Let's make this birthday one to remember.

77 years old (Born on September 13, 1947)

Happy Birthday, Ron Allen! Another year wiser and still brilliantly bending language into shapes we never knew existed. From the poetic brilliance of "I Want My Body Back" to your groundbreaking plays like "Eye Mouth Graffiti Body Shop," you've shown us that words can dance, shout, whisper—and occasionally do somersaults.

Your recent masterpieces—such as "My Eyes Are the Cage in My Head," "Swallow the Sun," and especially “The Hieroglyph of the Cockatoo”—continue to amaze audiences with their fearless creativity. May this birthday bring you endless inspiration (and perhaps fewer cockatoos causing hieroglyphic mischief). Cheers to another spectacular chapter!