The Chickens Have Come HOme to Roost
By Ana Cristina Da Silva
Chickens… is a drama told through poetry, puppetry, and song following the inner life of a woman, Angie, as personified by a chicken puppet, Birdie. After a sexual encounter with a man, one where the participants' actions are questionable and difficult to judge, the relationship between animal and human quickly morphs when Birdie gains the ability to speak. Together, Angie and Birdie are forced to look at the encounter and journey into Angie's past to discover how they can exist in the present. This psychological drama begs the question: what does consent look like?
Location: Triskelion Arts
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Co-Director Ana Cristina Da Silva & Madeleine Wall
Cast Valeria Aceves, Ana Cristina Da Silva, Al Groppi, Jesse B Koehler, Francis MacCall, Claudia Ramos-Jordán, Bryant Jager
Movement Director Mackian Bauman
Music Director & Sound Design Kendall Perry
Intimacy Director Lauren Kiele DeLeon
Puppet Design & Build Matt Sorensen
Music Ana Cristina Da Silva
Set Lauren Barber
Props/Costumes Madeline Wall
Lighting Elizabeth M. Stewart
Graphics & Makeup Madeleine Robertson
Stage Manager Sarah Jones
Production Manager Chloe Morrell
Producer Ana Cristina Da Silva
Photography by Carly Starnes
SELECTED PRESS & AWARDS
Received a Brooklyn Arts Fund Grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council
Received a New York Creative Space Grant from A.R.T./New York
Received the Creative Opportunity Fund from NYSCA-A.R.T./ New York
Received the Indie Theatre Fund Grant
Curated for a Staged Reading at the Boarderlight Festival - Cleveland
Curated for a Development Residency with Catskill Mountain Shakespeare
Curated for a Staged Reading with Catskill Mountain Shakespeare
Interview Guest on “Katie Talks A Lot” Podcast - SPOTIFY
Guest interviewee Episode 478 on Radio Free Brooklyn
Announces Venue, Cast, and Creative Team For "Chickens..." - BROADWAYWORLD
Behind the Process For "Chickens..." - BROADWAYWORLD
Opening Moments
An enchanting overture sets the stage, blending seamlessly with a movement that unveils the characters.
Song, Secrets
Performers breathe new life into tableaus, accompanied by a song that explores the destructive nature of keeping secrets.