4th Annual Black Trans Women At The Center

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A WORD FROM LADY DANE FIGUEROA EDIDI: The murders of Brayla Stone, Tony McDade, Merci Mack, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, Riah Milton, Nina Pop, Layleen Polanco, and many others have prompted a #BlackTransLivesMatter movement that calls for heightened attention to the grossly underreported rates of anti-transgender violence that are often discounted in the context of the larger fight against systemic racism.

While in 2023 we have witnessed an orchestrated and systematic attack on the trans community and their rights, Black trans people are sometimes erased from mainstream conversations regarding the impact of these anti-trans laws, rhetoric and historical erasures despite the fact they have been instrumental in civil rights movements for hundreds of years. Black Trans Women at the Center is a vital illustration of theatre that affirms and prioritizes Black trans people by celebrating their brilliance and honoring Black trans women’s capacity to tell their own stories.

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ABOUT

Black Trans Women at the Center (BTWAC) began with a powerful idea: the creation of a new play festival, the first of its kind, centering Black trans women and their artistic brilliance.

In the wake of anti-Black and anti-trans violence, the inaugural cohort of writers gathered to workshop their plays and share their experiences as members of the Black trans community. The result was an unforgettable evening of new work, at the height of the pandemic, streamed online and viewed around the world.

As the lead Curator and Associate Producer of the program, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi has continued to grow BTWAC over the years, along with former LWT staff member and current Project Manager, Joey Reyes. To date, the festival has featured over 50 artists and incubated 14 new plays by Black trans women. Each season, these artists work closely with Dane, over several weeks, developing their voice and their work-in-progress.

The plays have explored a range of different genres and styles, from dramatic realism to comedy, poetry, Afrofuturism, sci-fi, and more. Like in year one, the process culminates in an evening of new work for audiences, and artists, to hear for the very first time.

Now in its fourth year, Black Trans Women at the Center is a vital part of Long Wharf Theatre’s programming and we remain honored to be an artistic home for these boundarybreaking artists.

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AN INVITATION TO ENGAGE

Welcome to Black Trans Women At The Center!

This space can be one of reflection, one of revelation, one of discovery and one of affirmation.

You’re invited into this space, to be in this space, to help cocreate this space.

This is a communal space, one where the invitation of cultivating community is extended to all of you. You’re invited to fully engage in community with your fellow audience members.

You’re invited to use the chat to say hello, to name who you are, to make new community.

This is an engagement space, a space of expression, a space for wonder, a space where you are welcome to find awe and love. You’re invited to participate and respond. To use the chat to share your reactions to the performance and exercise the gift of affirmation. We welcome expressions of joy or sadness, tears, laughter, the “Yaaasss” and “get it” and “mmm huh” and “bbbaaabbby” and other exclamations as the art moves through you.

This is a space of celebration. You are invited to use the chat to show the artists some love.

You are invited to stay after the show for a post-show discussion. To learn, to witness, to affirm.

This is a community space, a space of reflection, a space of discovery, a space of affirmation, a space where one can find awe.

Thank you for sharing this virtual space with us.

– Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi

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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dear all, Welcome to Black Trans Women at the Center.

When I began at Long Wharf Theatre in 2019, we pledged to build a vibrant artistic home for boundary-breaking artists. We also said we would continue our long history of developing new plays and championing stars on the rise. Enter Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi.

For the past four years, Lady Dane has grown this new play festival and has introduced us to brilliant artists. She has guided us every step of the way with her insights, care, and optimism as we center and celebrate Black trans women. She has kept us to our promise that our theatre spaces, be they virtual or physical, can make room for everyone. Especially for voices we don’t always get to hear from; these voices have something powerful, and beautiful, to say.

I am grateful to Joey Reyes, who gave us three years as a staff member at Long Wharf Theatre, as they return to support Dane’s vision. I’m also grateful to the many artists who have shared their artistry with this festival over the years. They are trailblazers, and the line-up this year is no different.

