Canary: An American Myth

In the coal camps of 1920s West Virginia, families struggle to survive as whispers of unionization spread through the mountains. As devastating mine disasters shake their lives, young Caleb becomes obsessed with the myth of Icarus, searching for meaning in stories of flight, ambition, and falling too close to the sun. Blending Appalachian history and magical realism, Canary explores the cost of chasing freedom in a world designed to keep people underground. It is a story about the dangerous hope that ordinary people might someday rise together.

Written by Meghan Martin

Directed by Khiry Starghill and Meghan Martin

Music Direction by Halley Platz

CAST

Xander Black as CALEB

Jeremy Byron as TANNER

Alan CordoBa-Diaz as GIO // ENSEMBLE 

Devin Funnye as ISIAH // ENSEMBLE

Kevin Gonzalez as CALVIN // ENSEMBLE

Mark Stephen Kopas as BILL // ENSEMBLE

Saturday Lawson as ENSEMBLE

Hila Naus as MARY

Michael Norton as JOSEF // ENSEMBLE

Halley Platz as ENSEMBLE

Casey Reardon as TOM // ENSEMBLE 

Bryan Patrick Stoyle as KITT

Ann Marie Taglavore as ENSEMBLE