Beto O’Byrne is a writer, theatremaker, musician, professor, and culture writer. He is the co-founder of Radical Evolution, a multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary producing collective based in Brooklyn, NY. The author of 20 plays, screenplays, and original tv pilots, his works have been produced and developed by theatres of note across the country, and he is currently querying his first novel, set in his World of Kir fantasy series. In addition to his writing, Beto is a musician and the creator of A Revolutionary Chorus, a punk choral project, and teaches classes and workshops on creative writing, theatre, and activist/political performing arts theory and practices at Bard College and Pace University. MFA, Dramatic Writing: University of Southern California. www.betoobyrne.com