Diana Burbano
@dianaburbano.bsky.social
Playwright, actor, immigrant. ChatGPT thinks I’m fancy.
We are living all that science/dystopian fiction you love to watch. How about we all become the main characters of the story and wreak some havoc on the authority?
August 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We are living all that science/dystopian fiction you love to watch. How about we all become the main characters of the story and wreak some havoc on the authority?
We need to record what is happening, document it, before the narrative is shifted. Please come to class this Wednesday 630pmPST on Zoom. Free but donations to Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble are gratefully accepted.
wix.to/rBI0dun #documentinghistory #truthtelling #theatre #boflte
wix.to/rBI0dun #documentinghistory #truthtelling #theatre #boflte
Our Stories for the Stage* | Breath of Fire
A virtual workshop that focuses on advanced dramatic narrative, providing clear guidance on the essentials: character, conflict, structure, setting, dialogue, and formatting for stage or screen. Facil...
wix.to
July 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We need to record what is happening, document it, before the narrative is shifted. Please come to class this Wednesday 630pmPST on Zoom. Free but donations to Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble are gratefully accepted.
wix.to/rBI0dun #documentinghistory #truthtelling #theatre #boflte
wix.to/rBI0dun #documentinghistory #truthtelling #theatre #boflte
Oops. I washed all my bras. I guess I’ll be a hippie gal today.
April 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oops. I washed all my bras. I guess I’ll be a hippie gal today.
Theatre review: Laughs in Spanish from Seattle Rep at Bagley Wright Theater
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/laug...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/laug...
Theatre review: Laughs in Spanish from Seattle Rep at Bagley Wright Theater
Theatre review of Laughs in Spanish (Alexis Scheer) from Seattle Rep at Bagley Wright Theater - reviewer: Keith Dorwick
www.britishtheatreguide.info
April 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Theatre review: Laughs in Spanish from Seattle Rep at Bagley Wright Theater
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/laug...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/laug...
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How are autistic and other neurodivergent characters represented in theater, film and television? Listen to my in-depth interview with “Sapience” playwright @dianaburbano.bsky.social to explore this important facet of the representation debate. kboo.fm/media/126225...
The Room Where It Happens: Representing Neurodiversity
Playwright Diana Burbano (dianaburbano.com) talks about growing up with undiagnosed autism and how those experiences inspired her play “Sapience,” which received its professional premiere at Artists R...
kboo.fm
March 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How are autistic and other neurodivergent characters represented in theater, film and television? Listen to my in-depth interview with “Sapience” playwright @dianaburbano.bsky.social to explore this important facet of the representation debate. kboo.fm/media/126225...
Apparently NEA approved Mamet play to reopen Victory Gardens because why not, we are in hell.
March 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Apparently NEA approved Mamet play to reopen Victory Gardens because why not, we are in hell.
Reviews are coming in for Sapience! www.orartswatch.org/sapience-a-l...
‘Sapience’: A loving look at diverse abilities • Oregon ArtsWatch
Artists Repertory Theatre’s warm and colorful premiere of Diana Burbano’s play embraces its array of characters.
www.orartswatch.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reviews are coming in for Sapience! www.orartswatch.org/sapience-a-l...
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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After spending last week writing about arts censorship, it's occurred to me that art making that critiques power, that celebrates diversity can now be considered an act of resistance. And audience members supporting art is even more important now
Kennedy Center Cancels Children's Musical Finn; Creators Say 'We Will Not Be Silenced'
Meanwhile, artists such as Issa Rae and Renée Fleming have voluntarily cut ties with the now-Trump-controlled organization.
playbill.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
After spending last week writing about arts censorship, it's occurred to me that art making that critiques power, that celebrates diversity can now be considered an act of resistance. And audience members supporting art is even more important now
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My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.
Holding my breath. But not drowning.
January 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Holding my breath. But not drowning.
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Gonna start posting here on the regular...
First things first, I'm on the search committee of this very cool playwriting fellowship @emorycollege.bsky.social . If you've received an MFA in playwriting in the last eight years, consider applying.
www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...
First things first, I'm on the search committee of this very cool playwriting fellowship @emorycollege.bsky.social . If you've received an MFA in playwriting in the last eight years, consider applying.
www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...
Playwriting Fellowship 2025-2027 - HigherEdJobs
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
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November 14, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Gonna start posting here on the regular...
First things first, I'm on the search committee of this very cool playwriting fellowship @emorycollege.bsky.social . If you've received an MFA in playwriting in the last eight years, consider applying.
www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...
First things first, I'm on the search committee of this very cool playwriting fellowship @emorycollege.bsky.social . If you've received an MFA in playwriting in the last eight years, consider applying.
www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...
$175 dollar submission fee!!!?? What in the taking advantage of playwrights is that!!?? internationaltheatercompetition.com/playwright-c... #plays #newplays #theatre
Playwright Script Competition - NEW YORK ITC
First Prize: The winning script will receive a fully produced production in New York City, running for three performances at the Hudson Guild Theater in Manhattan, the heart of the theater world. The ...
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November 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
$175 dollar submission fee!!!?? What in the taking advantage of playwrights is that!!?? internationaltheatercompetition.com/playwright-c... #plays #newplays #theatre
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This is really horrifying - The ability to strip non-profits of tax exempt status for “Groups supporting terrorism.”
Imagine a theater producing a play critical of the the administration called out for it’s perceived “terrorist” content.
Imagine a theater producing a play critical of the the administration called out for it’s perceived “terrorist” content.
November 21, 2024 at 4:43 PM
This is really horrifying - The ability to strip non-profits of tax exempt status for “Groups supporting terrorism.”
Imagine a theater producing a play critical of the the administration called out for it’s perceived “terrorist” content.
Imagine a theater producing a play critical of the the administration called out for it’s perceived “terrorist” content.
My Ghosts of Bogotá at NAU. Design by student Adrian Chavez
November 21, 2024 at 5:34 PM
My Ghosts of Bogotá at NAU. Design by student Adrian Chavez
Sitting in rehearsal. In a dark dank basement. Watching people magically become other people. If the audience could see this work, would they become more invested?
November 19, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Sitting in rehearsal. In a dark dank basement. Watching people magically become other people. If the audience could see this work, would they become more invested?
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Fascinating idea: “Normally the portrait is passive and you are the active one. In this case the portrait is active and you are passive.”
Lend me your ears: great Shakespearean actors given hi-tech talking portraits
A radical new exhibition celebrates stars including Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart by combining subtly moving artworks with their own voices. The results are uncanny
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Fascinating idea: “Normally the portrait is passive and you are the active one. In this case the portrait is active and you are passive.”
I’m Diana. Playwright focused on Latine topics, currently working on an adaptation of The Heiress and a play about beauty pageants in Colombian prisons. I love new plays.
November 18, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I’m Diana. Playwright focused on Latine topics, currently working on an adaptation of The Heiress and a play about beauty pageants in Colombian prisons. I love new plays.
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Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
November 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Indeed. When they rounded up the Japanese Americans, myself and my family included, for internment during WWII out of fear over Japanese spies and saboteurs, two thirds of us were U.S. citizens.
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
Don’t think it won’t happen again when they come for the “undocumented.”
In rehearsal for Christmas Carol. A story with particular resonance this season.
November 18, 2024 at 10:36 PM
In rehearsal for Christmas Carol. A story with particular resonance this season.