Birdbrain

Meet Cora, a Cockatoo, whose human friend is Grandma Aviary. When Cora gets in trouble, she turns to her friends for help. Featuring a chorus of singing birds including a cockatoo, duck, toucan, vulture and dodo bird, Birdbrain is a celebration of everything it means to be a bird and everything it takes to be a true friend.

Regular price $12.00
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Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Estimated Run Time: 60-75 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 12 roles played by 8-12 actors/puppeteers
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Puppet/Animal Characters:

  • Cora: a cockatoo who is clumsy but very smart
  • Wiggles: a duck who is mostly fearful but likes to be in charge
  • Dude: a dodo bird who is fun loving, wacky, and loves to surf
  • Val: a vulture who wears gold jewelry and likes dead things. Val likes to scare people.
  • Tico: a toucan from Costa Rica who loves to eat mangoes.

Human Characters:

  • Grandma Aviary: Cora is Grandma's pet cockatoo
  • Granddaughter of Grandma Aviary
  • Mail Carrier
  • Neighbor
  • Police Officer
  • Gardener
  • Meter Man

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script/score for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.
  • Production audio files for backtracking, underscoring, and sound effects.
  • Demo audio files with vocals.
  • Logo package

Craig Holland

Craig Holland writes family friendly musical comedies. He has had several plays produced in Orange County theatres, including Pirates vs. Leprechauns (December 2023) and Birdbrain (August 2024) both Theatre for Young Audiences productions. 

Craig is a screenwriter, playwright, composer and lyricist. His short films have won awards in festivals, and his plays have been performed in theatres across the country. In 2023, his work Pirates vs. Leprechauns was nominated for Outstanding Original Work in the Orange County Theatre Guild Awards. 

One of the recurring themes you’ll see in Craig’s work is mystery. That’s because his favorite genre of entertainment is mystery. Mystery books, mystery movies, and mystery TV. He’s also involved in the video game business, having designed several mystery and adventure video games such as the Unsolved Mystery Club and Mystery Masterpiece series. In addition, he designed the sound and composed music for those games. 

Another recurring theme in Craig’s work is animals. As a young boy, Craig raised mallard ducks and homing pigeons, among other animals they had in their large yard. He’s always loved the outdoors. Today, he enjoys going on hiking trips with his wife to faraway places like Cornwall or the Lake District in England.

 

Originally produced by Newport Harbor High School and The Wayward Artist at Grand Central Art center in Santa Ana, CA.

Nominated for OC Theatre Guild's Outstanding New Work Award 

The very moment I knew this was going to be a memorable experience was seeing a little boy put down his 8″ tablet to fully immerse himself in the show. It was such a clear sign of how engaging and magical Birdbrain would be for audiences of all ages.

- Fanboy Nation

From the moment we took our seats up until the final feathery bow, we loved every moment

- Santa Ana Macaroni Kids