ag ull , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁St up id ▁F uck ing ▁Bird , ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁the ▁W ool ly ▁M amm oth ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁different ▁type ▁of ▁work , ▁his ▁own ▁answer ▁to ▁Che kh ov , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁classical ▁adaptation . ▁He ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁writing ▁this ▁work ▁made ▁him ▁feel ▁fully ▁like ▁a ▁play w right . ▁The ▁play ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁produced ▁by ▁theatre ▁companies ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( US ) ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁▁ ▁Pos ner ▁has ▁adapted ▁Che kh ov ' s ▁Uncle ▁V anya ▁and ▁Three ▁Sister s ▁as ▁well . ▁His ▁Life ▁Su cks : ▁Or ▁the ▁Pres ent ▁R id icul ous ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁Theater ▁J ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁No ▁Sister s ▁( 2 0 1 7 ), ▁which ▁was ▁premier ed ▁by ▁the ▁Studio ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁companion ▁play ▁to ▁their ▁production ▁of ▁Three ▁Sister s . ▁▁ ▁Pos ner ▁has ▁also ▁re - im ag ined ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁The ▁Mer chant ▁of ▁Ven ice , ▁in ▁a ▁variation ▁called ▁District ▁Mer ch ants : ▁An ▁Une asy ▁Com edy ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Fol ger ▁Theatre . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁during ▁the ▁Re const ruction ▁era , ▁after ▁the ▁end