Brian Dang '26 MFA (they/them) is a Vietnamese/Chinese poet/playwright and teaching artist based in Seattle, WA & Providence, RI. 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 freeze time as we know it. Brian was a proud resident playwright at Parley (Seattle), a 2021 Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and 2023 Lambda Fellow. Their plays include 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 pursuing an MFA at Brown. They really like bread. Website: brianeatswords.com