The Founding Artistic Director of the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival (BTB), George Strus, joins us as we kick off the second half of Season 3! Hear from George about BTB, a communal, new play development hub for trans, nonbinary, two-spirit plus actors, directors, writers, dramaturgs, and stage managers, created by members of that community. Geroge discusses how BTB was inspired and created within a year, the incredible artists involved (including many past Thesis on Joan guests), what developmental choices they’re most proud of, the urgency and necessity of this kind of work, and the future of BTB. Hosts Harrow and Meghan check in after their summer hiatus to chat about Meghan’s honeymoon and Harrow’s name change!
A full transcription of this episode is available here
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October 10-16th at Theatre Row
TRANS WORLD by Ty Defoe, Director Dominique Rider, Dramaturg Josephine Kearns
TWITCH by Liliana Padilla, Director Jack Ferver, Dramaturg Desiree (Des) Mitton
HIDE AND HIDE by Roger Q. Mason, Director é boylan, Dramaturg Gaven Trinidad
WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY by Ruth Tang, Director Kedian Keohan, Dramaturg Lewis Fender
NANA by Aziza Barnes, Director Rad Pereira, Dramaturg Al Parker
THELMA AND LOUISE AND THE TIME MACHINE by Mara Vélez Meléndez, Director Sivan Battat
AN EVENING OF COMMISSIONED MONOLOGUES, Director L Morgan Lee, Dramaturg George Strus
Pride Plays
Queer Culture Recs:
RuPaul’s Drag Race
International Spin-Offs
Queen of the Universe
Monét X Change
The Real Housewives
Beyoncé’s Renaissance
Rina Sawayama
Demi Lovato’s Holy Fvck
Queer Gives:
Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival
Black Trans Liberation
Trans Entertainment Guild
The Okra Project
Legacy
Episode Credits:
Edited by Harrow Sansom
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