At Long Wharf Theatre we are committed to building a body of work that reflects our kaleidoscopic world. We are grateful for Black Trans Women at the Center helping us get there.

We’re so glad you’re here,

Jacob G. Padrón Artistic Director // Long Wharf Theatre

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THE PLAYS Desire/Require 12 Desperately Seeking Faith

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From the Inside Out

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Memoirs of a Flower Witch

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Futura in the Garden

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We acknowledge that indigenous peoples and nations have for generations stewarded the lands and waterways of what we now call the state of Connecticut. We honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between these peoples and nations and this land. The offices of Long Wharf Theatre, the supporter and producer of this production, are located on the unceded territory of the Quinnipiac, Paugussett and Wappinger peoples. We remind ourselves that along with stolen land came stolen people. It is our responsibility to the future to know our past.

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CREATIVE TEAM

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her)

CURATOR AND ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American Performance Artist, Author, Educator, Advocate, producer, a Helen Hayes Award-winning Playwright, a 2021 Helen Merrill Award Winner, Film Maker, Advocate, Dramaturg, a 2-time Helen Hayes Award nominated choreographer (2016, 2018), and a Princess Grace Honoria Award winner. She is the co-editor/co-founder/ co-director of the Black Trans Prayer Book. She is the curator and associate producer of Long Wharf Theatre’s Black Trans Women At The Center: An Evening of Short Plays, as well as an artistic ensemble member of the theater. She was featured in King Ester as Patra and acted as a story consultant for the series. She wrote episode 1 of Untitled Mockumentary Project and acted on the series as well, and wrote episode 9 (Refuge) of Round House Theater’s web series Homebound. She also wrote a monologue featured in the film The 51st State. She was recently featured as Dr. Grace Grace in the web series I need Space.

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Joey Reyes (they/them) PROJECT MANAGER

Joey Reyes (they/them) is a Chicago-based Southern California-bred creative producer, arts consultant, and cultural strategist. They are a 2023 graduate of Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises. In September 2023, they released the Mx It Up podcast – a show dedicated to celebrating the brilliance of LGBTQ+ creatives of the global majority who work across arts, culture, and entertainment.

Since 2015, they have worked in various capacities at the American Conservatory Theater, Chautauqua Theater Company, Cleveland Playhouse, Cornerstone Theater Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Faultline Theater, Long Wharf Theatre, MCC Theater, SoHo Playhouse, The Sol Project, and The Public Theater. In September 2020, they were featured as one of “19 Theater Workers You Should Know” in a special issue of American Theatre Magazine dedicated to highlighting TGNC theatre artists.

Reyes’s commitment to anti-racism in the arts has manifested through their relationships with organizations such as the Arts Administrators of Color Network, artEquity, First Nations Theater Guild, and Radio Caña Negra. B.A. in Theatre Arts and Business Administration minor from Azusa Pacific University and Oxford University. @mxjoeyreyes.

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CREATIVE TEAM CONTINUED

Dorian Blue (they/them)

STAGE MANAGER

As a master storyteller, Mx. Dorian Blue is a connoisseur of the senses: therefore, their work inevitably brings to consciousness the influences of the (Black) (queer) body. In addition to their role as a multi-disciplinary storyteller, community historian, and queer archivist, Mx. Dorian Blue (they/them/theirs) is the Founder of Blueboy Publishing House and the author of Black and Blue (2022) & Mythos (Fall 2023).

As the Stage Manager for Black Trans Women at the Center, Dorian Blue lends a rich historical background in African-American performance and the history of (Black) (queer) American theater. Within their role as a published author, Dorian Blue blends storytelling with rich historical perspectives on power, poetry, and myth. To learn more about Dorian Blue’s work, visit www. blueboypublishinghouse.com.

