Regretfully, So the Birds Are
by Julia Izumi

Name: Regretfully, So the Birds Are
Brand: Julia Izumi
SKU: 9780573710575
Rating: 3.83 (18 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Regretfully, So the Birds Are Book Cover — Regretfully, So the Birds Are Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

105 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Contemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Synopsis

Arson. Affairs. Incest.

Murder... are only the beginning of problems for the Whistler siblings.

Mora’s gotta find her birth mother, Neel’s gotta find himself, and Illy’s gotta keep her piece of the sky... but the birds have other plans.

Julia Izumi’s Regretfully, So the Birds Are is a madcap comedy that gleefully flips the human quest for self-discovery on its head.

Press Reviews

"Julia Izumi is first-rate talent whose work is funny, insightful, and masterful. I can’t wait to see what she does next."
— DC Metro Theater Arts

"Equal parts chaos and absurdity."
— The New York Times

"Izumi’s play is crazy, chaotic, but also cleverly plotted... The script is a mold-breaker, a convention-twitter. The only guarantee is hilarity at regular intervals."
— New York Stage Review

"[A] loopy portrait of three adult Asian adoptees.... Absurdism, in other words, served up smartly with perhaps just a dash of didactic curiosity."
— New York Stage Review

"A memorable work of juicy, contentious fiction."
— Theatrely

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ILLY 25, female, Asian American	female	—	25, female, Asian American
NEEL 28, male, Asian American	male	—	28, male, Asian American
MORA 29 going on 30, female, Asian American	female	30	29 going on 30, female, Asian American
ELINORE 62, female, white American	female	—	62, female, white American
CAM THE SNOWMAN An American snow(white)man	—	—	An American snow(white)man
SREY Age unclear, female, French? Cambodian?	female	—	Age unclear, female, French? Cambodian?
COWMAN Male, played by same actor as CAM THE SNOWMAN	male	—	Male, played by same actor as CAM THE SNOWMAN
A BIRD Very bird, played by same actor as ELINORE	male	—	Very bird, played by same actor as ELINORE
MANY BIRDS So very birds, played by EVERYBODY!	—	—	So very birds, played by EVERYBODY!