Brian Dang '26 MFA (they/she), or simply “b,” is a Vietnamese/Chinese poet/playwright and teaching artist based in Providence, RI by way of Seattle, WA. Their plays are a mixture of devised and scripted elements, often about the political domestic. For Brian, writing is an act of envisioning an eventual communing and an opportunity to be common. Brian was a proud resident playwright at Parley (Seattle), a 2021 Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and 2023 Lambda Fellow. Her plays include Grandmother/Bathtub (Theater Mu New Eyes Festival, Yale Cabaret, O’Neill Finalist ’25, Sparkfest Finalist ‘24) and This time (Undermain Fund for New Work, O’Neill Finalist ‘22, Many Voices Fellowship Semi-Finalist ‘22) and their poetry work includes 49 words I wish I could write in my family’s language, a collaborative translation project. They are currently a 2025-26 Core Apprentice at the Playwrights’ Center. They really like bread. Website: brianeatswords.com
Gregory Keng Strasser is a director and writer. His work spans theatre, opera, video games, and film and has been performed in New York City; Washington DC; Baltimore and Bethesda in Maryland; Arlington and Winchester in Virginia; and abroad in Bangkok, Thailand; Holstebro, Denmark; and in Ubud, Indonesia.
DIRECTING: Private Parts (Brown/Trinity), The Rice Eaters (Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, NYC; KaniniFest, AR), Por Lo Que Soy (The Tank, Lime Festival) The Chinese Lady (American Stage), The Infinite Tales (4615 Theatre), Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Shenandoah University), Hin und Zuruck by Hindemith/Les Mamelles de Tiresias by Poulenc (with Alison Moritz, Peabody Opera Theatre), 410[GONE] by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig (Rorschach Theatre), Doi Nang Non (K-Bank Siam-Pic Ganesha Theatre), Dark City: A Solarpunk Noir Video Game (4615 Theatre), The Odyssey (BCPA) and countless new play workshops, readings, short films, commercials and more.
WRITING: Strasser has received commissions in film, theatre, and games from Arena Stage (May 22, 2020; The 51st State), Shenandoah University (Song of Achilles), 4615 Theatre (Dark City and The Infinite Tales), Rorschach Theatre (Rep Us All); Adventure Theatre-MTC, the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, and others.
Strasser was an artist-in-residence at Roundabout Theatre Company (Roundabout Directors Group #6) and recipient of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellowship from 2020-2024. He was the 19-20 Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow at Arena Stage, assisting directors Molly Smith, Seema Sueko-Low, and Carey Perloff. Outside of Arena he has been the associate or assistant to Gordon Greenberg, Beth Dinkova, Chay Yew, and Ken-Matt Martin. He completed a year-long stay in Bangkok where he taught English, drama and made theatre with Thai artists and various NGOs. You can find out more on www.gregorykengstrasser.com or stalk him on IG: @lil.scallion.pancake
