Based on a true story about Peregrine Falcons and humans living at the intersection of wild and urban habitats, "Flight Lessons" is a two-act, multi-character folk opera exploring themes of home, adaptation and recovery. The narrative-in-song follows an urban wildlife biologist who monitors the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting on a bridge and how their lives intersect with the human inhabitants of the neighborhood after one of the birds is shot. "Flight Lessons" draws upon my experiences studying natural history and raptor conservation.
We had a great turnout and an excellent time performing the show at Rhythmix in April. Thank you to the Rhythmix crew for letting me bird out at your wonderful venue and to my great cast! Likewise, I loved presenting songs from the show and the backstory at Project Artaud's Salon Series with Kwame the next day. Now we can't wait to do it again! If you'd like to discuss booking a show and/or a presentation about Flight Lessons please drop me an email:
Flight Lessons is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Consider making a donation to support future productions and recording. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Flight Lessons must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
