Text by Frédéric Boyer
English Translation by Cole Swensen
Directed by Jean-Baptiste Sastre
Dramaturgy by Ellen Hammer
Featuring Hiam Abbass and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

Acclaimed actors Hiam Abbass and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine star in Phèdre les oiseaux (Phaedra the birds), a new theater work drawing from the tragic Greek figures Phaedra and Hippolytus. Going beyond a retelling of the classic story, Phèdre les oiseaux reimagines the tale of forbidden love, examining through a modern lens themes of morality, sexual intrigue, and betrayal that inhabit cultural myths.

Based on an original text that has been translated into several languages, this international theater project assembles its Greek chorus from each city where the work is presented. The production at BAC features community performers from the group Haïtian-Americans in Action.

Phèdre les oiseaux (Phaedra the birds) is performed primarily in English, with the Greek chorus performing in English, French, and Haïtian Creole. 

MAY 21 - 24
TUE - FRI / 7:30 PM
MAY 28 + 29
TUE + WED / 7:30 PM