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The Birds Are Feeding Me

a short comedy
A banker, working at home in his apartment, wants to stop a neighbor from feeding sparrows on her balcony. But he may end up doing far more good than he imagines.

Characters
DOUG: mature man
KIM: young woman
MARION: elderly woman
            
Place
Three apartments in the same building
 
Time
During lockdown

(staged reading)
Shaker Bridge Theatre
Enfield, New Hampshire
​2021

(staged reading)
Playwriting Contest
The Grand Theatre

Cartersville, Georgia
​2021

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​(online reading)
A Rex McGregor Vignette
Weekend Play Readings
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
May 29, 2021 


(online reading)
​​Play Readings with Friends
New York, NY
​January 16, 2021

​Cast: 
Elliott Mayer (Doug), Antonio Miniño (Kim), Betsy Ross (Marion​)

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Antonio Miniño (Kim), Elliott Mayer (Doug) and Betsy Ross (Marion​)
(audio recording)
The Quarantine Plays
The Merry Beggars
New York, NY
​November 20, 2020

Cast: 
Mia Rose Kavensky (Kim), Michael Cyll (Doug), Camilla Joyce (Marion) 

Produced by Peter Atkinson
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Mia Rose Kavensky (Kim), Michael Cyll (Doug) and Camilla Joyce (Marion)

BCT Shorts 2020
Bangkok Community Theatre
Bangkok, Thailand
November 13, 2020

​Cast:
Daniel O’Shea (Doug), Claudia Liu (Kim), Mary Anne Cree (Marion​)

Directed by 
Bonnie Zellerbach
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Daniel O’Shea (Doug), Claudia Liu (Kim) and Mary Anne Cree (Marion​)

(audio recording)
Home
Vashon Repertory Theatre
Vashon Island, Washington
October 8, 2020

​Cast: Michael Shook (Doug), Amy Broomhall (Kim), 
Kat Eggleston (Marion​)

Directed by 
Darragh Kennan
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Kat Eggleston (Marion​), Michael Shook (Doug) and Amy Broomhall (Kim)

Writing Doesn't Have to Be Lonely
Northampton, UK
​September 15, 2020

Cast: 
Robert Wilkinson (Doug), Alena Patel (Kim), Salli Belsham (Marion)
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Alena Patel (Kim), Robert Wilkinson (Doug) and Salli Belsham (Marion)

Summer Shortcuts X
Open Eye Theater
Margaretville, New York
September 8, 2020

Cast: 
Lisa Ruth Mays (Dulcie), Marge Helenchild (Kim), Pip Merrick (Marion)

Directed by Amie Brockway
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Lisa Ruth Mays (Dulcie), Marge Helenchild (Kim) and Pip Merrick (Marion). Video begins at 22:12.

(audio recording)
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Lockdown Radio,
Exeter Drama Company

Exeter, UK
​September 3, 2020

Cast: Graham Setter (Doug), Kate Phimister (Kim), 
Pat Mathewson (Marion​)

Zoom Fest Series 2 
Goodly Frame Theatre

Greensboro, North Carolina
August 26, 2020

​Cast: Paulo Goulart Filho (Doug), Sarah Jeanne (Kim), Pepper Liddell (Marion​)

Directed by 
Meredith DiPaolo Stephens
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Paulo Goulart Filho (Doug), Sarah Jeanne (Kim), Pepper Liddell (Marion​)

Corona and Other Maladies
Towne Street Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
August 15-16, 2020

Cast: RJ Wayne (Doug), 
Kira Hoag (Kim), Nancy Renee (Marion​)

​Directed by Nancy Cheryll Davis

Also presented at 
​
Together LA Festival
October 3, 2020
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RJ Wayne (Doug), Kira Hoag (Kim) and Nancy Renee (Marion​)

(online reading)
July 25, 2020

​Cast: 
Melvin Smith (Doug), Jacqueline Elisabeth (Kim), Evelyn Renshaw (Marion​)
​
Produced by Jacqueline Elisabeth
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Melvin Smith (Doug), Jacqueline Elisabeth (Kim) and Evelyn Renshaw (Marion​)

(audio recording)
Hand to Mouth Sound Theatre
​
Hereford, UK
July 3, 2020

Cast: David Pollard (Doug), 
Hannah Sowerby (Kim), Jane Bovell (Marion​)

Produced by David Pollard
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David Pollard (Doug), Hannah Sowerby (Kim) and Jane Bovell (Marion​)

(audio recording)
​Fun Fight at the OK Corona! 
​Brighton, UK

Cast: Justin Hayward (Doug), 
Sophie Flack (Kim), Norma Cohen (Marion​)

Directed by Tom Dussek
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Justin Hayward (Doug), Sophie Flack (Kim) and Norma Cohen (Marion​)

​​(online reading)
Theatre in My Pajamas
​
Dorset, Vermont
​June 18, 2020

Cast: Paul Fuhr (Doug),
Marti Goodfellow (Kim), Barbara Nelson (Marion​)
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Paul Fuhr (Doug), Marti Goodfellow (Kim), Barbara Nelson (Marion​)

Zoom Festival 4.0
No Regrets Theatre Company
Radford, Virginia
May 30, 2020

Cast: Zach Bacon (Doug), Rachel Groover (Kim), Mary Trotter (Marion)

Directed by Samantha Ross
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Rachel Groover (Kim), Zach Bacon (Doug) and Mary Trotter (Marion)

​Theatre Three Off-Stage/On-Line
Port Jefferson, New York
​May 23, 2020


Cast: Steve Ayle (Doug), Krystal Lawless (Kim), Marci Bing (Marion)
​
Directed by Jeffrey Sanzel
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Marci Bing (Marion), Krystal Lawless (Kim), Steve Ayle (Doug)

Play(s) At Home virtual play festival
Connective Theatre Company
Chicago, Illinois
May 1, 2020

Cast: Charlie Newton (Doug), Taylor McWilliams-Woods (Kim), Cheryl Frazier (Marion)
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Directed by Chase Hauser
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Charlie Newton (Doug), Taylor McWilliams-Woods (Kim), Cheryl Frazier (Marion)