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Adele Overbey (she/her)

VIDEO EDITOR

Adele Overbey is a Videographer and Editor, currently based on occupied Lenni Lenape land, also known as Brooklyn, New York. In 2019 she joined the Musical Theater Factory as a media intern and began to shift her work from narrative filmmaking to live events and documentation. Adele’s goal is to help underrepresented folks bring their art to the main stage through collaboration, conversations, and cinematography. As a documentarian, her frequent collaborators include New York Theatre Workshop, Arena Stage, 59E59 Theater, The Brick Theater, Ars Nova, The Tank, & The Theater Offensive.

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CREATIVE TEAM CONTINUED

Imara Jones (she/her)

POST SHOW CONVERSATION FACILITATOR Imara, whose work has won Emmy and Peabody Awards, is the creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform, non-profit journalism and narrative organization, which produces content to shift the current culture of hostility towards transgender people in the US. She was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People on the planet in 2023. As part of her work at TransLash, Imara hosts the TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones, which received the 2023 Outstanding Podcast Award from GLAAD; as well as the investigative, limited series, The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality which received the Excellence in Podcasting Award from the National LGBTQ+ Journalists Association. Imara is also the first trans person to ever receive an award from the National Black Journalists Association, having garnered the Journalist of Distinction Award in 2022. To read more about Imara, visit https://imarajones.com/

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Desire/Require WRITTEN BY

Eva Reign (she/her) DIRECTED BY

Adisa Steele (she/her) PERFORMED BY

Mila Jam (she/her)

ANISSA

Eva Reign (she/her) IMANI Syd Robbie (he/they)

DAMIAN

When Imani plans a trip back to Memphis, she decides to bring her boyfriend, Damian. But Imani’s best friend, Annisa, doubts he’ll even show up. Desire/Require is a story about sisterhood, love, and trying to recognize ourselves beyond the types of love that always make us wait.

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Mila Jam

Eva Reign

Syd Robbie

Adisa Steele 13

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BIOS

Eva Reign (she/her) // PLAYWRIGHT / IMANI Eva Reign is a Peabody and GLAAD Award winning Brooklynbased actress, writer and artist from St. Louis, Missouri. She is the star of Billy Porter’s directorial debut Anything’s Possible from Amazon Studios and MGM’s Orion Pictures. Eva is also known for her work as a correspondent on the Vice show Transnational, an award-winning series documenting trans issues worldwide. She previously worked at the Condé Nast LGBTQ platform Them. as Assistant Editor before going on to launch her own column at the platform, “In Bloom: The Life Column with Eva Reign.” This column focused on the beauty and strength of the Black trans community.

Her other writing has appeared in Vogue, The Cut, Byrdie, PAPER, Them. and Highsnobiety.

Adisa Steele (she/her) // DIRECTOR Model/creative director/producer and writer Adisa Steele has already planted her mark on the entertainment industry: as an award winning stage performer, renowned dancer/choreographer and currently making way as a promising model/writer, already proving that she has a unique artistic voice to share with the world. Learning from all the experiences of life both professional and personal, Adisa’s over emphasized yet chillingly realistic perspective of the world only enhances the already ingenious eye she brings to any project before her. Starting as just a dancer from the streets of Miami she quickly found her way on to stages around the globe, touching people with her intense passion, discipline and skill. Quickly managing to make herself an undeniable force to be reckoned with.

Gracing such stages as the Joyce Soho Theatre, El Portal Theatre, The Hollywood Bowl as well as publications such as Vogue Italia and National Geographic.

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Mila Jam (she/her) // ANISSA Mila Jam is a pop recording artivist and a force to be reckoned with.

With over 3 million streams and 1.1 million listeners worldwide and appearances on Saturday Night Live, Cadillac’s “Audacity of Blackness,” FX’s POSE, BBC’s The Lilly Allen Show & MTV, Mila continues to make her mark on this industry and establish herself as a leader and icon in the community.

Syd Robbie (he/they) // DAMIAN Syd Robbie is thrilled to be working with Long Wharf Theatre for his third year as an actor for Black Trans Women at the Center. He has been described as a nationally recognized thought leader and transgender health equity advocate. They are a talented change maker who stands at the intersection of multiple communities.

