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Patrick Burns

Playwright, Producer & Performer
From Foster Care to Fabulous
Country or state 
United States (New York)
Available to 
Global
City 
Sacramento, CA
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
No

Personal Details

Bio

Patrick Burns’ one-man-musical, From Foster Care to Fabulous was first presented by the Ahimsa Collective in Los Angeles in 2010. It has since received a workshop production at the UC Irvine Festival of New Musicals and was awarded a grant by the Puffin Foundation which funded a benefit performance for the Los Angeles-based foster care organization Fostering Imagination in March 2011. Mr. Burns has performed the show in Alaska as a fundraiser for Bay Area organization Beyond Emancipation and in 2015 in San Diego as a fundraiser for the organization Just In Time for Foster Youth.

From Foster Care to Fabulous had its New York debut at the Bleecker Street Theatre as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity in 2013 where it was nominated for Best Solo Production and Best Solo Performance. Proceeds for this production benefited the Children’s Aid Society. The show received the Planet Activist award for going above and beyond the call of duty while working with a charitable institution and raising awareness for a cause.

Patrick has developed From Foster Care to Fabulous for the lecture stage exploring the healing benefits of art and music and their effects on those processing past trauma. This lecture was presented at the Naomi Chernoff Conference at Syracuse University in 2017 and will be presented at Cornell University in the Spring of 2018.

From Foster Care to Fabulous continues to astound audiences regionally, playing the Red House Arts Center in Syracuse, NY, the New Helvetia theatre in Sacramento, CA and most recently as part of the 20th Annual New York International Fringe Festival. In 2014, the East Bay Children’s Law Offices presented Patrick with a special philanthropy and talent award for his national foster care advocacy work.

Burns wrote the score to the musical Madwomen, which was featured as part of the UC Irvine Festival of New Musicals in 2012. The show is being further developed with UC Irvine and New Musicals Incorporated.

Patrick has written songs and composed incidental music for productions of The Penguin Tango, Medea, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play at the Red House Arts Center where he was in residence for three seasons.

Patrick is the musical supervisor for the Los Angeles-based company, The Album Project and has provided musical arrangements for several of their productions.

In 2017, Patrick was awarded the Lincoln City Fellowship by the Speranza Foundation to support the development of his new musical, Life Sentence, which explores the effects of the Prison Industrial Complex on American families.

Patrick has been a featured contributor to the entertainment section of The Atlantic’s website.

Current position (3)

Playwright, Producer & Performer

From Foster Care to Fabulous

Freelance Actor, Director & Playwright

Actors'​ Equity Association

Production Manager

Broadway Sacramento

Degrees (1)
Drama
University of California Irvine
2004 to 2009

Presentations

Presentations (1)
From Foster Care to Fabulous
Past talks (1)
Turning Trauma into Theatre
Naomi Chernoff Creativity Conference
Syracuse University
2016
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Books & Articles (6)

Going Out of County to College, Support Gets Lost in the Shuffle
Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act: A Necessary Step to Protect Those Aging Out
Independence Day
AUDITIONS: HOW TO CUT YOUR MUSIC
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR MUSIC AND TALK TO AN ACCOMPANIST
CHOOSING THE AUDITION SONG THAT LETS YOU SHINE

Expertise (15)

Social & Political
Entertainment & Art
Health & Well-being
Entertainment Foster Care Music Music Composition Social Justice Theatre Social Justice Theatre Acting Storytelling Singing Musical Theatre Playwright

Reviews

Testimonials (2)
  • I have worked with Patrick in numerous capacities and have personally witnessed his ability to captivate crowds ranging from casual theatre goers to conference attendees with a variety in between. Patrick has an uncanny ability to weave humor, wit, and a plain-spoken honesty into his lectures and performances that not only entertain, but educate.
    Bridget Moriarty
    Assistant Professor of Theatre
    Niagara University
    Verified
  • I saw "From Foster Care to Fabulous" last year and was blown away. It is moving, funny, and profound. The singing and music are wonderful. Patrick is remarkable.
    Cathy Caruth
    Verified
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Why choose me? 

From Foster Care to Fabulous is the perfect combination of entertainment, social justice and heart.

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