OPEN EYE MAINSTAGE: Theatre

Open Eye Theatre presents

STUPID F*CKING BIRD

Feb. 25 – March 21, 2027

Sort-of Adapted by Aaron Posner from the Russian classic “The Seagull” by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Joel Sass

Hilarious and contemporary, Stupid F*cking Bird forges new theatrical ground just as its predecessor did over a century ago. Conrad is an aspiring playwright with a radical view of the theatre who yearns for love, acceptance, and success. His girlfriend Nina searches for fame and oh-so-slyly goes after his mother’ famous boyfriend. Emma is a fading Hollywood star who fights getting older by using her sardonic wit as a lethal weapon. Stupid F*cking Bird considers how art, love and revolution can fuel one’s own pursuit of happiness.

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An irreverent and very funny remix of a Russian classic!

From the author of Open Eye’s  2023 box office hit LIFE SUCKS. “Even if you have never seen The Seagull or pondered the meaning of performance art, Stupid F*cking Bird will captivate you with its unexpected insights into the human capacity for love, misery, and creative self expression. If you are a lover of Chekhov or a student of the theater it just might blow you away.” —Talkin Broadway

  • TICKETS

    $32 — General Admission
    $27 — Fringe Button Holders
    $24 — Seniors
    $18 — Students
    $15 — Economic Accessibility

    Do you have a MN Fringe button? Get $5 off General Admission tickets with discount code FRINGE. Show your button at the box office when checking in.

    A limited number of $15 Economic Accessibility tickets are available online for all performances. If not sold out, a limited number of pay-as-able tickets will be available at the door. View our ticketing policy.

    AGE RECOMMENDATION: Ages 14 and up.

    CONTENT AWARENESS
    This show is a dark comedy featuring adult language and themes, including references to depression and suicide.

  • PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

    Thursday, 2/25, 7:30pm OPENING
    Friday, 2/26, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 2/27, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 2/28, 2pm
    Thursday, 3/4, 7:30pm
    Friday, 3/5, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 3/6, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 3/7, 2pm MASKS REQUIRED
    Saturday, 3/8, 7:30pm INDUSTRY NITE
    Thursday, 3/11, 7:30pm
    Friday, 3/12, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 3/13, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 3/14, 2pm
    Thursday, 3/18, 7:30pm
    Friday, 3/19, 7:30pm
    Saturday, 3/20, 7:30pm
    Sunday, 3/21, 2pm CLOSING

    RUN TIME: 90 minutes, one intermission

  • ACCESSIBILITY

    Contact us at 612-874-6338 or boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org for accessibility information and requests. Learn more.

    To accommodate audience members with respiratory or immune conditions, all audience members are asked to wear masks during the Sunday 3/7 matinee performance. Thank you in advance for helping everyone in our community enjoy the magic of live performance!

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CREATIVE TEAM

Aaron Posner - Playwright
Joel Sass - Director & Set Design
To Be Announced - Cast

PRESS

“Aaron Posner’s savvy, petulant blitz through Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull [is] less an adaptation of Chekhov’s landmark drama than a funny, moving slugfest, a ripe mashup of mock and awe… sometimes it blows Chekhov up, and sometimes the play explodes with a genuinely Chekhovian release of emotion. The show is smart enough to have it both ways: it mines The Seagull for classical heft even while giving it the bird.” – Washington Post

“Like the play that inspired it, this adaptation offers a unique glimpse at the state of the theatrical art form and more broadly, the difficult pursuit of art and creativity. Angsty, raw, and real, this play does not shy away from the hard, but well-discussed philosophical questions about art, reality, love and life and what it all means. Yet, it does so in a way that’s likely to engage contemporary theatrically savvy audiences.” – BroadwayWorld

 

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