BLUEBIRDS
BY VERN THIESSEN
A THEATRE NEW BRUNSWICK PRODUCTION
Set in Étaples, France, 1918. Nurses Christy, Maggie, and Bab have crossed oceans to care for wounded Canadian soldiers in the Great War. Despite the terrible injuries they must deal with, they manage to stay hopeful as the dangers of the front draw closer to their hospital. Through it all, the three women find friendship, independence, power, and influence in a place where men, once again, are trying to destroy the world.
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RUNTIME
75 minutes, no intermission
VENUE
PRICE
Pay-What-You-Can-Afford ($25 / $35 / $45)
SEATING
General Admission Stadium Seating
SHOWTIMES
“Truly breathtaking”
— Georgia Priestley-Brown
THEATRE NEW BRUNSWICK
The traditional unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples
Theatre New Brunswick is one of Canada’s oldest and longest running regional theatre companies. Our mission is to create extraordinary theatre that inspires and entertains our audience while celebrating New Brunswick’s best theatre content and artists; and to provide outstanding theatre training and performance that educates and awakens the imaginations of our youth and emerging artists.
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bluebirds Written by Vern Thiessen
Directed by Natasha MacLellan
Featuring Kirsten Alter, Mélanie LeBlanc and Sharisse LeBrun
Costume Designer | Sherry Kinnear
Projection Designer | Christian Ludwig Hansen
Sound Designer | Stewart Legere
Lighting Designer | Chris Saad
Set Designer | Andrea Evans
Choreographer | Sarah Power
Bluebirds was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2022 and made its world premiere at Theatre New Brunswick in the fall of 2022 to sold out shows.
