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There Were No Birds to Fly ()

Produced by

New Ideas Festival

Presented by

Alumnae Theatre Company

Playwright: Elaine Freedman
Director: Molly Thom

Venue

The Alumnae Studio

Run

November 19th, 2025 – November 23rd, 2025

Synopsis

In the not-distant-enough future. of climate change, an ex-corporate lawyer, Wanda, is living in subtropical Yukon with her disabled teenage daughter, Alice. One afternoon, Wanda’s ex-wife, Carla, MBA and CEO of The Company in BC’s lower mainland, suddenly appears and threatens to turn their comfortable world upside down. (alumnaetheatre.com)


Cast

Natalie Stephenson Wanda
Elizabeth Friesen Carla
Violet Brown Alice

Creative Team

Elaine Freedman Playwright
Molly Thom Director
Andrea Stewart Sound Designer
Connor Price-Kelleher Lighting Designer

Production

John Acuna Stage Manager
Anna Jose Production Manager
Melanie Stevenson Lighting Operator
Shay Sharma Lighting Operator
Ellen Green Props Manager
Leslie Rennie Wardrobe Manager
Rheima Robinson Stagehand