About Birdhouse Theatre
Summary
Birdhouse Theatre opened in 2015 with nothing more than passion and hope, nestled inside Blackbird Coffee at 114 West Hancock Street in Milledgeville, GA.
We are a community-driven venue dedicated to live theatre, original works, music, poetry readings, and the arts. From full productions to staged readings, open mics, and literary events, Birdhouse has been a home for creative voices in Middle Georgia.
We believe in the power of live performance to connect people, spark conversation, and build community. Whether you're an actor, a playwright, a musician, a poet, or simply an audience member, there's a place for you at Birdhouse Theatre.
Mission
Richard Nelson recently wrote that a theatre at its essence is simply a kind of intimate human relationship between an artist and the audience. Today, television networks fight for the rights to "time-sensitive" events where audiences share in a feeling at the same time. This is where theatre has and will continue to thrive.
All one needs is an empty space and a shared amount of time where live human beings are in front of live human beings to share. Birdhouse Theatre seeks to continually provide a theatre experience that creates culture, motivation, engagement, economic development, intelligence, and growth of a community.
Who We Are
Iona Sun Holder
Iona Sun Holder has been directing plays and collaborating with artists for nearly 30 years. Her plays have been recognized by Acting Out INK Fest, Edmonds Driftwood Festival, and the Neil LaBute New Theatre Festival.
Acting credits include Actor's Express, University of Georgia, Georgia College, Augusta Players, Milledgeville Players and Orlando Fringe Festival.
Directing credits include "Disenchanted!", "Ride The Cyclone", "Stick Fly", "Death of a Salesman", "The Last Five Years", "Proposals", "Steel Magnolias", "Leveling Up", "The Marriage Counselor", and numerous new plays with the Arts & Letters Drama Prize at Georgia College & State University.
Iona and her husband Jimmy are the owners of Blackbird Coffee and Birdhouse Theatre & Film.
Jimmy Holder
Jimmy Holder's plays have been recognized by Heartland Theatre Festival, Centre Stage New Play Festival, Ohio State University New Play Contest, LaBute New Theatre Festival, Crafton Hills New Works Festival, Little Theatre of Alexandria National Playwriting Competition, CentralPA Theatre Fest, and The Landing Theatre Company New American Voices.
His play, Divinely Futile, is published in the Best Ten-Minute Plays 2022 by Smith & Krauss.
Acting credits include Roundabout Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Virginia Stage Company, The Producer's Club, Woodruff Arts Center and Orlando Fringe Festival.
He and the incredibly talented Iona Sun are the owners of Blackbird Coffee and Birdhouse Theatre & Film.
Find Us
114 West Hancock StreetMilledgeville, GA
Est. 2015