Download or read book If We Were Birds written by Erin Shields and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If We Were Birds' is a shocking, uncompromising examination of the horrors of war, giving voice to a woman long ago forced into silence, and placing a spotlight on millions of female victims who have been silenced through violence. A deeply affecting and thought-provoking reimagining of Ovid's masterpiece 'Tereus, Procne, and Philomela', Erin Shields's award-winning play is an unflinching commentary on contemporary war and its aftermath delivered through the lens of Greek tragedy.