The Play

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Contemporary America is frayed by race, religion, and politics. All three issues find their way into the musical intensity of the Warlo family. If American society is to move forward in its pursuit of positive change, do we need forgiveness or guidance? This grand question is asked on a microscopic level in ​Birdy​.

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While piano teacher Birdy Warlo teaches her pupil, her estranged daughter Jakari returns home with a bombshell request: sign the divorce papers to Birdy’s second husband so Jakari can marry him.