For the Birds

Book & Lyrics by Lauren Kahane

Music by Jacob Fjeldheim

When Federal policies force the Wilson’s to sell the family ranch, Wes Johnson decides something must be done. Wes leads a “peaceful takeover” of the Sandhill National Wildlife Refuge and refuses to leave until the Fed’s agree to “return the land to the people of that State.” The takeover is national news, and the Refuge becomes a magnet for those both for and against Wes. For the Birds is a sprawling romantic comedy about a decent man who becomes a national laughingstock as he risks everything to fight for what he was taught to believe in.

2018 — Catwalk Residency