Carmi Burbridge (he/they) is a Brooklyn-based writer whose work harnesses surreal storytelling to shine light on stories that have lived too long in darkness. Most recently, his play Light at the End was a semi-finalist for The O'Neill's 2026 National Playwriting Conference. Earlier this year, his short play Public Universal Friend premiered at In Full Bloom Festival for Trans Day of Remembrance at Here Arts Center, and another short play, Further South, was produced by T4T Festival at the Brick Theater in June 2026. Their full-length plays have seen staged readings at Cherry Lane, Bechdel Project, and their own community garden plot. Their work has been produced in London by Deadweight Theatre Company and in New York at The Tank, and in festivals at The Chain, The Brick, and The Wild Project.