BirdLand Theatre is Toronto based performing arts producing & broadcasting company promoting the art of creative living through dynamic theatre and multimedia productions embodying technology, art and mindfulness. Artistic Producer Dr. Zorana Kydd founded the company following the completion of her Doctoral Studies in Theatre at The University of Toronto at The Graduate Center for Study of Drama.
BirdLand Theatre with its award winning and internationally recognized productions is pushing the artistic limits and telling new, more inclusive stories that expanded the boundaries of live theatre. Over the years company developed the body of work that created a community of uninhibited and impassioned artists that created incendiary and vital new works for the stage that is redefining the stage narratives for theatre in 21st century. The company engaged established well known Canadian and international artists across generations such as Diego Matamoros, Morris Panych, Ted Dykstra, Richard Greenblatt, Louise Pitre, David Ferry, Adam Brazier, Philip Akin, Shaun Smyth, David Coomber, Brendan Gall, Ben Cole, Christopher Stanton, Cara Rickets, Jordan Tannahill, Janet Porter just to name a few. BirdLand Theatre produced many Canadian premieres of the award winning playwrights and musical theatre artists such as Stephen Sondheim, Pulitzer Prize nominee Rajiv Joseph, Tony Award nominee Stephen Adly Guirgis, Drama Desk Award recipient Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, Terence McNally, Arthur Miller. Some of the productions from BirdLand Theatre history:
-The Birds, by Conor McPherson, NYC Premiere,
Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters-NYC
-Wide Awake Hearts, by Brendan Gall, US Premiere,
Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters-NYC
-Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Rajiv Joseph, Canadian Premier,
Theatre Centre-Toronto
-Assassins, by Stephen Sondheim, Canadian Premier,
Theatre Centre-Toronto
-The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, by Stephen Adly Guirgis,
Fermenting Cellar-Toronto
-The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh,
Canadian Stage-Toronto
-Frankie and Johnny, by Terence McNally,
St. Lawrence Center for the Arts-Toronto
