Colm Byrne
Encyclopedia
Colm Byrne is an Irish
playwright
. He was born in Limerick
and lives in Galway
. His plays have been noted as political, lively
and poetic. He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award and is a writer in residence with the LA Writer's Center.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
. He was born in Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
and lives in Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
. His plays have been noted as political, lively
and poetic. He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award and is a writer in residence with the LA Writer's Center.
Theatre
- Himself (2003) - Off-BroadwayOff-BroadwayOff-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
- Bed Time for Bali (2005)
- Choke Point- The Downfall of Jayson BlairJayson BlairJayson Blair is an American reporter formerly with The New York Times. He resigned from the newspaper in May 2003 in the wake of the discovery of plagiarism and fabrication in his stories. Since 2007 he has worked as a life coach in the field of mental health.-Background:Blair was born in...
(2007) - Edinburgh Festival - FreeFall:Heroes (2009)
- State of Limn (2010) - Flatlake Festival
- The Sum of All Things (2010)