Beto O'Byrne

Beto O'Byrne is an American playwright.

Quotes

 * …It’s more complex because the longer I am writing, and living, I am coming to understand that there is a deep truth that we all have these experiences in some way or another. While we might not all be multi-ethnic (or at least not consciously presenting or celebrating it), we all have multiple identities at play. And it’s not just our genetic or familial cultures, but our societies, our social circles, all the complex ways we come to be who we are.
 * On how multiple identities fit into his work in “SIN MUROS: INTERVIEW WITH “THE CORRIDO OF THE SAN PATRICIOS” PLAYWRIGHT BETO O’BYRNE” in The Theatre Times (2019 Jan 24)


 * …I think borders do not protect us, they wall us in. I think White Supremacy can be defeated by people reclaiming their histories and seeing how structural racism once excluded many from Whiteness that it now includes–a testament to its problematic construct. I think cultures, like our personal identities, are fluid, not rigid, and inform each other, and we should celebrate that as well. I believe that when we see this history, we can understand that the people and the forces that are working so damn hard these days to keep us separated from one another are a part of the long arc of history that has been doing so since this country began, and probably well before that…
 * On his play Sin Muros in “SIN MUROS: INTERVIEW WITH “THE CORRIDO OF THE SAN PATRICIOS” PLAYWRIGHT BETO O’BYRNE” in The Theatre Times (2019 Jan 24)


 * …see theatre that moves you, theatre that challenges you, and theatre that bores you to the point that, as a beautiful human being once told me, instead of focusing on the performance, you begin attempting to levitate in your chair…
 * On his encouraging Latino artists to explore different theatrical genres in “Beto O’Byrne” (50 Playwrights; 2016 May 18)