Kill the Bird

by Erika Kuhn

Kill the Bird is a new play by Erika Kuhn. This black comedy centers on Jill, a woman navigating grief, isolation, insanity, —and the talking family bird. We follow her descent and rise as she struggles to find resilience in a life pained, like all lives, with love and loss. It’s a story of companionship, and how we as humans can best remember and honor the ones we have lost with the days we still have. Marking...

Kill the Bird is a new play by Erika Kuhn. This black comedy centers on Jill, a woman navigating grief, isolation, insanity, —and the talking family bird. We follow her descent and rise as she struggles to find resilience in a life pained, like all lives, with love and loss. It’s a story of companionship, and how we as humans can best remember and honor the ones we have lost with the days we still have. Marking her playwriting debut, Kill the Bird is produced with the generous support of Broadway Licensing and their New Works Grant, and by West Virginia Public Theatre.

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  • Faith King: Kill the Bird by Erika Kuhn
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    This play makes me feel a new feeling every time I read it. An equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting play.

    This play makes me feel a new feeling every time I read it. An equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting play.

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  • Christopher Soucy: Kill the Bird by Erika Kuhn
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    Grief feels like the end. Like the last thing you will ever feel. And any emotion that presents itself just seems like a road to deeper grief. Erika Kuhn captures the angst, the desperation, and the hopeless nature of grief beautifully.

    Grief feels like the end. Like the last thing you will ever feel. And any emotion that presents itself just seems like a road to deeper grief. Erika Kuhn captures the angst, the desperation, and the hopeless nature of grief beautifully.

    ”
  • Lana Scott Stringer: Kill the Bird by Erika Kuhn
    “

    A layered paper shadowbox of a play in which grief is the very center. New, interesting, and creative elements revealed themselves with every shift of light. I found myself surprised-pleased and surprised-horrified. If you like the way The Moors used animals to unearth the most compelling parts of humanity, you’ll like this play.

    A layered paper shadowbox of a play in which grief is the very center. New, interesting, and creative elements revealed themselves with every shift of light. I found myself surprised-pleased and surprised-horrified. If you like the way The Moors used animals to unearth the most compelling parts of humanity, you’ll like this play.

    ”
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