D. T. Burns

D.T. Burns is a writer and artist fascinated with mixed media storytelling. Their work functions as a playful particle collider of creative disciplines. Sometimes this looks like immersive puppet operas, other times like rotoscoped dance films. They like to explore subjects in their work like wildlife conservation, medical technology, and general shenanigans.
D.T.'s work has been featured at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, the Object Movement Festival, the Tank, the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Bricolage Production Company, and the Boulder International Fringe Festival. They've received two grants from the Sloan Foundation for science-based screenwriting.
If you find degrees meaningful, D.T. holds a B.A. from Rice University and an M.F.A from Carnegie Mellon...

D.T. Burns is a writer and artist fascinated with mixed media storytelling. Their work functions as a playful particle collider of creative disciplines. Sometimes this looks like immersive puppet operas, other times like rotoscoped dance films. They like to explore subjects in their work like wildlife conservation, medical technology, and general shenanigans.
D.T.'s work has been featured at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, the Object Movement Festival, the Tank, the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, Bricolage Production Company, and the Boulder International Fringe Festival. They've received two grants from the Sloan Foundation for science-based screenwriting.
If you find degrees meaningful, D.T. holds a B.A. from Rice University and an M.F.A from Carnegie Mellon University. If you don't find degrees meaningful, D.T.'s all-time favorite training was from a Swiss clown on a street corner in Prague.

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Scripts

And Juliet Romeo

by D. T. Burns

1
Cast Size
6—20
Genre
adaptation,
experimental,
tragedy

It's Romeo and Juliet, but with every line of dialogue alphabetized. The characters enter, exit, and die in all the same places. They speak the same number of lines. All of the text of the play still occurs. Just... in alphabetical order.
Look, I'm not *exactly* sure why this needs to exist. But I made it anyways.

It's Romeo and Juliet, but with every line of dialogue alphabetized. The characters enter, exit, and die in all the same places. They speak the same number of lines. All of the text of the play still occurs. Just... in alphabetical order.
Look, I'm not *exactly* sure why this needs to exist. But I made it anyways.

Balloon Animals

by D. T. Burns

Cast Size
3
Genre
adventure,
comedy,
farce,
political

For years, corporate surveillance agent Romulus has kept the political activist and militant vegan "Sandy" under close watch. When the new intern Zero breaks routine, the agents are thrown into face-to-face contact with Sandy. They soon realize that they don’t know as much about her, or each other, as they once thought. This playful thriller explores ambition, privacy, and the struggle to build genuine...

For years, corporate surveillance agent Romulus has kept the political activist and militant vegan "Sandy" under close watch. When the new intern Zero breaks routine, the agents are thrown into face-to-face contact with Sandy. They soon realize that they don’t know as much about her, or each other, as they once thought. This playful thriller explores ambition, privacy, and the struggle to build genuine relationships in the age of technology.

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Kelsey and Jarvis Reach a Plateau While Hiking Up Quandary Peak

by D. T. Burns

Cast Size
3
Genre
adventure,
comedy

Two novice hikers reach an impasse while attempting a challenging peak ascent.

Two novice hikers reach an impasse while attempting a challenging peak ascent.

The Dark Void Cometh

by D. T. Burns

Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
holiday,
radio drama

Just four roommates trying to make things work in this messed up world. Of course, one roommate might just be the Dark Void, Destroyer of All Things who will end life as we know it *any* minute now...

Just four roommates trying to make things work in this messed up world. Of course, one roommate might just be the Dark Void, Destroyer of All Things who will end life as we know it *any* minute now...

Headstrong

by D. T. Burns

Cast Size
2—3
Genre
adventure,
comedy

A group of international cheese smugglers are caught up in a revolution. Will they stay gouda and quiet, or take up arms as briedom fighters?

A group of international cheese smugglers are caught up in a revolution. Will they stay gouda and quiet, or take up arms as briedom fighters?

My Aunt's Cremated Remains Do Stand-Up

by D. T. Burns

Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy

Dawson fulfills his aunt's dying request - to bring her stand-up routine to a comedy night.

Dawson fulfills his aunt's dying request - to bring her stand-up routine to a comedy night.

Baikonur

by D. T. Burns

Cast Size
6
Genre
drama

What does it cost to be the first man in space? The lives of cosmonaut candidates in the Soviet space program are thrown into chaos as the Vostok I is declared ready for launch. Duty, fame, and survival hang equally in balance for the candidate sent into space and for those remaining on the ground.

What does it cost to be the first man in space? The lives of cosmonaut candidates in the Soviet space program are thrown into chaos as the Vostok I is declared ready for launch. Duty, fame, and survival hang equally in balance for the candidate sent into space and for those remaining on the ground.