TGI2S Fest - Program

Sacred Fools Theater Company and Act Now present...

TGI2S Fest: Gender Expansive Reading Festival

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

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

Key Art: Lalo-Félix Caldera (he/ya)

Produced for Sacred Fools by Scott Leggett (he/him)

Produced for Act Now by Jase Alan  (they/them/guuurrrl)

Special Thanks:
Airgasm
Christopher Racster
LA Dept of Health
Trans Lounge @ The LGBTQ Center
Masc Bloc LA

Opening Night
Fri, 9/13 @ 7pm

ASL Interpreters

Amaya Navarro (she/her)
Gemini (v/ver/vers, they/them/theirs)

Short:
"It's Time"
written & directed by Jase Alan (they/them/guuurrrl)

Content Warning: Drug use, gay slurs, graphic sexual images, vulgar language

After a night of partying, drugs, sex & missing out, Miki decides it's time to make a change.

Short: "Oftly Kind"
by Elli Luke (they/she)
directed by Rae Gammage (he/him)

Content Warning: Vulgar language, endangerment, implied violence

A plane is crashing with no chance of salvation and a flight of passengers devolve into utter chaos leaving the pilots to come to terms with their mortality, apologies, and what they mean to each other.

Full Length:
"There Is Evil In This House"
by Natalie Nicole Dressel (she/her)
directed by Tyler Hayes Stilwill (they/them)

Content Warning: Child abuse, domestic abuse, horror and supernatural scenes, transphobia, homophobia, religious trauma

The story of a pop culture obsessed Transgender woman who looks back on growing up in a haunted house, coming out to her mother, and the demons that haunt her still.

Block 1
Sat, 9/14 @ 3pm

"The Roundtable"
by Kyro Lanay Davis (they/he)
directed by Suni Jade Reid (they/she)

Content warning: Cursing, discussion of sex.

"Cravings"
written & directed by Ariel Mahler (she/her)

Content warning: Graphic descriptions of blood, death and violence; pregnancy/fertility; breastfeeding

When a stalwart trans woman and her wife run out of food in a zombie-infested wasteland, they venture to the grocery store, where a fight for their lives results in a surprising addition to their family.

"Just, Girls"
by Lavender Alexandria (she/her)
directed by Sasha Forests (she/her)

Content warning: Depression, explicit language, sex

In a rapid-fire dark comedy, four jaded young queer women cope with their troubles by satirizing their jobs, their partners, their lifestyles, and most importantly, each other.

"Black Sheep"
by Wy'Kia Frelot
directed by Tee Vaden (they/them)

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault (mentioned, but not shown), Incest (mentioned, but not shown), Transphobia

When a young transwoman estranged from her family goes to her late grandmother's funeral, she must face her mother and the family secrets that surround the elders of her family.

"Five and a Half Dads"
written & directed by Sabrina Ariss

Content warning: Death of a mother, eye injury

This year Kayla turns 11, and someone's changed all the rules. Everyone at her middle school is acting weird now, and at home, her five highly-underqualified dads have moved in to care for her (or ruin her life).

Block 2
Sat, 9/14 @ 7:30pm

Short Film:
"Hey Val"
by Sophie Sagan-Gutherz (they/them)
directed by Ari Fromm (they/he) ,
Wes Spaulding (he/him)
& Rae Gammage (he/they)

Content Warning: Suicide

When a young nonbinary person returns to the bedroom of their dead partner, they must confront their grief, along with the ghost of their lover.

"Testosterone Quest"
by Spencer Ryan Locke (they/them/he/him)
directed by Malik Ever (they/them)

Content warning: Intense misgendering & sword fighting (violence)

When Benjamin tries to start testosterone, he encounters a number of unnecessary difficulties.

"Lola"
written & directed by Reese Fernandez (they/them)

Content Warning: Alcoholism

In this dramedy pilot, Haliya is confronted by the ghost of her Lola to address deep-seated issues she's been running from for most of her life.

"I Hate You, T Monroe"
by Victoria Moniz (he/she/they)
directed by Christina Dominga Lujan (she/her/ella)

Trigger Warning: Drug use, violence (physical and verbal)

On the day of college softball tryouts, a high-school athlete is accidentally locked in a classroom with her ex-best-friend. They argue while locked in and the fight escalates as they re-live their falling out.

"Chosen Families"
by Jack MacCarthy (he/him/they/them)
directed by Raina Pratto (she/they)

This script contains: Adoption trauma, unplanned pregnancy, mentions of suicide, Prince's death, death of a pet, theft of a pet, religious fanaticism, frank discussion of abortion, anaphylactic shock, poverty, unethical non-monogamy, bad but consensual sex, mentions of overdosing, ankle injuries, dumpster diving, 2016.

When a broke, self-absorbed millennial gets pregnant in 2016 Bushwick, she must decide whether to place the baby for adoption. As she turns for help to the queer artsy friend group she's alienated with her reckless behavior, she discovers that family is sometimes where you least expect it.

Block 3
Sun, 9/15 @ 3pm

"Disrupt"
written & directed by Zam Zam (they/them)

Content Warning: Discussion of suicide

A non-binary PhD student grappling with schizophrenia leads a high-stakes fight against an unethical university while battling their own inner demons and navigating a chaotic love life.

"When I Was Little"
written & directed by Camille Ora-Nicole (she/they)

A historic preservationist must contend with her painful past to save her childhood home from being demolished and prevent its residents from becoming houseless.

"Cloudmakers"
by Pastiche Queen (they/them)
directed by Rain Grey (xe/xem/xyr + he/him)

Content Warning: Grief, Loss, Self-harm, Situationships, Drugs, and Alcohol

What happens to a found family when the person holding them together passes away? What if your grief showed up to help you through the first night? Follow a group of young queers as they process a profound and unexpected loss.

"Wadeha at the End"
by Victoria Xashara-Prescott (they/she)

Content warnings: s*icidal ideation, s*icidal attempt (reference), mental illness, OCD, anxiety, depression, family tension, flashbacks hinting towards accidental h*rm of others.

A 30-minute, surrealist dark comedy about a ragtag crew's mission to heal their city when mental illness (and reactive grandmother magic!) turns everyone into household objects.