Braxton Rae is an artist whose creative work and scholarship is focused on blackness, queerness, womanism, and marginalized identities more broadly. Additionally, Braxton is passionately pursuing the craft of intimacy work. Braxton recently received their MFA in Theatre Direction from UT Austin and their artistic goals are to foster an arts community that focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion and love. Recently Braxton directed Always Patsy Cline at Great River Shakespeare Theatre Festival and the world premiere of Small Steps by Briandaniel Oglesby. In 2021 Braxton created their first Performance art album titled Truth, which can be experienced at www.truthbybraxtonrae.com Learn more about Braxton at www.braxtonrae.com.