WELCOME
I'm Brynne! A white, transfemme, non-binary producer, director, performer, costume designer, educator & poet!
ABOUT
Brynne O’Rourke (they/them) is a white, Transfemme director, multidisciplinary artist, teaching artist and costume designer dedicated to anti-oppressive practices and imaginings for a more just world. As a theatre practitioner, Brynne commits themself to stories that challenge and expand definitions of performance in ways that uplift the project of liberation. They are a member of the F.U.N. (FiercedUntamedNiñes) Collective, Pride Youth Theatre Alliance, Trans Asylum Seeker Support Network and Trans Writers Union. They co-founded and co-produced the first ever Gallatin Mental Health Arts Festival.
In 2023, they were a recipient of a teaching artist mentorship through NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, an Artist Residency with Motive Brooklyn, and an Artist-Activist fellowship with EmergeNYC. They recently finished a micro-residency working on their project, Stitching Grief, a multidisciplinary textile and performance installation project with Loisaida Inc. Center. Their work as a director, playwright and performer has been showcased at Fiasco Theater Company, Dixon Place, WOW Cafe Theater, The Tank, The Brick, The Flea, The Kraine Theater, usagi gallery, Skidmore College, among others.
As a teaching artist, Brynne has worked with Brooklyn Arts Council, NYC Children's Theatre, Arts For All, Franklin Furnace Fund, PRY SAFE, WSR Signature Theatre, Elmwood Day Camp, and IlluminArt. They also co-teach an MSW course on Applied Theatre and Social Work at Hunter’s Silberman School of Social Work. Brynne has produced and co-created many Applied Theatre projects. Brynne holds an MA in Applied Theatre from CUNY School of Professional Studies.
