Eric Braman

Eric Braman

Eric Braman is a writer and performer based in Springfield, Oregon. Braman’s work is inspired by the natural world, their queer identity, experiences with mental health, and explorations of masculinity. Braman’s poetry and plays have been heard at events across the state of Oregon and Michigan including Oregon Country Fair, NW10 New Play Festival, and Western Michigan University’s New Play Project. Braman'...
Eric Braman is a writer and performer based in Springfield, Oregon. Braman’s work is inspired by the natural world, their queer identity, experiences with mental health, and explorations of masculinity. Braman’s poetry and plays have been heard at events across the state of Oregon and Michigan including Oregon Country Fair, NW10 New Play Festival, and Western Michigan University’s New Play Project. Braman's play, "A Blue Hydrangea" was published in Winter 2019 issue of The Coachella Review. Keep up with their work Facebook (@EricBramanArtistry) and Instagram (@ericwilliambram).

Plays

  • Shedding the Antlers by Eric Braman
    Cast: 
    6–18
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQIA+, genderqueer + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: LGBTQIA+, genderqueer, Mental Health, coming out, memory play, ensemble cast, gay and trans theatre, gender nonbinary
    Dani is experiencing an identity crisis that weighs heavy on their mind, body, and spirit when White, a white-tail deer, appears in their home. White pulls Dani into a warehouse of memories where Dani explores the intricacies of their identity and fights for the confidence to become their true self.
  • A Blue Hydrangea by Eric Braman
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2–4
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 2 more
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    Keyword: LGBT, trans theatre + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, young audiences
    Keyword: LGBT, trans theatre, trans, anti-bullying, coming out, religious belief, magical queeralism, magical realism, backyard, gardening
    As the spring sun warms the garden waking the various flowers from their slumber, a pink hydrangea bush is in for a big surprise when one of the heads of flowers wakes up blue. What will Carole, the "Great Gardener" think of these changes?
  • Mattress Magic Empire by Eric Braman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Mental Health, sleep deprivation + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, science fiction, zoom
    Keyword: Mental Health, sleep deprivation, dark comedy, Any Gender, Flexible Casting, suitable for Zoom
    Lee recently bought a mattress to get better sleep. It's not working. They call the Mattress Magic Empire customer support hotline and don't get the help they were expecting. This play is translatable for virtual performance.
  • Dirty Dishes by Eric Braman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: LGBTQIA+, LGBT + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: LGBTQIA+, LGBT, coming out, gay characters, gay relationships, college age characters, college age, coming of age
    Coming out is a different process for each person, so what happens when two people on dramatically different journeys fall in love? Alex and Jay find out in this poetic reflection of a relationship that pushes and pulls two young men to their limits and back.
  • Anywhere You See Color by Eric Braman
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gun control, women + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gun control, women, female friendship, memory
    A friend is caught off guard by the ever-changing hair color choices of a dear friend.

    This play is a part of the Code Red Playwrights: Atlanta/Boulder collection in response to the March 16, 2021 mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and March 22, 2021 mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. This play honors the memory of Rikki, 25.