A Red Orchid Theatre Presents BIRD OF NORTH OF AMERICA

A Red Orchid Theatre is pleased to continue its 33rd Season with the Chicago premiere of Anna Ouyang Moench’s father-daughter drama Birds of North America, directed by Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald, playing January 15 – February 22, 2026 at 1531 N. Wells St. in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. Single tickets are now on sale at aredorchidtheatre.org or by calling (312) 943-8722. Season subscriptions are currently available.

Birds of North America will feature Ensemble Member John Judd with Cassidy Slaughter-Mason. Understudies include Sahar Dika and Guy Wicke.

About the Production:

John and his daughter Caitlyn are birders. As they scan the skies over their backyard in suburban Maryland looking for elusive birds, years go by. Relationships begin and end. Children grow up and parents age. The climate and the world change in small and vast ways. Birds of North America takes a close look at the relationship of a father and daughter over the course of a decade as they struggle to understand the parts of one another that defy understanding.

Dates: Previews: Thursday, January 15 at 7 pm, Friday, January 16 at 7 pm, Saturday, January 17 at 7 pm, Sunday, January 18 at 3 pm, Thursday, January 22 at 7 pm, Friday, January 23 at 7 pm and Saturday, January 24 at 3 pm and 7pm
Press performances: Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 3 pm and 7 pm
Opening: Sunday, January 25 at 6 pm
Regular run: Thursday, January 29 – Sunday, February 22, 2026

Curtain Times: Thursdays and Fridays at 7 pm; Saturdays 3 pm & 7 pm; and Sundays at 3 pm. Please note: there will be an added Industry Night performance on Monday, February 9 at 7 pm.

Tickets: Previews: $33 – $44*. Regular run: $55*. Access, student, senior, and group discounts available. Single tickets are now on sale at aredorchidtheatre.org or by calling (312) 943-8722. Season subscriptions are currently available. *Ticket prices include a processing fee.

About A Red Orchid Theatre:

A Red Orchid Theatre has served as an artistic focal point in the heart of the Old Town community of Chicago since 1993 and was honored with a 2016 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Over the past 32 years, its Resident Ensemble has welcomed into its fold an impressive array of award-winning actors, playwrights and theatre artists with the firm belief that live theatre is the greatest sustenance for the human spirit. A Red Orchid is well known and highly acclaimed for its fearless approach to performance and design in the service of unflinchingly intimate stories.