After attending UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts, Syd earned multiple leading roles including Trevor, in the celebrated transmasculine web series, Brothers. He was featured in the award winning documentary, Dance, Dance Evolution, and Showtime network productions, Work In Progress and The Chi. Along with his previously mentioned work, Syd is a community leader, an author, dancer, vocalist, professional speaker and event host.

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Desperately Seeking Faith WRITTEN BY

Elisawon Etidorhpa (they/she) DIRECTED BY

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) PERFORMED BY

N’yomi Allure Stewart (she/her)

DREA

Drea’s shame around her life being what she would call “a mess” has kept her from her sister, Faith, for a long time.

But when Drea receives a message that Faith is sick, Drea rushes to her side, forced to face not only her sister, but also herself. Desperately Seeking Faith is a story about reconnecting, and what can happen when we realize the dreams we once had never needed to fade.

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Elisawon Etidorhpa

Dane Figueroa Edidi

N’yomi Allure Stewart

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DESPERATELY SEEKING FAITH

BIOS

Elisawon Etidorhpa (they/she) // PLAYWRIGHT Elisawon Etidorhpa is the star to watch, this magnetic power house from the south has come to make their mark on the industry.

After coming from a competitive theater background in Texas and obtaining their BFA from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Elisawon is starting her career with a big bang. Which has landed her a supporting role in KeyTv’s Production of Keep Me in Mind produced by Keke Palmer, modeling for Nike, the Hollywood Fringe Festival and more. Now they’re ready to showcase their writing skills for the first time with Black Trans Women at the Center. Elisawon is eager to prove that preparation plus opportunity equals success.

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) // DIRECTOR Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American Performance Artist, Author, Educator, Advocate, producer, a Helen Hayes Award-winning Playwright, a 2021 Helen Merrill Award Winner, Film Maker, Advocate, Dramaturg, a 2-time Helen Hayes Award nominated choreographer (2016, 2018), and a Princess Grace Honoria Award winner. She is the co-editor/co-founder/ co-director of the Black Trans Prayer Book. She is the curator and associate producer of Long Wharf Theatre’s Black Trans Women At The Center: An Evening of Short Plays, as well as an artistic ensemble member of the theater. She was featured in King Ester as Patra and acted as a story consultant for the series. She wrote episode 1 of Untitled Mockumentary Project and acted on the series

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as well, and wrote episode 9 (Refuge) of Round House Theater’s web series Homebound. She also wrote a monologue featured in the film The 51st State. She was recently featured as Dr. Grace Grace in the web series I need Space.

N’yomi Allure Stewart (she/her) // DREA N’yomi Allure Stewart (also known as “Omi”) was the first trans woman to graduate from North Carolina School of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Acting; and the first trans woman to play the role of “Beneatha” in the NYC Off-Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun at the Public Theater. She is also a recent participant of the New York Theater Workshop (NYTW) Artists Residency, GALLIM artist in residence, and an active member of NYC’s ballroom scene.

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From the Inside Out WRITTEN BY

Simone Immanuel (she/her) DIRECTED BY

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) PERFORMED BY

L Morgan Lee (she/her)

GIRL

When, in an act of rebellion, Girl decides to cut her hair, she could never have imagined what her Mirror would have to say. But when she asks it and it responds, it leads her on a journey of self-discovery and self-love. From The Inside Out is a story about learning to love yourself even if you have to imagine yourself beyond what you ever thought you could be.

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Simone Immanuel

Dane Figueroa Edidi

L Morgan Lee

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FROM THE INSIDE OUT

BIOS

Simone Immanuel (she/her) // PLAYWRIGHT Simone’s name Immanuel means “God is with us”. Through her work she hopes to show that God is with us all. She is from New Orleans, Louisiana and attended the New Orleans Center for creative Arts. Simone graduated with her BFA in acting from Ball State University and recently finished the Broadway Advocacy Coalition’s Artivism Fellowship. She made her Off Broadway debut last year in the play 7 Minutes by Stefano Massini. Simone’s play I’m Gonna Let it Shine was a Kennedy Center John Cauble award finalist. She recently was an Artist at Work Resident with Ashé Cultural arts center. Simone’s goal is to use her unique experiences to show why representation is one of the most important goals of art in this generation.

