Brandon Rumaker is a poet and playwright based in New York City, born and raised in the Hudson Valley. Their work explores how to make the epic intimate and the intimate epic, often touching on themes of harm & healing, mental health, Queer relationships, and reckoning with the past. They have developed work as part of the DTA Draft One Festival (2022), Exquisite Corpse Company’s Writing Lab (2022) and Broadviews on Broadway (2019). Recipient of the Stillwright Retreat (2022). Their work has been shown at Prime Produce, The Rochester Fringe, and the historic leather bar, The Eagle, produced by National Queer Theatre. Semi-finalist: Pipeline PlayLab (2022). Beyond writing, Brandon can be found reading tarot or volunteering as a peer counselor for Identity House, a service for LGBTQIA2S+ peoples. Proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.