Brandon Zang is a science fiction and fantasy playwright based in Boston and New York City. Through worldbuilding, Brandon reimagines questions of diaspora and belonging, grounding immigrant narratives in genres ranging from time travel to solarpunk.
His plays include Nüwa in Fairyland (CHUANG Stage, Lifeline Theatre), 🙈🙉🙊 / Three Wise Monkeys (East 15 Acting School, Boston Theater Company), and The Recursion of a Moth (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre). His play Ah Wing and Automaton Eagle was the 2023 winner of the Voaden Prize. Born in Tianjin, China, Brandon writes in both English and Chinese, and works as a translator between the two languages. MFA: Boston University.