase\, Colton Albee\, Wren-Harlow Gillepsie\, Marília Saito\, Grycel Tercero
 \, Lauren Rankin\, Harlow Nguyen\, Elly Ich<span class="Apple-converted-spa
 ce"> </span></p><p>[/accordion]</p><p>[accordion title="Faculty Advisors"]<
 /p><p class="p1"><b>Stephen Heatley </b>Department Head<span class="Apple-c
 onverted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Jennifer Stew
 art </b>Scenic Advisor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></
 p><p class="p1"><b>Brad Powers </b>Technical Production Advisor<span class=
 "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Lorraine West </b>Scen
 ic Paint Advisor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p
 1"><b>Robert Gardiner </b>Lighting Advisor<span class="Apple-converted-spac
 e"> </span></p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Patrick Pennefather </b>So
 und Advisor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class=
 "p2"><span class="s1"><b>Christine Reimer </b>Costume Advisor<span class="A
 pple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1"><b>Inga McLaughlin <
 /b>Stage Management Advisor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 <p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Tanya Elchuk </b>Voice Coach<span class="
 Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p>[/accordion]</p><p>[accordion 
 title="Staff"]</p><p class="p1"><b>Borja Brown </b>Production Manager<span 
 class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Cam Cronin </b>D
 epartment Administrator<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p c
 lass="p1"><b>Ryan Murcar </b>Scenic Technical Direction<span class="Apple-c
 onverted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Lynn Burton </b>Head of Proper
 ties<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Jodi J
 acyk </b>Head of Wardrobe<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p
  class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Erika Champion\, Abby Levis\, Jeremy Vreeke
 n </b>Production Staff<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></
 p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Amy McDougall\, Holly Andersen </b>Staf
 f Costume Support<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p 
 class="p1"><b>Linda Pitt </b>Communications Specialist<span class="Apple-co
 nverted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Sarah Crauder </b>Film Program 
 Administrator<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1">
 <b>Tony Koelwyn </b>Audience Services Manager<span class="Apple-converted-s
 pace"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Dmitri Lennikov </b>Film Collections Coo
 rdinator<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>St
 uart McFarlane </b>Film Equipment Manager<span class="Apple-converted-space
 "> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Mia Faircloth </b>Academic Administrator<spa
 n class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Karen Tong </b
 >Theatre and Film Studies Graduate Secretary<span class="Apple-converted-sp
 ace"> </span></p><p><b>Kirsten Dougans </b><span style="font-weight: 400\;"
 >Assistant to the Head </span></p><p class="p1"><b>Bhagyashree Chatterjee <
 /b>Communications Assistant<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
 <p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Sophie Fougere\, Madeleine Polak </b>Cost
 ume WorkLearn Assistants<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>
 </p><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Kayleigh Funnell\, Finley O’Brien </b
 >Properties WorkLearn Assistants<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span
 ></span></p><p>[/accordion]</p><hr /><p><em>For any questions\, please cont
 act our b<span style="font-weight: 400\;">ox office: 604.822.6835 or </span
 ><span style="font-weight: 400\;">box.office@ubc.ca.</span></em></p>
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