migration season

by Abraham Johnson

It's the annual Jekyll Island Youth Birdwatching Competition and high school seniors Sylvia and Lane are ready to absolutely DOMINATE for the 4th year in a row. Honestly? It's barely a competition when you're such iconic bestie-warbler-whisperers.

Except this year... the extra-credit lacrosse himbos can actually tell a stork from a seagull. Not to mention the arrival of an unexpected parent chaperone threatens...

It's the annual Jekyll Island Youth Birdwatching Competition and high school seniors Sylvia and Lane are ready to absolutely DOMINATE for the 4th year in a row. Honestly? It's barely a competition when you're such iconic bestie-warbler-whisperers.

Except this year... the extra-credit lacrosse himbos can actually tell a stork from a seagull. Not to mention the arrival of an unexpected parent chaperone threatens to destroy this duo's guaranteed glory. Over the course of the weekend, we'll ping-pong across the beaches and forests of Jekyll Island, tracking Sylvia and Lane's path to teen birdwatching glory while unraveling a dark mystery that shakes the core of this senior-year victory-lap weekend.

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  • John Mabey: migration season by Abraham Johnson
    “

    As a novice birder myself, I was immediately drawn to this play. And in the expert hands of Abraham Johnson, MIGRATION SEASON uses metaphor and bird migration to tell a powerful story about the journey of grief through friendship. This is also a very funny play with incredible roles for young performers. And the innovative staging offers so many opportunities for YA theatre too.

    As a novice birder myself, I was immediately drawn to this play. And in the expert hands of Abraham Johnson, MIGRATION SEASON uses metaphor and bird migration to tell a powerful story about the journey of grief through friendship. This is also a very funny play with incredible roles for young performers. And the innovative staging offers so many opportunities for YA theatre too.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: migration season by Abraham Johnson
    “

    Loved this play. A play about teenage girls that have true passions in their lives. There is lots of magic in this play and twist at the end really knocked my socks off. Great play for high school aged actors. This play deserves to be in the canon for YA theatre. Rich characters for young actors to really sink their teeth into. Definitely a play that young audiences will be able to connect with. A play that explores tough subjects like grief that does not talk down to young audiences.

    Loved this play. A play about teenage girls that have true passions in their lives. There is lots of magic in this play and twist at the end really knocked my socks off. Great play for high school aged actors. This play deserves to be in the canon for YA theatre. Rich characters for young actors to really sink their teeth into. Definitely a play that young audiences will be able to connect with. A play that explores tough subjects like grief that does not talk down to young audiences.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Working Title Playwrights (Dramaturgy Intensive), 2024