The Inkwell Communiqués is an original theatre piece based on a true story of an artist conversing with a country in an unexpected and ingenious letter writing campaign. Ignis Bird pens hundreds of letters and creates a menagerie of unforgettable characters (seemingly out of thin air) - and then? the world changes.

“Real poetry on the American stage.”
“An ideological coup d’etat which transcends politics.”

The four play cycle adapted from Bird’s letters, deftly portrays more than a decade of communication with various agencies.  The dossier of letters were written to address the concerns of a country’s people - including funding for the arts, education, the environment, First Nations rights, the homeless, veterans and medical research.

Wildly creative and wickedly satirical by turns, the campaign concludes with an invigorating ‘win’. As the postal campaign progresses, surprising correspondences emerge from a whimsical gaggle of circus characters, woodland creatures, soldiers of fortune and one exceptional barrister...as well as responses from the agencies themselves. Bird calls out for compassion to be restored in the land. Ultimately the characters come up with a noble action plan, a map for a New Peace In Our Time. Oh, thank Goodness.

“Wildly theatrical…Marvelously literary & charming…
“Tremendously layered…Fantastical"...

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Gallery of Inkwell Images, Inkwell Cast and Inkwell Director Notes.

Oakland Tribune Profile on Inkwell