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) // DIRECTOR Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American Performance Artist, Author, Educator, Advocate, producer, a Helen Hayes Award-winning Playwright, a 2021 Helen Merrill Award Winner, Film Maker, Advocate, Dramaturg, a 2-time Helen Hayes Award nominated choreographer (2016, 2018), and a Princess Grace Honoria Award winner. She is the co-editor/co-founder/ co-director of the Black Trans Prayer Book. She is the curator and associate producer of Long Wharf Theatre’s Black Trans Women At The Center: An Evening of Short Plays, as well as an artistic ensemble member of the theater. She was featured in King Ester as Patra and acted as a story consultant for the series. She wrote

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episode 1 of Untitled Mockumentary Project and acted on the series as well, and wrote episode 9 (Refuge) of Round House Theater’s web series Homebound. She also wrote a monologue featured in the film The 51st State. She was recently featured as Dr. Grace Grace in the web series I need Space.

L Morgan Lee (she/her) // GIRL L Morgan Lee is a Tony Award® nominated actress and storyteller known for her history-making turn in A Strange Loop on Broadway – a performance which also garnered her an Antonyo Award and a Drama League Distinguished Performance nomination. In London, she was seen playing famed artist Lili Elbe in a musical adaptation of The Danish Girl (currently in development). Other work includes well over a decade of Off-Broadway, Regional, International/ National concerts and tours with artists from Paul McCartney to Our Lady J. In the studio, L Morgan was the voice of Ornate Williams in the Sugar Maple Series w. Fred Savage (Osiris Media) and can be found on Joe Iconis’ album (Ghostlight Records), The Rainbow Lullaby Album (Broadway Records), and more. For more: @lmorganlee | lmorganlee.com

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Memoirs of a Flower Witch WRITTEN BY

Asteria LaFaye Summers (she/her/Miss/Queen) DIRECTED BY

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) PERFORMED BY

Asteria LaFaye Summers (she/her/Miss/Queen) FLORA (Narrator)

Brandon Kazen-Maddox (they/them) ASL ARTIST

As Flora works on a potion despite the fact she is on vacation, a moment with her lover may offer her just the break she needs. Well, that’s if they can banish the shady spirit invading their home. Memoirs of a Flower Witch is a story about love, time, and our right to set healthy boundaries.

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Asteria LaFaye Summers

Dane Figueroa Edidi

Brandon Kazen-Maddox

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MEMOIRS OF A FLOWER WITCH

BIOS

Asteria LaFaye Summers (she/her/Miss/Queen) // PLAYWRIGHT // FLORA (Narrator) MISS Asteria LaFaye Summers a proud Afro-Indigenous Trans woman that also happens to be Deaf/Disabled as well. She’s an artist, educator, dancer, and performer of the Arts. She LOVES magical shows like Charmed (Reboot). She also loves mochi and matcha tea.

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) // DIRECTOR Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American Performance Artist, Author, Educator, Advocate, producer, a Helen Hayes Award-winning Playwright, a 2021 Helen Merrill Award Winner, Film Maker, Advocate, Dramaturg, a 2-time Helen Hayes Award nominated choreographer (2016, 2018), and a Princess Grace Honoria Award winner. She is the co-editor/co-founder/co-director of the Black Trans Prayer Book. She is the curator and associate producer of Long Wharf Theatre’s Black Trans Women At The Center: An Evening of Short Plays, as well as an artistic ensemble member of the theater. She was featured in King Ester as Patra and acted as a story consultant for the series. She wrote episode 1 of Untitled Mockumentary Project and acted on the series as well, and wrote episode 9 (Refuge) of Round House Theater’s web series Homebound. She also wrote a monologue featured in the film The 51st State. She was recently featured as Dr. Grace Grace in the web series I need Space.

