Tramaine Brathwaite

Tramaine Brathwaite


Tramaine Brathwaite is a Guyanese-American playwright and writes about topics that are honest, uncomfortable, and sometimes taboo.  She believes that life is a play waiting to happen…just write.  Some of her written plays include: Unnerving Stains, Enigma, Last Train to Glen Echo, Point…Blank…Period!, and Count It All Joy.  She also wrote and produced a short film entitled Unheard.  Tramaine was a 2015-...

Tramaine Brathwaite is a Guyanese-American playwright and writes about topics that are honest, uncomfortable, and sometimes taboo.  She believes that life is a play waiting to happen…just write.  Some of her written plays include: Unnerving Stains, Enigma, Last Train to Glen Echo, Point…Blank…Period!, and Count It All Joy.  She also wrote and produced a short film entitled Unheard.  Tramaine was a 2015-2016 Horizon Theatre Company Apprentice, 2016-2017 Working Title Playwrights Rhame Scholarship recipient, a 2017-2018 Atlanta Women in Theatre Mentorship recipient, and is a member of The Dramatist Guild.  In 2017, Tramaine was published in The Louisville Review No. 81. 
 
She holds a B.S. in Business from the University of Maryland College Park and a Masters in Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon University.  She uses her experiences and writes pieces that speak to the realities around her.  Tramaine is a Maryland native residing in Atlanta, GA. 

Plays

  • Remembering Montague
    The Montague siblings were always taught that if you work hard, you will reap the rewards. Migrating from Guyana to the United States, each sibling had to find their own path to their American success. But that perseverance created division and separation amongst the family. After the tragedy of their eldest brother’s diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, the Montague family structure crumbles revealing new...
    The Montague siblings were always taught that if you work hard, you will reap the rewards. Migrating from Guyana to the United States, each sibling had to find their own path to their American success. But that perseverance created division and separation amongst the family. After the tragedy of their eldest brother’s diagnosis of stage 4 cancer, the Montague family structure crumbles revealing new boundaries, unspoken hierarchy, and hidden secrets. The Montague clan must come together and show a united front as family and cultural dynamics collide, and they try to navigate through a new normal. What does family look like now? As they overcome this family challenge, can their differences and past pull them together?
  • Unnerving Stains
    When pushed to the brink, how far will you go to protect your sanity? Desiree is faced with this question when preparing for a casual gathering in her home. As her sister, Lacey, pushes her limits, Desiree must battle with the voices within.
  • Enigma
    A story about the beginning, evolution, and end of love.