TGI2S Fest - Program

Sacred Fools Theater Company, Act Now and The Queer 26 present...

TGI2S Fest: Gender Expansive Reading Festival

Benefiting

TGI2S Fest Committee:
Jase Alan (they/them)
Cenizo Bravo (they/them/elle)
Lalo-Félix Caldera (he/him/ya)
Natalie Nicole Dressel (she/her)
Camille Ora-Nicole (she/they)
Victoria Xashara-Prescott (they/she)

Stage Manager: Jay Dutcher (she/her/he/him)

Key Art: Lalo-Félix Caldera (he/ya)

Produced for Sacred Fools by
Sidney Edwards (she/her) & Scott Leggett (he/him)

Produced for Act Now by Jase Alan 

This production is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
This production is supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
This production is supported, in part, by a grant from Council District 13, City of Los Angeles.
Our educational projects are supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

BLOCK 1:
Opening Night
Fri, 10/3 @ 8pm

"Three Sketches about the Great Clown Pagliacci"
by Cameron Laventure (she/her)
co-directed by Cameron Laventure (she/her)
& Raina Pratto (she/they)

Content Warning: Depression, clowns, bad therapy, toxic relationship dynamics

CAST:

  • Raina Pratto (she/they) Narrator
  • Ari Fromm (they/them/he) Patient
  • Griffin Kelly (she/her) Therapist
  • Cameron Laventure (she/her) Megan
"Beyond the Blue Light"
by Simone Brazzini (they/elle)
co-directed by Simone Brazzini
& Sabrina Ariss (they/she)

Content Warning: ICE, Deportation, Misgendering, Substance Use, Mature Language

CAST:

  • Sabrina Ariss (they/she) Narrator
  • Simone Brazzini (they/them) Jessie
  • Estrella Estrada (she/her) Gia
  • Mayra Cortez (they/she) Tio
  • Valentine (they/them) Social Worker
"ROFL"
by Nik Narain (he/they)
directed by Ambar Riat (they/he)

Content Warning: suicide, self-harm, gun violence, transphobia

CAST:

  • Dayini (she/they) Narrator
  • Shan Hafez (they) Rainy Roy
  • Saalika Khan (she/they) Anvita Roy/Misc Characters
  • Nik Narain (he/they) Ronit Roy/Orion/Oliver
  • Lalo Caldera (he/him) Vibhav Roy/Felix/Farah
  • Ru Kazi (they/them) Ria/Rakshita/Rani
  • Uma Rao (she/her) Lara/Ms. Avila/Lina/Maya

Block 2:
All-ages family friendly matinee
Sat, 10/4 @ 3:30pm

"Artemis Henderson's Last Day On Earth Before Going to the Moon and Never Coming Back"
by Spencer Ryan Locke (they/he)
directed by Victoria Xashara-Prescott (they/she)

Content Warning: Subtext/Implication of suicide/suicidality

CAST:

  • Jason-Dean Aldea (he/they) Narrator
  • Cassie Vaughan (she/her) Artemis Henderson
  • Farah Hamzeh Daoud (she/her) Sarah Henderson
"Curry Hallows"
by Carter Lee (he/him)
directed by Sophie Mutiara Nova (they/them)

Content Warning: Mild violence, weapons, and blood

CAST:

  • Shan Hafez (they) Narrator
  • Lexi Greenslade (she/her) Bethany
  • Yasha Alaniz (she/her) Addison
  • Zayas Lanier (uses name) Stella
  • Samantha Georgette Reed (they/she) Riley
  • Luca Franklin-Willis (he/they) The Masked Man
  • Jason-Dean Aldea (he/they) Witch/Girl/Woman
"Remembering Forward"
by Ryan Jacobs Flores (he/him/his)
directed by Andy James Garcia (they/them)

Content Warning: Medical Trauma

CAST:

  • Lalo Caldera (he/him) Narrator
  • Ryan Jacobs Flores (he/him/his) Dominic
  • Imani Alis (they/them) Naomi
  • Ella Espiritu (he/him, she/her) Ray
  • Joaquín Madrid Larrañaga (he/she/they) Leo
  • Mallery Jenna Robinson (she/her/hers)
  • Nurse/Sandra
  • Jett Garrison (he/they) Barista/Mx. Callahan
  • Orion Elis (they/them) Jordan/Sonny

