In May 2018, a three-day traffic jam persisted on the Schuylkill Expressway—a pride of peacocks, escapees from the nearby Philadelphia Zoo, were purposefully marching down the side of the highway on a top-secret mission. This is their story, from their POV.

Written by Judd Lear Silverman

Directed by Kimberly Patterson

Performance followed by a talkback.

Preview article here: bctv.org/2025/10/28/four-peacocks-conspire-in-reading-theater-projects-proud