Timothy Braun

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Timothy Braun

Timothy Braun (born 1975 in Muncie, Indiana) is an American writer.^[1] He is recognized for his complex plays and essays.^{[citation needed]} Described by novelist Monique Truong as “American Baroque” Braun’s writing is aggressive and under inhibited often emphasizing psychology. ^[1] 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

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^{[citation needed]} and is a professor of writing in the School of Humanities at the University of Texas at San Antonio.^[1]

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.