CASSIDY BYRON

Writer. Actor. Stage Manager.

what am i working on now?

I am currently stage managing the off-off-Broadway production of Recruiting Tomorrow's Army, Today! by Manning Jordan, performing at The Tank November 20-24. I am also currently in the post-production phase of my short film, Dead Silence, which is based on a scene from my full-length play So Panic.

my affiliations

Dramatists Guild of America (2020-present)

Ring of Keys (2021-present)

International Thespian Society (2018-present)

my favorites

Films: Scott Pilgrim vs the World, A Quiet Place: Day One, Final Destination, Jumanji, CODA

TV Shows: Gen V, Killing Eve, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, You

Musicals: Pippin, Spring Awakening (Deaf West's production in particular), The Prom, Next to Normal, Falsettos, Les Miserables

Plays: Hir (Taylor Mac), She Kills Monsters (Qui Nguyen), The Foreigner (Larry Shue), Touch the Moon (Arianna Rose), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare)

my goals

I am a recent graduate of NYU's Dramatic Writing program at Tisch with a playwriting concentration and double-minor in Producing and American Sign Language. I have been writing for the stage for eight years and performing on it for thirteen. Backstage, I have worked in stage management, directing, fly operation, and stagehanding, as well as producing the occasional short film. As a playwright, I write primarily dramas and dark comedies, focusing on themes of queerness, mental health, and/or dysfunctional relationships, and strive to create representation for those who rarely see themselves on the stage.