8 - 13 FEB BLACKBOX OUTDOOR STAGE
WORLD PREMIERE
CLOSET DRAMA BY DAN GRAHAM AND OLIVER ROSS
Anon can’t find the words for his relationship with gender, sexuality, and masculinity, and he’s not ready to make his own.
DIRECTOR Dan Graham WRITER & DESIGNER Oliver Ross
Using patchworked Shakespeare, he explores and roadtests his identity as a gay trans man, moving from his living room to the coasts of Illyria and Ancient Rome. Drawing from Twelfth Night, Coriolanus and the broader Shakespeare canon, Closet Drama is part queer reading, part dating sim, inspired by the process of adaptation and the balencing act of visibility and privacy. ABOUT THE ARTISTS - DAN GRAHAM & OLIVER ROSS Dan Graham is a Theatre Director and a Disability Advocate with a particular interest in access support for neuro-diverse performing artists. Studying theatre at the University of Tasmania, he currently is a board director for Arts Access Australia and a regular peer assessor for the Australian Council for the Arts. Focused on trans and neurodiverse storytelling, Oliver Ross has worked on over 100 creative projects as a writer, dramaturg and designer. Studying English, Theatre and Ancients Worlds at the University of Melbourne, he was company manager for MUSC, and runs the reviewing website Shakespeare Oz.
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