Brian Otaño

Brian Otaño is a bi-coastal playwright and screenwriter. His first short film Call Me Daddy (directed by Amanda DeSouza) is a two-time award winner (Best Narrative Short, The Women's Film Festival and Best Comedy, The Official Latino Film Festival). Full-length plays include The Dust, Dolores Slayborne, Tara, Zero Feet Away and The Dooley Street Trilogy. He co-wrote You Across From Me, the 42nd Annual Humana Festival PTC show. Brian is an alumna of Center Theatre Group LA Writers Workshop, Geffen Playhouse Writers Room, Ars Nova Playgroup and Page 73's Interstate 73 Writers Group. He is the recipient of the New Dramatists Van Lier Fellowship, the New York Theater Workshop 2050 Fellowship and most recently, Atlantic Theater Company's Launch Commission. His plays have been developed with MCC Theater, Roundabout Theater Company, IAMA Theater Company and SPACE on Ryder Farm. He is represented by Grandview Management and William Morris Endeavor. Education: BFA, Dramatic Writing (SUNY Purchase).