Recommended by Diana Burbano

  • Diana Burbano: FLEX

    Brilliant, beautiful examination of the lives of young black women who play basketball in their high school in rural Arkansas. The language is realistic and lyrical at the same time. Superb physical theatre as well, and since it's structured like a game, and the characters are so well drawn you can't help rooting for them. Even when they do things they regret. One of my favorite new plays this year.

    Brilliant, beautiful examination of the lives of young black women who play basketball in their high school in rural Arkansas. The language is realistic and lyrical at the same time. Superb physical theatre as well, and since it's structured like a game, and the characters are so well drawn you can't help rooting for them. Even when they do things they regret. One of my favorite new plays this year.

  • Diana Burbano: THE REVOLUTION OF EVELYN SERRANO (or, Nochebuena with the Young Lords)

    Beautiful, fierce, poetic, historical. The exploration of heritage and history is so powerful, and so needed.

    Beautiful, fierce, poetic, historical. The exploration of heritage and history is so powerful, and so needed.

  • Diana Burbano: Eighty-Seven Keys (a monologue)

    A gorgeous, personal heartfelt and heartbreaking tribute to a much loved artist. This piece will move you to tears.
    Honored to be able to present this in Breath Of Fire's "The Covid Monologues"

    A gorgeous, personal heartfelt and heartbreaking tribute to a much loved artist. This piece will move you to tears.
    Honored to be able to present this in Breath Of Fire's "The Covid Monologues"

  • Diana Burbano: Runtime Error

    Intense, vivid and moving, Runtime Error brings the topic of male sexual assault to the forefront. The clever use of coding parallels the way the victim sees or doesn't see his story, his victim hood, his error. The reading at Transformation Theatre was powerful. The live version will be even more so.

    Intense, vivid and moving, Runtime Error brings the topic of male sexual assault to the forefront. The clever use of coding parallels the way the victim sees or doesn't see his story, his victim hood, his error. The reading at Transformation Theatre was powerful. The live version will be even more so.

  • Diana Burbano: COACH BECKY: A LITTLE LEAGUE T-BALL MONOLOGUE

    I love Becky. She knows what's what. She's smart, tough and wants the best for your kid. So get her her burrito and buckle in.

    I love Becky. She knows what's what. She's smart, tough and wants the best for your kid. So get her her burrito and buckle in.

  • Diana Burbano: FUCK BUDDY: THE MONOLOGUE

    I just had the utter joy of reading this aloud to a DG group. It's delightfully sexy, witty and hilarious. Very actable and so much fun!

    I just had the utter joy of reading this aloud to a DG group. It's delightfully sexy, witty and hilarious. Very actable and so much fun!

  • Diana Burbano: PLAY:BODY

    Oh older folx, listen with open hearts and ears and let yourself learn. This lovely and heartbreaking piece about love, gender and the barriers between us can open your mind to understanding. It's also beautifully wrought and written and lily's is a unique and important voice.

    Oh older folx, listen with open hearts and ears and let yourself learn. This lovely and heartbreaking piece about love, gender and the barriers between us can open your mind to understanding. It's also beautifully wrought and written and lily's is a unique and important voice.

  • Gut punch will hit you where it hurts: Right in your preconceived notions of who and what are funny. Cancel culture? Nope criticism culture, and if you can't take it then get out of the improv theatre. Funny, wry and oh-so- truthful.

    Gut punch will hit you where it hurts: Right in your preconceived notions of who and what are funny. Cancel culture? Nope criticism culture, and if you can't take it then get out of the improv theatre. Funny, wry and oh-so- truthful.

  • BW is a play that centers Black joy. The conflict is clear and the story is compelling, and the central characters are not forced to perform trauma for the audience. A revolutionary act. A beautiful jewel of a play.

    BW is a play that centers Black joy. The conflict is clear and the story is compelling, and the central characters are not forced to perform trauma for the audience. A revolutionary act. A beautiful jewel of a play.

  • Diana Burbano: The House of Flightless Birds

    A gorgeous, delicate yet concrete meditation on masculinity and brotherly bond. The main character is on the autism spectrum, and his journey is a revelation. Shlichtman has a deep understanding of her subject matter and is incredibly honest as she examines what the characters navigate as Latinx men.

    A gorgeous, delicate yet concrete meditation on masculinity and brotherly bond. The main character is on the autism spectrum, and his journey is a revelation. Shlichtman has a deep understanding of her subject matter and is incredibly honest as she examines what the characters navigate as Latinx men.