NACL presents a work-in-progress showing of Birding for Beginners (A Eulogy for Pilgrims) by Jessica Almasy and collaborators — A 90 minute preview of a deliciously slow-burning 12 hour American voyage, fashioned after the sea-bound pelagic birding tour. A sequel to Hamlet meets Colonial Williamsburg, shot in the desert.

Jessica Almasy is a writer, director, producer, and actress working across all mediums. She is a cofounder of the TEAM (www.theteamplays.org), has recorded over 400 audio books most notably as Lourna Dee in Star Wars, and quarterbacked alongside artists like Josephine Decker, Hilton Als, Haruna Lee, and Tim Robbins. She is a birder by proxy, and grateful for the pilgrim.

Stay after the presentation for delicious soup, and conversation!

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