Robin Byrd
Burbank, CA
About Robin Byrd
Robin Byrd is a playwright, poet, screenwriter and actor. A Midwestern voice residing in southern California, Byrd is likes to incorporate authentic regional flavor in her work. Growing up in Indianapolis (sometimes referred to as the northernmost southern city), attributes to the playwright’s affinity toward southern themes and language in some of her pieces. Her work also deals with things of the spirit; she is known for sifting through memories and ghosts and other intangible things for stories...The playwright is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc., Theatre Communications Group, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative (www.lafpi.com), Native Women Writers (at the Autry), the American Film Institute from which she holds a certificate in screenwriting, the Edward Albee Society and the Academy of American Poets.