Fresh Ink Theatre

SHRIKE

By Erin Lerch
Directed by Josh Glenn-Kayden


Virtual Production | February 4-25, 2022 | ︎Purchase Viewing Ticket ︎

Welcome to the SHRIKE dramaturgy blog, aka “The Rebellion Archives”!

Here you’ll find graphics, information, and a curated reading list from the creative team, that all goes alongside the SHRIKE experience. 

Click around and explore on your own time!


 ︎Listen to the SHRIKE playlist curated by Sound Designer, Anna Drummond!




When are we?
The Legion War begins in the near future, 5-10 years from the present day. The Legion wiped out all major cities across the continental U.S. using biological bombs and weapons.

Major cities were wiped out as a demonstration of strength and to encourage absolute obedience. Anyone living in a rural area was captured and put in camps. The invasion was "brutal and fast” with no time for humans to respond at all—but nine months later, a rebellion was formed.



Where are we?
Even after the nations of the world have fallen, humanity's fighting back.

The human rebellion is organized into three branches, stationed at many outposts across the country. You can learn more about the many members of the rebellion in The Legion Tapes, a podcast that picks up right after the end of Shrike.



Each branch of the rebellion operates autonomously but cooperatively. Shrike mainly takes place near the Great Lakes at what was Badger's base before her disappearance.













The Legionnaires

The Legion is a group of eleven separate alien species, collected (sometimes forcibly) under the rule of command. Each species is named for their role within the legion.

The alien Legion takes over worlds and absorbs the sentients of those worlds. They've assimilated eleven species so far, and humanity is next on their list.