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Diana Burbano

Recommended by Diana Burbano

  • TRANSPORT by L.C. Bernadine
    13 Mar. 2023
    “ Stepping into this play is like stepping into the speeding van at its center, it grabs you at the beginning and never lets go. I knew nothing about this industry and read through the play horrified that any parent would do this to their kids, while also understanding the impulse. The character of Neela is a beautiful example of a real kid on stage. She's messy, defiant, troubled, intelligent, imaginative and filled with beauty. All the characters are complicated, not what you might think at the beginning. The play is truthful and doesn't speak down to teens. Highly recommend. ”
  • ayóó’áníínísh’ní by Blossom Johnson
    30 Nov. 2022
    “ A delightfully witty play, written and performed in Diné. A sweet slice of life breathes life into theatrical language. La Lengua Teatro and AlterTheater Ensemble are thrilled to have supported this writer and her work. ”
  • ABIGAIL by Sarah Tuft
    2 May. 2022
    “ Absolutely brilliant and gut churningly familiar. As a young actress, I too was schooled and groomed and convinced that it was all in the spirit of great theatre. I have to think that when someone reacts strongly to this play in the negative, it's an enormous "tell". I hope this piece is performed and seen by actors everywhere, and that we all have a reckoning about how we create art. ”
  • The Bottoming Process by Nicholas Pilapil
    18 Jan. 2022
    “ This is an alternately hilarious/squirm-inducing play about how we bend ourselves to our lovers to get what we think we want. Brilliant, modern, with to the moment references and a real and honest examination of Asianness. It's a terrific and very produceable play. ”
  • Pueblo Revolt by Dillon Chitto
    14 Dec. 2021
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    “Change is constant, change is the natural order”
    This beautiful play—t’s a historical piece, yes, but it’s also rooted in contemporary issues; In the now/today/yesterday/always world of queerness, family, religion, and survival. I love the way the brothers talk to each other in this work, the deep bond they have with each other, and the way they navigate a world that is in constant, dangerous flux.
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  • Have to Believe We Are Magic by Sara Guerrero
    29 Oct. 2021
    “ This play is magic, fun, pain, and Disneyland. It's so glorious when Gloria rolls on to steal our hearts and a bunch of Jack in the box balls. Tackling serious topics with humor and music and centering latinx women. LOVE THIS PLAY! ”
  • Helicopter Typhoon Carabao! Or, To Survive an Apocalypse Now by Amanda L. Andrei
    28 Oct. 2021
    “ This play takes you on a journey, deconstructing and destroying the myth of Apocalypse Now. A story of how filmmakers wreaked destruction in the Philippines, from a Filipino-American perspective. A definite "Our Stories" piece. Clever, biting, heartbreaking BRILLIANT. Amanda is a writer to watch. ”
  • Bingo Hall by Dillon Chitto
    26 Oct. 2021
    “ Hilarious, witty with a thread of love and longing to belong, Bingo hall is a delightful play by Native writer Dillon Chitto. So much heart, and some serious laugh out loud moments (at a funeral no less.) Here's a great play for those companies looking to center BIPOC work but now sure how to find them. ”
  • Waiting for Godínez by Daniel Olivas
    19 Oct. 2021
    “ Beautiful wrought, about the waiting that happens when you are ni de aqui ne de alla. This is an outstanding piece, especially for audiences who need to see the humanity that is the actual "border crisis" Profound. ”
  • MARVEL-OUS MONICA; IN WHICH MONICA LEWINSKY IS A SUPERHERO HELL-BENT ON REVENGE by Sarah Tuft
    19 Oct. 2021
    “ This play hits so deeply, especially for those of us who were young women who made what we thought were good decisions about men. I know the bones of the history, but to delve into it in this tight, funny and female-centric way, I came away with a real reminder of the way the patriarchy seeks to divide us. Here's to Monica and to Sarah and to all of us. ”

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