“A masterpiece of intricately woven stories and ruminations on gender, packaged in the likes of six powerful, sympathetic characters in whose world I could happily have spent several more hours. I can’t recommend enough catching this show.”
Thinking Theater NYC Reviews Boy My Greatness
“Sweeping audiences through an engrossing and affecting fusion of tragedy and comedy that never flags throughout its Shakespearean runtime.”
Theaterscene Reviews Boy My Greatness
“Pageantry, entrancing stage pictures, furious fight scenes and enchanting dance sequences … are gloriously on display in playwright Zoe Senese-Grossberg’s absorbing self-directed highly theatrical fantasia”
BroadwayWorld:
The Seagull
“Set in the Hamptons in the late 1960s, this world premiere adaptation by Firebird literary director Zoe Senese-Grossberg interrogates the play's conception of power and gender by having the actors for Konstantin and Nina switch roles…”
BroadwayWorld: Rossum’s Universal Robots
“This futuristic thriller explores the ethics and decision-making behind robotics and artificial intelligence and screams out with relevance in the wake of today’s AI tech revolution, asking why we insist upon creating technology in our own image.”
Growing Without Schooling
Patrick Farenga interviewed Firebird founder Leo Lion and another teen director from Boston about their work in youth-led theater, for a piece on the John Holt blog, Growing Without Schooling.
TDF Stages:
Interview with Leo Lion
An article by Raven Snook about the work FYT does with young people, our origins, and what theatre means for young people was published in TDF Stages Magazine on May 2nd, 2016.
The Huffington Post:
Interview with Leo Lion and Thomas Pflanz
Artistic Director Leo Lion and Resident Stage Manager Thomas Pflanz were interviewed by Joanne Rendell for a new article on The Huffington Post about what the process and motivation is behind youth-led theatre work, and their time collaborating on Firebird productions.
Link:
Firebirds: Teen-Run Theater Company Brings Treasure Island Off-Broadway
The Huffington Post:
An article by Joanne Rendell about our 2015 production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was published on Huffington Posts's Education Section on May 26th, 2015.