Recommended by Diana Burbano

  • Diana Burbano: Caddie Woodlawn TYA Version by Tom Shelton
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    A beautiful, sensitive adaptation of the Newbery Award winning classic. Wonderful songs and a terrific leading part for a young woman make this a wonderful TYA.

    A beautiful, sensitive adaptation of the Newbery Award winning classic. Wonderful songs and a terrific leading part for a young woman make this a wonderful TYA.

    ”
  • Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble: The Grand Adventures of Jim and Huck Upon the Mighty Mississippi (as Presented by Phineas K. Fossilbottom and His Marvelous Traveling Medicine Show) By Tom Shelton and Susan C. Hunter by Tom Shelton
    “

    Very witty adaptation of Huckleberry Finn. The music is tap your toes great!

    Very witty adaptation of Huckleberry Finn. The music is tap your toes great!

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  • Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble: Caddie Woodlawn by Susan C. Hunter and Tom Shelton by Tom Shelton
    “

    This is a very good retelling of the old play, the music is glorious and Caddie is a wonderful, complex part for a young woman.

    This is a very good retelling of the old play, the music is glorious and Caddie is a wonderful, complex part for a young woman.

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  • Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble: Slut by Nicole Jost
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    Gloriously, messily, sexily female. Jost build brilliant, delicious characters, and also infuses the man with horrifying truthfulness. A prescient play in the age of "Incel" Are you scared of female sexuality? You should be.

    Gloriously, messily, sexily female. Jost build brilliant, delicious characters, and also infuses the man with horrifying truthfulness. A prescient play in the age of "Incel" Are you scared of female sexuality? You should be.

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  • Diana Burbano: Underground by Brian James Polak
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    Underground in a dark place, a young man ready to explode. Polak brilliantly makes us sympathetic, and horrified at the same time. He put me into that young man's mind, a place I didn't think I'd ever understand. I don't know how to process the young man's actions, but now I understand him a little better.

    Underground in a dark place, a young man ready to explode. Polak brilliantly makes us sympathetic, and horrified at the same time. He put me into that young man's mind, a place I didn't think I'd ever understand. I don't know how to process the young man's actions, but now I understand him a little better.

    ”
  • Diana Burbano: A Weekend with Pablo Picasso by Herbert Siguenza
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    A muscular, vivid one man show about Picasso. Expertly performed by Siguenza, but so well written that it would be a wonderful piece for a fearless actor to tackle.

    A muscular, vivid one man show about Picasso. Expertly performed by Siguenza, but so well written that it would be a wonderful piece for a fearless actor to tackle.

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  • Diana Burbano: Modern Slave by Elaine Romero
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    Brilliant, insightful and self aware. Elaine is rapidly becoming one of my favorite writers. She should be having productions everywhere.

    Brilliant, insightful and self aware. Elaine is rapidly becoming one of my favorite writers. She should be having productions everywhere.

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  • Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble: Jets, Sharks, Beckys by Nancy García Loza
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    Very excited about this sharp, witty take on whitewashing. Smart and heartbreaking.

    Very excited about this sharp, witty take on whitewashing. Smart and heartbreaking.

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  • Diana Burbano: Jets, Sharks, Beckys by Nancy García Loza
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    This piece is a sharp and clear eyed take on whitewashing in the industry and the general cluelessness of the average person to their privilege. True and frustrating and real. A great piece for a smart Latinx actor.

    This piece is a sharp and clear eyed take on whitewashing in the industry and the general cluelessness of the average person to their privilege. True and frustrating and real. A great piece for a smart Latinx actor.

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  • Diana Burbano: In a Corner by Micki Shelton
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    Beautiful reflection on the cruelty of the world and the power of the human who strives to better it.

    Beautiful reflection on the cruelty of the world and the power of the human who strives to better it.

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