Birdland! by Peter Burian

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On April 14, faculty and students from Duke and UNC got together at William Johnson's house to read in performance a first finished draft of the new adaptation of Aristophanes' Birds by Peter Burian (professor emeritus, Duke). Feathers supplied by Shirley Werner (Scholar in Residence @ Duke).

Cast:

  • Al Duncan (UNC, Protagonist): Trustworth
  • Emily Baragwanath (UNC, Deuteragonist): Goodhope; Poet; First Messenger; Herald; Prometheus; Heracles; Herald
  • Claire Catenaccio (Duke, Tritagonist): Tereus; Priest; Preacher; Inspector; Second Messenger; Young Man; Laywer; Poseidon
  • Alex Karsten (Duke): Servant Bird; Procne; Developer; Law Vendor; Iris; Rapper; Triballian
  • William Johnson, Shirley Werner, Peter Burian, Tori Lee, Clinton Kinkade, Michael Freeman (all Duke), Markus Hafner (UNC + LMU Munich): Bird Chorus


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