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Brandon Kazen-Maddox (they/them) // ASL ARTIST Brandon Kazen-Maddox is a Grandchild of Deaf Adults (GODA) and third-generation native signer of American Sign Language (ASL) who identifies as a Nonbinary, Black Indigenous Person of Color and a member of the LGBTQAI+ community. Brandon is a choreographer, dancer, director, actor, acrobat, activist, VoiceOver and ASL Artist. They have also spent the last 10 years as a professional ASL interpreter.

Brandon creates work with and for the Deaf and Disability communities, and highlights and empowers BIPOC and LGBTQAI+ artists, building bridges of collaboration and community among people of all backgrounds and abilities.

In May 2019, Brandon graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with an MFA in Dance and New Technology. Brandon is currently touring their multimedia one-person ASL Dance Theatre show, “FREEDOM,” which celebrates the themes of community, intersectionality, selfexpression and the empowerment of finding one’s own voice.

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Futura in the Garden WRITTEN BY

Indie Johnson (she/they) DIRECTED BY

Mickaela Bradford (they/she) PERFORMED BY

Garnet Williams (she/they) NALEDI

Mariyea (she/they) PHOEBE

Ianne Fields Stewart (they/she) KALI

When she begins to make a home for herself and her community, Naledi is stifled by fear, uncertain of whether or not she will make this life-changing choice. Phoebe and Kali appear to make sure she does what is right.

Futura In The Garden invites us to ask if we are brave enough to cultivate a world where all of us can be free.

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Indie Johnson

Mickaela Bradford

Garnet Williams

Mariyea

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FUTURA IN THE GARDEN

BIOS

Indie Johnson (she/they) // PLAYWRIGHT Indie Johnson is a resourceful, creative world-builder who utilizes her talents, skills, and abilities to assist others in mapping and developing their ideas to completion. Her constituents feel prepared and empowered that their vision is understood and achievable. She has over ten years of experience in various roles, such as assistant directing, producing, writing, production coordinating, and idea development, including live shows. Indie is a visionary who cannot only imagine the bigger picture but also devise a plan with proper resources to reach established goals. She has a can-do attitude and a tenacious drive that enables her to accomplish any task.

When not visioning, she dances, sings, bakes, and patronizes the arts with friends.

Mickaela Bradford (they/she) // DIRECTOR Mickaela Bradford “Micky B” is a bisexual, trans-feminine seasoned community organizer and visual/performing artist. After graduating from Georgia State University’s inaugural neuroscience fellowship, she worked in HIV prevention and reproductive justice by day, performing in drag shows, and organizing queer art festivals by night. Mickaela is currently the 1st “Director in Residence” at Comfrey Films. Her short, currently in production, focuses on trans survivor and untold shero of the 1866 Memphis Massacre, Miss Frances Thompson. She was the 1st Black trans femme at Transgender Law Center, where she now leads a department of fierce organizers as “Co-Director of Policy & Programs” and coauthored “The Trans Agenda For Liberation,” a community-led guide to decriminalization. You can find them in South Atlanta with their chihuahua, Minnie B!

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Garnet Williams (she/they) // NALEDI Garnet Williams is an New York City based actor, writer, and singer.

Last seen in Skyward (Powerhouse), and on AHS: New York.

Mariyea (she/they) // PHOEBE Mariyea is a Brooklyn based actress, performer, teacher and drag artist. Her previous credits include On Sugarland at New York Theatre Workshop along with works presented at The Shed, Hudson Yards, Park Avenue Armory, Soho Rep, The Apollo, and Joe’s Pub, among others. Additionally, she can be seen in a feature film soon to be announced on Paramount+. Mariyea has the privilege of hosting and performing in drag shows in various spaces throughout New York City. @mariyeaaaa #blacktranslivesmatter

