This is a great play about ancestry and what it means when your whole sense of self is upended. A funny and moving play about two sisters navigating some shocking realizations. Loved all the different interactions with Lana's relatives. Big questions are being asked here in a very intimate way. With how obsessed our culture is with DNA ancestry testing these days, this is a perfect play to produce and stir up some relevant dialogue.

Sharply satirical piece that explores the multitudes within the Latinidad, the complexity of identity and ownership over it, thorny and often painful family conversations about love, self-worth, and beauty, and a lot more! Lana and Susi's parallel journeys are compelling to watch, from Susi grappling with the family inheritance that she believes will betray her health early to Lana's often amusing reunions with half-siblings and poignant reflections on the ways her own sense of self worth and success have been wrapped up in her perceived and then newly revealed heritage. I'd love to see a production of this soon!

The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival (summer 2022) enthusiastically recommends BEHEADING COLUMBUS as a Semi-Finalist. We were deeply moved by this play's unpacking of what makes identity - DNA, family, culture, - as it all comes into question for two sisters navigating a new understanding of who they are as the play investigates the colonizer and colonized. We were compelled by this play's assuredness with technical skills, as well as Burbano's ongoing artistry with several plays she's sent BAPF. We hope this play finds dedicated collaborators and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022