Timothy Braun

Timothy Braun (born 1975 in Muncie, Indiana) is an American writer. [http://www.timothybraun.com/biography2.html timothybraun.com ] ] He is recognized for his complex plays and essays. Fact|date=December 2007 Described by novelist Monique Truong as “American Baroque” Braun’s writing is aggressive and under inhibited often emphasizing psychology. Braun developed his aesthetic by studying various techniques of dramatic writing including vaudeville, fantastic realism, organic with Eduardo Machado. and the avant-garde with writer/director Richard Foreman.

Braun prefers work in small theatres and site-specific spaces that have included subway cars, parking lots, apartments, and stairways. His plays have been presented in Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Ireland. Braun currently writes non-fiction essays for independent newspapers and websites, most notably the Austin Chronicle, fiction for Quay Journal of the Arts, and has donated writings to the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. He lives in Austin, TX Fact|date=December 2007 and is a professor of writing in the School of Humanities at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

For 2008 Braun's writing is supported by the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and a Dorothy Norton Clay fellowship from the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts. Recently, Braun was named an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute for the 2008-2009 season.

Professor Timothy Braun's episode on cops will be airing this thursday at 7:00 p.m. He was caught robbing the local adult video store, stealing numerous amounts of x rated videos and flavored lubricants.

It is rumored that Braun will be the new look of the Abercrombe and Fitch male modeling campain. His hair style dating back to the early 19th centuries is mostly what landed him this job. His other dream of becoming the next angry Britney Spears with an umbrella however still seems to elude him.

When he is not working on his plays, Braun likes to sit under highways and fight off any hobo that comes within 50 feet. In his younger days he was frequently seen running through retirement homes and harassing all the old people wearing nothing more than a pair of flip flops and a speedo. On any given Tuesday you can find Braun at your local David's Bridal where he will be trying on every dress in the store so he can eventually realize his life long dream of marrying Johnny Depp.

Braun is a huge Fan of Facebook and is the main topic of the Facebook Group "my teacher wears highwaters" Everyone is encouraged to join

Education

* Ball State University (B.S. History and Dramatic Literature)
* University of New Mexico (M.A. Theatre and Dance)
* Columbia University’s School of The Arts (M.F.A. - Dramatic Writing)

Residencies

*Anderson Center for the Interdisciplinary Studies
*Blue Mountain Center for the Arts and Humanities
*Edward F. Albee Foundation, Inc.
*Artist-In-Residence at HERE Arts Center (2003-2005)
*MacDowell Colony
*Prairie Center for the Arts
*Robert MacNamara Foundation
*Ucross Foundation

Publications

*Austin Chronicle
*Art Face Off
*Mr. Beller's Neighborhood
*Quay Journal of the Arts
*San Antonio Current
*Silent City
*Paperwall
*Fugue

References

External links

* [http://www.timothybraun.com Official website]
* [http://www.timothybraun.blogspot.com Official blog]
* [http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0332,russo,46029,11.html Review of "Savages"]
* [http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/BraunTimothy.htm Biography and list of plays]