Anthony Byrnes is a director, producer, educator, critic and arts administrator, based in Los Angeles, California. He has served as the founding Artistic Director of Burning Wheel & the Umbrella Company, a weekly columnist on KCRW, Director of Cultural Relations for the University of Southern California, and Associate Producer of New Play Development for Center Theatre Group.
Byrnes received an MFA from CalArts and currently teaches at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Contact: anthony.byrnes@kcrw.org
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