'Stupid F**king Bird': F**king Smart Play

Rating for Stupid F**king Bird play 5 “Stupid F**king Bird,” written by Aaron Posner and directed by Howard Shalwitz, is, as the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company puts it, “sort of adapted” from “The Seagull” by Anton Chekhov. Having never read or seen the play (I guess that’s what comes from being a journalism major), I take them at their word. All I know is that “Bird” is one of the most satisfying, electrifying experiences I have had at the theatre in ages. Location: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 38.89479 ; -77.020753 As written by Posner, “Bird” is about love—mother/son, man/woman, love realized/love unrequited. In some respects it’s also about love of life, love for what one does in that...