bio
travis tate is a Black & Queer playwright, poet and performer living in Brooklyn, NY.
Their poetry has appeared in Borderlands:Texas Poetry Review, Underblong, Mr. Ma’am, the Shade Journal and apt, Vassar Review, Southern Humanities Review, Sporklet, among others.
Their debut collection of poetry titled Maiden was published by Vegetarian Alcoholic Press in June 2020.
The world premiere of their play, Queen of The Night was presented by Dorset Theatre Festival in August 2021 with a subsequent second production at Victory Gardens in February 2022.
Recently, their work has been commissioned for the Breaking The Binary Theatre Festival and Theatre East’s 5x5 Festival in New York City.
travis holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Texas at Austin and a M.F.A. in Writing from the Michener Center for Writers at University of Texas at Austin, where they studied playwriting and poetry.