Welcome back to the 242nd episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 242nd episode we have a new artist interview. This particular conversation is between our Co-Artistic Producer Mackenzie and Garrett M. Ryan Abrams and Robert Leitner—the Artistic Director and Artistic Producer of Bird On Stage Productions—who also serve as the Co-Directors, Playwright, and performer of the play ‘PIGEON!’. Together they explore the power and universal experience of loneliness, delve into the process of writing, directing, and performing this dark yet at times comedic work, and share their favourite birds.PIGEON! is playing at The Assembly Theatre (1479 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6R 1A1) from August 21st- 24th. Tickets can be purchased from the following link: https://www.tixtree.com/e/bird-on-stages-pigeon-944d1b2b0e12 Follow Robert Leitner – Instagram: @robby.leitner Follow Garrett M. Ryan Abrams – Instagram: @garrettmabramsFollow Bird On Stage Productions– Instagram: @ birdonstage// Website: https://www.birdonstage.com/pigeon Garrett M. Ryan Abrams and Robert LeitnerFollow Cup of Hemlock Theatre on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter: @cohtheatreIf you’d like us to review your upcoming show in Toronto, please send press invites/inquiries to coh.theatre.MM@gmail.com