Birds of North America Return Engagement

Written by Anna Ouyang Moench Directed by Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald Featuring Ensemble Member John Judd and Cassidy Slaughter-Mason The hit production soars back for a limited return engagement! ★★★★ “Gorgeous” – Chicago Tribune ★★★1/2 “Complex and resonant…a gripping generational dialogue” – Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ September 10 – October 4, 2026 Tickets on sale August 4, 2026 Subscribers for A Red Orchid’s soon-to-be-announced 2026-2027 Season may add BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA to their package at a discounted rate. Season subscriptions will be available in July 2026. John and his daughter Caitlyn are birders. As they scan the skies over their backyard in suburban Maryland looking for elusive birds, years go by. Relationships begin and end. Children grow up and parents age. The climate and the world change in small and vast ways. BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA takes a close look at the relationship of a father and daughter over the course of a decade as they struggle to understand the parts of one another that defy understanding.