😭 I’m gonna miss this one. This show, this cast - and if some characters sometimes linger long after their productions have closed, I believe Maurice will be one of those for me. He taught me a lot about myself, which was something I was not expecting when I initially began this role.
And to my castmates: I already miss the dressing room hugs, backstage shenanigans, our “break an egg” pre-show ritual, and dramatic readings from Noël Cowards saucy little diary. I am so grateful to have been a part of his play that we queered the fuck out of it. He would have been a very, very proud queen 👑
#transactor #equityactor #transmasc #laactor #latheatre 📸 by @agecamera
📷 It’s not every day you have a professional photographer in the cast, who documents every step of the process and saves you the embarrassment of spending twenty minutes trying to get the perfect angle for your blurry “First Day Of School” iPhone pic.
The incredible @thisisge not only saved us from ourselves, he also put it all in an ongoing cast album that I can’t help but look through as we head into our final weekend of FALLEN ANGELS performances 🥰
#transactor #equityactor #transmasc #laactor #latheatre 📸 by @agecamera
👋 Hey world. It’s been a minute. Lots of lovely things have been happening, and I want to show love, support, and admiration to the artists I’m currently in cahoots with. My little trans masc self never thought I’d ever be able to be in a Noël Coward play, let alone one where I was the sought-after Frenchman love interest.
But thanks to @celiamandela and her beautiful mind, we’re giving FALLEN ANGELS a queer tilt and it’s been a wonderful time. There are two more weekends to catch me and my fantastic castmates at @littlefishtheatre in Redondo Beach.
“Last but not least, Davis’s out-of-this-world French lothario makes the suave-and-sophisticated Maurice’s eleventh-hour arrival well worth waiting for.” - @stagescenela ❤️ Come and learn what the French fuss is all about 😉
#transactor #equityactor #transmasc #laactor #latheatre 📷 by Alex Moy and @agecamera
🌈 As we near the end of the first week of #PrideMonth, I wanted to finally share photos from my wonderful time working at @dezartperforms in Heidi Schreck’s GRAND CONCOURSE. I was the very first trans actor to ever play the role of Frog, due in large part to an organization and artistic team who was willing to think outside the typical casting box. There are waaay too few roles written specifically for trans individuals, but that does not mean we can’t be considered for characters who may not have initially been written that way. Our gender journey does not need to be the focal point of every story we are a part of. Allowing trans bodies to simply live and breathe on stage and screen, bringing in our own lived experiences while still honoring the character the writer created, is pure magic. Happy Pride Month, y’all ❤️
We are now a double-union household, babyyyy 🥳 After being in Los Angeles for less than a year, I am so flipping excited to join SAG-AFTRA and fully immerse myself in this #UnionStrong town. Many thanks to all of the friends (and podcasts) that helped me navigate this career decision. I am over-the-moon 🥰
📣 Trans people exist. Nonbinary people exist.
When we moved to California, @stuartlittle2thereckoning saw the sheer look of glee on my face when I realized I could list “X” as the gender on my driver’s license. And now because of this White House, I will have an even larger hurdle to jump if I want the gender on my passport to match my license. This administration’s latest attempt at erasure has been painful and infuriating, but they will not drive us out or snuff our spirits. We’ll only show up louder. And prouder. And handsomer.
Keep fighting the good fight out there, y’all, in whatever way you can. Your friendly and queer neighborhood Spider-Man sees you ❤️ #transpeopleexist #nonbinarypeopleexist
🚪 Since self-tapes have begun to take over (and there really are so many benefits to them), the visual of waiting outside a door for an in-person audition has become more of a novelty. And I took a photo of the door leading into this particular audition because I was taking a chance, my heart rate was up, and I wanted to remember this feeling. The role I was going for was one usually played by an older man, and I was preparing to actively challenge that in the room, to pitch the director on why I felt this character could be younger and trans and how it would positively elevate the story without a single line of dialogue needing to be changed.
I knew it would be a risky discussion to have in real-time, and I’ll be honest, I almost left the audition before going in because I was so nervous. But I am so incredibly glad I stayed. Because while it doesn’t always go the way you hope it does when you take a leap like that, this time it did.
I booked the gig. I’ll be heading to Palm Springs next week to begin rehearsals for Heidi Schreck’s GRAND CONCOURSE in the role of Frog, as the first openly trans person to ever play the character. So friendly reminder: be bold and push the mold. If you knock on the (literal and figurative) door enough times, you’re going to find people who open it and welcome your ideas with open arms. #transactor
I have been undergoing testosterone hormone therapy since January 2023. After top surgery, I knew my transition was still incomplete, and I embarked on the next step with injections. While this is always a work-in-progress, I could not be happier with how my body is feeling, how I look in my body...
And yet it was still something I was never planning on sharing, because my initial coming out had been a painful process, and I worried that sharing this might ostracize me from certain friends or relatives who wouldn’t understand. I put their comfort above my own, I was “Midwestern Nice” about it. Despite the fact that I grew up in an area where 44% of the population voted for him in 2016... because of their stock portfolio, or because of tax cuts, or because they always vote red. Always. No Matter What.
But we are so unbelievably past that now. Because of this decision they’ve made, people like me are now in more danger. This is no longer a political difference we need to talk through. It’s the very definition of morals. This is personal. And I can no longer have people in my life who voted for him, including relatives, friends, people I’ve known my entire life. I can not go back to how angry I was in 2016, smiling at these folks during the holidays, knowing what they had supported. I’m done with “Midwestern Nice.” My time and my life is too valuable, and I’m not going to live in that anger for another four years.
So going forward, I’m choosing to only surround myself with people who see me, and love me, and don’t put people like me in further danger. I am choosing joy and happiness and will be louder with who I am than ever before. I am doing it for the younger version of me who knew they needed to keep their thoughts hidden. I am doing it for me in my early twenties when I was desperately trying to fit into the female stereotype. I am doing it for the handsome person I now see in the mirror. #transjoy
🥰 It’s been one month since we had our final performance of CYRANO DE BERGERAC at @pasadenaplayhouse , so that means it’s time for a photo collage! I’m forever indebted to @mike.m.donahue and @rbtcasting for giving this Los Angeles newbie my very first gig out here - it is going to hold an incredibly special place in my heart. The offstage shenanigans of this cast still make me giggle. I’ll think of you whenever I see popsicles, french lemon tarts, and kumquats #snackattack ❤️
📷 for production by Jeff Lorch
📷 for red carpet by William Kerner
❤️ Officially starting to come down from the whirlwind of opening this weekend. I feel so freaking lucky to be among these phenomenal artists and even kinder humans. #CyranoDeBergerac at @pasadenaplayhouse runs through the end of the month - come join us on our #brat stage and witness some theatre! 🙌
🎉 As our “little short film that could” has been making its festival run around the country, I’m so excited to share we’ve just been accepted into the Oscar-qualifying (!!!) @micheauxfilmfest . I’M PRETTY SURE MY THERAPIST THINKS I’M A BAD ACTOR was one of the last things we produced before leaving Chicago, and I could not be happier this dark comedy about mental health, anxiety, and seeking validation has been enjoying a longer life and entertaining audiences.
I’m SO proud of it! If you’re in L.A., come join us - the festival is October 21st - 27th at the Culver City Theater. (Details about our screening available soon) 🎬 #firsttimefilmmaker
