←Recommendations of Birdie and Cait and the Book of Life

"Birdie and Cait and the Book of Life" has a wonderful sense of place both geographically and spiritually whether in a New York apartment, a Jewish cemetery in London, or the timeless, mystical Library of the Jewish Soul. Lang draws upon the poetry both of the Jewish liturgy and of of the 19th British-Jewish poet Amy Levy to to illuminate the and repair the broken world of her characters.

The community of national and local readers for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends BIRDIE AND CAIT AND THE BOOK OF LIFE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the genuine, honest relationships as characters explore their faith, identity, friendship, and new cities while experiencing aching loss and grief. We were compelled by the play's promise as a well-structured, poetic story of emotional growth between sisters and new relationships. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

This is such a beautiful, life-affirming play that dives into Judaism in a way I deeply relate to. It explores grief, healing, and finding new relationships in the face of tremendous loss. In its specificity it’s totally universal and relevant to all and it’s theatrical in a pure way- where its theatricality ties to the ideas at its core. I highly recommend this play if you’re looking for an uplifting read and a powerful new voice. I hope to see it produced.

The idea of the Book of Life has always been awe-inspiring to me. Lang invents a beautiful and moving story that seems to me to be less about queerness and more about any identify and how we can become ourselves in the absence of our parents. Grief can't even begin until we can accept the finality of death. Birdie's search and what she finds are important for all of us, and I hope the play will get produced often and for many.

I was so glad to read "Birdie and Cait and the Book of Life" for Playwrights Foundation's #BAPF2021. This is a sweet, heart-filling coming-of-age play about the very best of sisterhood, female friendship, and creating space for young, queer women to thrive. I loved getting to see these major relationships blossom, and visiting London through these characters' eyes. I really hope to see this play onstage in the near future.

A truly lovely exploration of queerness, spirituality, faith, and connection. The way Audrey Lang writes is stunningly poetic, and Lang has created some exquisite female characters with unique voices I loved every second of reading. I so hope to see it staged someday.

The Workshop Theater is pleased to recognize Audrey Lang as a playwright selected out of a competitive pool of applicants for our Fall 2020 Writer’s Intensive. The Writer’s Intensive is an eight-week long, playwright-driven process geared towards revising an existing play. Birdie and Cait weaves together a story of four young women bound both by friendship and grief. Audrey impressively creates a distinct voice for each character and builds a word where they are able to explore their intimate identities as complex women amidst the backdrop of a chaotic and expansive London. Our congratulations and thanks to Audrey.

This is such a beautifully-rendered examination of four individuals and their relationships to friends, sisters, and (absent) parents. The aching longing for connection is palpable and creates the beautiful tension that sustains the compelling story, and I loved how this piece demonstrated small seismic shifts in relationships rather than relying on overly theatrical or contrived dramatics. Birdie is definitely a compelling focal point for the piece, but the other three characters are just as richly-rendered and have satisfying arcs. I love how identity, queerness, and friendship is explored and that romance isn't depicted as the magic bullet. Gorgeous work!