BLOCK 3:
SATURDAY NIGHT BLOCK!
SAT, 10/4 @ 8pm

"Quiet Room at the Orgy"
by Alexandra Walker (she/her)
directed by Fifi Dosch (she)

Content Warning: Discussions of sex. Discussions of internalized transphobia. Foul language. A reclaimed slur (the "F" one for queer people)

CAST:

  • Blaire Battle (they/she) Narrator
  • Jae Neal (they/them) Leather Hottie
  • Caden Healander (he/him/his) Leather Sweetie
  • Persephone Rose (she/they) JJ
  • Jasmine Mosebar (her/she) Ashley
  • Daisy Blue (she/her) Delilah
"Grab N Go"
by Elli Luke (they/she)
directed by Sabrina Ariss (they/she)

CAST:

  • Caden Healander (he/him/his) Narrator/Zombies
  • Sasha Forests (she/her/hers) Rose
  • Diana Dai (they/them) Olivia
"The Ghost of Leslie Fucking Feinberg"
by Kaila Tacazon (he/they)
directed by Reese Fernandez (they/them)

Content Warning: dog-whistle transphobia, specifically trans-exclusionary radical feminism

CAST:

  • Diana Dai (they/them) Narrator
  • Ethan Nguyen (he/they) Z
  • Blaire Battle (they/she) Leah
  • Nicky Cutler (he/him) The Ghost of Leslie Feinberg
  • Natalie Marceau (she/her) Lizzie
  • Jasmine Brimsmayd (she/they) Diana

BLOCK 4:
Sexy, Horny Death Block
SUN, 10/5 @ 3:30pm

"How to be Sexy"
by Wy'kia (they/them)
directed by Camille Ora-Nicole (she/they)

Content Warning: Explicit sexual situations

CAST:

  • B Alexander (they/them/ze/zir) Narrator
  • Chrissy Etienne (they/them) Jasmine Brown
  • Zoe Yale (they/he) Mark
  • Cassie Vaughan (she/her) Avery
  • Leilani Johnson Michelle/Gym Teacher
  • Mk Sloan (they/them) Photographer/Alt-Teen
  • Rae Gammage (he/they) Jordan/DJ/Rude Teen
  • Daisy Blue (she/her)
  • Mark's Mom/Nerdy Teen/Announcer
  • Christina Dominga Lujan (she/her) Monica Perez
"Die with a Smile"
by Camille Ora-Nicole (she/they)
directed by Xander Priddie (they/he)

Content Warning: References to suicide

CAST:

  • Ash Joy (they/them) Narrator
  • Nayla Savannah (she/her) Corinne
  • B Alexander (they/them/ze/zir) Julissa
  • Elli Luke (they/she) Dianne
"The Second Date Strangler"
by Justin Moritz (they/he)
directed by Kacy Boccumini (he/him)

Content Warning: Substance Abuse, Violence, Sexual Situations, Guns

CAST:

  • Elli Luke (they/she) Narrator
  • Beck Williams (they/he) Miles O'Malley
  • Jase Alan (they/them) Candace Carmichael
  • Christina Dominga Lujan (she/her) Charlie
  • Ash Joy (they/them) Riley Vaughn
  • Mattie Meacham (he/him) The Second-Date Strangler
  • Leilani Johnson (she/her) Marsha Vaughn
  • Cenizo Bravo (they/them/elle) Leonard F. Hall
  • Desiree Marisol Carcamo (they)
  • Detective Amanda Knowles
  • Frida Villeda (she/they) Nina Knowles
Sacred Fools Staff

Managing Director:
Padraic Duffy

Co-Artistic Directors:
Sidney Edwards
Scott Leggett

Technical Director:
Rebecca Schoenberg

Director of Operatons:
Bruno Oliver

Education/Business Manager:
Emily Kosloski

Webmaster:
Corey Klemow

Board of Directors:
David Baron
Padraic Duffy
Brian Finkelstein
Bruno Oliver
Detra Payne
Paul Plunkett
Ariadne Shaffer
John Sylvain