at the Centre Theater
208 DeKalb Street Norristown

610-279-1013

Iron Age Theatre brings to the stage this adaptation of William Wharton’s hypnotic tale about an unlikely friendship between two Philadelphia teenagers — one a macho body builder, the other an ethereal dreamer; both traumatized during their army service in World War II. Moving from their teenage lives where Birdy tended birds and Al toughen himself to withstand his father’s cruel beatings and the post war trauma as Al tries to bring his friend back to reality. Birdy examines their acceptance of each other’s “specialness” and shares all our hopes that friendship and love can help reals the very real trauma’s of war

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Links About the Production
William Wharton Death Notice
Wharton Biography
An Appreciation of William Wharton
Wikipedia on William Wharton
Naomi Wallace Bio
More on Naomi Wallace
Links to Naomi Wallace Info
How Veterans' Hospitals Became the Best in Health Care
Veteran's Medical Care
History of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Post WWII
Concientious Objectors
WWII Conscientious Objectors
More About WWII Conscientious Objectors
Conscientious objector status 101
Can an Atheist Be A CO?
Forms and process for becoming a CO
Who is a Conscientious Objector?
Concientious Objectors
Veterans' Hospitals
How to make your own Aviary
Building Bird Cages or Aviaries
A Aviary Construction Plan
Italians in Philly
History of Italians in Philly
The Prom
The History of The Prom
Can People Evolve Wings?
Human Mutation
Human powered wing design.
Transformation of Arms to Wings
Bird Wings and Mythology
Icarus
Daedalus
Ovid on the Myth of Icarus
How to make a homemade lampshade
More Lampshade Advice
Even more Suggestions on Making a Homemade Lampshade
Fruitcakes?
The History of the Fruitcake
Child abuse in 1940s; actions taken
Child Abuse Effects
THE MILITARY ENVIRONMENT AND CHILD ABUSE*
Bicycles
The History of the Bike
Bird Info
The "Bird in the Cage" in the History of Sexuality:
Human Relationships with Birds
Philly Weekly on Human Animal Relationships
The Struggle to Gauge a War's Psychological Cost
Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dementia Linked in WWII Vets
Cognitive Dysfunctions Associated With PTSD: Evidence from World War II Prisoners of War
The man who thinks like a bird
U.S. wars and post-traumatic stress disorder
Bird Boy
Treatments for PTSD
Psychological treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder