OURS

Bob Sugarman’s story of repeated, horrific alien abductions was the inspiration for the 1994 blockbuster, Birds of Prey. Decades after the film, Bob is stumbling through a speaking tour, sharing his story with abductee support groups and imparting the lessons he’s learned from a lifetime of contact with our interplanetary visitors.

Imagine the worst thing that could happen to you. Imagine it...
Bob Sugarman’s story of repeated, horrific alien abductions was the inspiration for the 1994 blockbuster, Birds of Prey. Decades after the film, Bob is stumbling through a speaking tour, sharing his story with abductee support groups and imparting the lessons he’s learned from a lifetime of contact with our interplanetary visitors.

Imagine the worst thing that could happen to you. Imagine it happening again and again. Imagine the release of just… giving in.

A (mostly) one-person play (for 5+ voices) about responsibility, trauma, positive thinking, and aliens.
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  • Nick Malakhow:
    23 Feb. 2021
    A unique theatrical event that utilizes inventive casting to explore how one's identity evolves over time and the ways that one grapples with trauma. I loved how this was both a super compelling story in and of itself if you take it as a harrowing account of sci-fi truth and also as an extended metaphor for post traumatic stress and how one's relationships are impacted by such traumas. The messy Q&A and sudden ending to the piece both evoke naturalism and serve as an appropriate representation of the unresolved nature of the wounds on display.
  • Cheryl Bear:
    3 Jan. 2021
    For the interplanetary believers and of the space time continuum, this is a very funny testimony for all of us. Well done!

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Dixon Place (NYC)
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
    ,
    Judson Memorial Church (NYC)
    ,
    2015

Awards

Finalist
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Seven Devil's New Play Conference
,
id Theatre Company
,
2019