Brian Dang
Evergreen High School, Hamilton International Middle School, Leschi Elementary School, Washington Middle School
Brian Dang (they/them) is a Vietnamese/Chinese playwright, poet and mentor based in Duwamish Territory (Seattle), where they grew up. They received their B.A. in English Literature and Drama from the University of Washington. Brian is a proud resident playwright at Parley. For Brian, writing is an act of envisioning an eventual communing, an opportunity to freeze time as we know it, and a reaching for joy. Their writing has been workshopped with Seattle Opera, Pork Filled Productions, Mirror Stage, Karen’s Secret Army, Theatre Battery, and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference as a Tennessee Williams Scholar. Brian was a 2020-21 Hugo House Fellow. This year, Brian will also be teaching with Arts Corps, Hugo House, and Seattle Children’s Theatre.