Ianne Fields Stewart (they/she) // KALI Ianne Fields Stewart is a black, queer, lesbian, and nonbinary transfeminine New York-based storyteller and activist. Ianne was personally requested by Sara Ramirez (Grey’s Anatomy) to play their love interest in the 3-Time Emmy-Nominated web series The Feels. Film/TV Credits include: Dash & Lily (Roberta), The Bold Type (Chloe Blair), and Pose (Pretty Bartender). In the summer of 2017, Ianne was selected out of over 500 applicants to be one of the 15 US Fellows for Humanity in Action’s 2017 John Lewis Fellowship. She is the founder of The Okra Project and coorganized the historic Brooklyn Liberation: A Rally for Black Trans Lives which gathered 15,000 people to march for Black Trans lives.

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TH STAFF EXECUTIVE

Jacob G. Padrón

Kit Ingui

ARTISTIC & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

AUDIENCE SERVICES

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

SERVICE PARTNERS

Carolyn Stockage

Kelly Brown

Auditor

Peython Echelson-Russell

Jill H. Coulter

(he/him) Artistic Director

Rachel Alderman

(she/her) Associate Artistic Director

Kate Moore Heaney

(she/her) Associate Producer

Vanessa Soto

(she/her) Company Manager

Jessica Durdock-Moreno (she/any) Executive Coordinator

(she/her) Managing Director

(she/her) Patron Services Manager

(he/him) Box Office Supervisor/ Assistant Front of House Manager

Maig Smith

(she/her) Box Office Supervisor

Ronald Hill

(he/him) Patron Services Associate

ARTISTIC ENSEMBLE

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Awoye Timpo

Nancy Meguerditchian

(she/her)

Bryce Pinkham (he/him)

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her)

Dexter J. Singleton (he/him)

Jenny Koons (she/her)

Mason Alexander Park

(she/her) Director of Finance

Emily Goeler

(she/her) General Manager

Geoffrey Molloy (he/him) AP/AR Manager

Peython Echelson-Russell

(he/him) Office Administrator

(she/her) Creative Content Manager (she/her) Marketing Operations Manager

Nicole Makos

Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, PC Banking Services

KeyBank Casting

Stephanie Yankwitt, tbd casting co.

(she/her) Corporate Giving & Events Manager

Employee Benefits

Jazmine Williamson

Insurance

(she/her) Audience Development Coordinator

Ann M.K. McLaughlin

(she/her) Institutional Giving Consultant

Elizabeth Monz (she/her) Development Consultant.

PRODUCTION Nicole Bouclier (she/her) Director of Production

Allison M.J. Backhaus

(she/her) Charge Artist & Rental Manager

(they/them)

Madeline Sayet (she/her)

Ryan J. Haddad (he/him)

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Press Relations

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Real Estate Advisor

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B ARD OF DIR CTORS Nancy Alexander Chair William J. Aseltyne, Esq. Vice-Chair Babz Rawls Ivy Secretary Jenny Carrillo, PhD Treasurer

Kenneth Boroson Gail Brekke Diane Brown Lee Cruz Cathy Edwards Robert Esposito Barbara Franke James D. Horwitz Jacqueline Koral Trenee McGeé Victor Padilla-Taylor Joseph Roach John Rose, Jr. Esq. Constance Royster, JD Anita Sharif-Hyder

Ex Officio Kit Ingui Jacob G. Padrón Anne Schenck, Honorary Founder Trustee

This digital play festival is available to you, and everyone around the world, for free. Support this program today, and sustain Black Trans Women at the Center for years to come by donating online now. We welcome you to make a gift of any size in support of our nation’s only new play festival centering the brilliance of Black trans women, seeding future possibilities in the American theatre.

We are grateful to the following supporters of the 4th Annual Black Trans Women at the Center: Stephanie Baker Karina Batchelor Toby Davis Milo Dittrich

Kris Gebhard Merrie Harrison Gary Leibowitz Mark & Judy Sklarz

Bennet Stroich Aaron Testa Endia Williams Jessica Zyrie

Donor listing to Black Trans Women at the Center as of September 19, 2023.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THESE FUNDERS:

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