Isaac Byrne

Isaac Byrne

I’ve been a theatre director for almost 20 years now. I’ve won a few awards, travelled the world, and directed some pretty successful shows. I’ve also been a general helper, developer, and all around maker of new theatre. I teach acting to seasoned broadway professionals and beginners alike. Sometimes I act onstage if something strikes me as interesting and worthwhile.

After years of helping...
I’ve been a theatre director for almost 20 years now. I’ve won a few awards, travelled the world, and directed some pretty successful shows. I’ve also been a general helper, developer, and all around maker of new theatre. I teach acting to seasoned broadway professionals and beginners alike. Sometimes I act onstage if something strikes me as interesting and worthwhile.

After years of helping writers develop, refine, and produce their plays, I’ve started writing my own.

Plays

  • MJ, a poetic spell in three parts by Isaac Byrne
    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Strindberg, Henrik Ibsen + 7 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, dark comedy, experimental, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: Strindberg, Henrik Ibsen, women’s issues, women’s history, abuse in theatre, dark magic, seance, comedy, absurdism
    Three actors are feverishly rehearsing a famous classic play—over and over, faster and faster, until a dark magic begins to crack open the world. Dead playwrights are conjured, old rivalries spill over and reignite hidden passions. When a once silenced voice is finally unearthed, a true seance begins.
  • Under the Dragon’s Tail by Isaac Byrne
    Cast: 
    3–9
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: rattlesnakes, heist + 5 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, experimental, horror, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: rattlesnakes, heist, Ancient Greek Myth, astronaut, divorce, comedic philosophy, self help
    Four short plays meant to be performed as a single performance. Snakes and duct tape! Greek Myths and heroes! Mistakes in Space! Self Help vs Philosophy vs Broken Hearts!
  • Letter to a Young Cosmonaut by Isaac Byrne
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, experimental, immersive, tragedy
    Pretend. It might just be the only way to bring this spaceship home.
  • The Golden Fleece by Isaac Byrne
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 4 more
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    Keyword: Ancient Greek Myth, Audience Interaction + 1 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, dark comedy, experimental, immersive
    Keyword: Ancient Greek Myth, Audience Interaction, women’s issues
    The real story of Jason, the Argonauts, Medea, and the Golden Fleece. Maybe. You choose.
  • One.Two.Three by Isaac Byrne
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: divorce, philosophy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, docudrama/historic, experimental, romantic comedy
    Keyword: divorce, philosophy, absurdist comedy
    Ash and Wednesday are searching for meaning as they try to finalize their split. Self help, philosophy, and hijinks ensue.
  • Ophiology by Isaac Byrne
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: love, death + 2 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: love, death, rattlesnakes, violence
    Which type of snake is the most dangerous? The cold, calculating one? The camouflaged trickster? The scared and irrational one?
  • Outlaw Wedding by Isaac Byrne
    Cast: 
    11–12
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: Family. Gay. Straight. LGBTQ, Texas + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, pageant, political
    Keyword: Family. Gay. Straight. LGBTQ, Texas, atonement, Freedom of Religion, drag performers, money, patriotism, bigotry, the impact of lies and bigotry, American patriarchy
    It’s September 10th, 2011 in Weatherford Texas, and Russell Tulane is trying to help his estranged lesbian mother pull off an illegal gay wedding, a drag show charity reception, a 9/11 decennial tribute, the finalization of his divorce, keeping the Muslim venue owners at bay, and make amends for his own past sins. However, the conservative local community, his ruinous finances, and his own volatile nature all...
    It’s September 10th, 2011 in Weatherford Texas, and Russell Tulane is trying to help his estranged lesbian mother pull off an illegal gay wedding, a drag show charity reception, a 9/11 decennial tribute, the finalization of his divorce, keeping the Muslim venue owners at bay, and make amends for his own past sins. However, the conservative local community, his ruinous finances, and his own volatile nature all seem to be conspiring to send this wedding off the rails. As Russ tries to handle each mounting disaster leading up to the reception, the ever present ghost of his abusive father keeps pushing him into increasingly dangerous outbursts. When the truth comes out about how Russ has handled putting on this wedding, Russ is forced to finally confront who he is and what he has been doing for the last 20 years.