Hi everybody!!! ❤️
I am currently doing a fundraiser for @theblacktransprayerbook . This fundraiser is aimed at assisting with operating cost, ongoing programming and the completion of some of our current projects.
If you have the capacity to donate, please click the link in my bio. Thank you.
📅 SAVE THE DATE: The 6th Annual Black Trans Women at the Center celebration returns on June 8!
📻 This year’s radio plays carve out a space in culture for Black trans women, curated by Long Wharf Theatre Artistic Ensemble member Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi.
Programmed during Pride Month, this celebration continues Long Wharf Theatre’s commitment to creating a space where Black trans women artists take the lead.
Mark your calendars for June 8 and visit LongWharf.org for more!
Our short film, A New Creation Story, is screening at both @seattleblackfilmfestival (Seattle, WA) and in Durham, NC at the Black Trans Short Film Festival (@comfreyfilms ) on Saturday, May 2nd! Register for these film festivals by checking out their profiles and we hope to catch you wherever you are ❤️
I had an incredible week last week, beginning at @everymantheatre where I did a reading of my play Smoke, followed by recording sessions in New York, community conversations and healing fellowship with @longwharftheatre and BTWATC’s Year 6 cohort and some past cohort members, I heard my newest play read outloud for the first time and ended the week in conversation with my sister @thegisellekristina and other cast members of Smoke happening in Boston in June with @outoffensive . Shout out to everyone who made last week possible and poured so much love into making it so special. ❤️🤗 More exciting updates to come! 😊
Thank you to everyone who has sent me beautiful birthday messages. I have been super busy this week working on a few projects I love! More soon! ❤️❤️❤️
Join us this Monday, April 6, for a reading of SMOKE by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi as we continue our Script Tease Reading Series!
1960s D.C. A fresh start that won’t stay simple.
When Janet Howard moves into her grandmother’s H Street home with her son, new connections spark old wounds. As secrets rise to the surface, the bonds they’ve built are pushed to the edge.
SMOKE is a story of love, truth, and the power of chosen family.
Tickets: /scripttease
#Repost @syracusestage
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“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”
By August Wilson
Directed by Timothy Douglas
Co-produced by Indiana Repertory Theatre
Scenic design by Tony Cisek
Costume design by Kara Harmon
Lighting design by Jason Lynch
Sound design by Christopher Darbassie
Wig design by Rueben D. Echoles
Intimacy and violence by Chels Morgan
Production Stage Manager: Lauren Nicole Jackson
Video by Daylight Blue
CAST
(In alphabetical order)
Stephanie Berry* (Bertha Holly)
Peter Bisgaier* (Rutherford Selig)
Kaitlyn Boyer* (Mattie Campbell)
Dane Figueroa Edidi* (Molly Cunningham)
Kerah Lily Jackson (Zonia Loomis)
Jacques Jean-Mary* (Jeremy Furlow)
Christian Makai Lucas (Reuben Mercer)
DeShawn Harold Mitchell* (Bynum Walker)
Lilian A. Oben* (Martha Pentecost)
Keith Randolph Smith* (Seth Holly)
Shane Taylor* (Herald Loomis)
UNDERSTUDIES
For Rueben Mercer – Jojo Harper-McNeal
For Zonia Loomis – Arden Winter Williams
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Next up, we are heading to LA with the @latnbfilmfest (tonight!) and Florida with @tiglff (March 28 & 29!) We can’t wait to catch all the beautiful films playing and are grateful to screen A New Creation Story with more audiences!
@theblacktransprayerbook team has been busy! Our short film, A New Creation Story is hitting film festivals all over the world! This weekend we’ll be featured in Mumbai at @colorsoflovefilmfestival and in #Portland Oregon at the Oregon Trans Film Festival! Feb 28th, we’ll be in person at the Emeryville International LGBTQ Film Festival (@fishnetsandfilm )
Monday (Feb 16th) at 2pm PST we’re hosting “Healing Beyond Fascism: a Place for Trans People to Gather”, which will be an online session specifically for Trans folks where we’ll be utilizing meditation exercises and reflections on Trans centered praxis in these times of resistance. DM us to get the link!
Finally, we are organizing a Trans Book Fair where we are gathering folks online while also distributing physical books by Trans Authors to Trans People! Leave a “📚” [books emoji] to get that information! We’re looking for more partner orgs, authors, participants/attendees, sponsors and funders. #TransBooks
#Repost @irtlive
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Descendants of the formerly enslaved gather in 1911, searching for work, belonging, and hope. In this powerful drama, August Wilson tells a story of heritage, healing, and reclaiming one’s identity.
The Show opened this weekend!
I am so deeply grateful to have a moment to do this deep deep work. Shout out to @timdirects@irtlive and the incredible cast, crew and creative team.
Don’t miss this deeply spiritual, life affirming, and atmosphere shifting interpretation of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.
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