A TGNC Reading Festival

presented by Sacred Fools & Rainbow Entertainment

THURS-SUN, SEPT. 28 - OCT. 1, 2023

Pay-What-You-Can | See below for ticket links

A celebration of TGNC (Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming) writers and performers!

A TGNC READING FESTIVAL is a celebratory staged reading festival spotlighting independent pieces created and performed by members of the transgender and non-binary community. This festival stands as a platform for artists to unite, uplift one another, and commemorate independent artistic endeavors.

Proceeds will be evenly split between The Queer 26, a media arts non-profit supporting QTBIPOC creatives, and Rainbow Entertainment, a community-centered trans-led production company.

Key Art - Michelle Hanzelova

MASKING POLICY

THE USE OF MASKS IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. THE BOX OFFICE WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME MASKS FOR FREE BUT PLEASE COME PREPARED.

STAY HOME IF YOU ARE ILL: If you or someone in your group doesn't feel well, has exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 or has been in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the previous 10 days, we ask that you forego attending for the safety of our cast, crew and audience.

Cast & crew are tested before each performance.

PROGRAMMING BLOCKS & TICKET LINKS

FULL PROGRAM

BLOCK 1 - OPENING NIGHT, THURSDAY 9/28 @ 8pm
On the Broadwater Mainstage, 1076 Lillian Way
• Introductions by Rainbow Entertainment, The Queer 26 & Sacred Fools
• Featured Play: Embers Borne West by Maddox Pennington (they/he)
Tickets for Block 1

BLOCK 2 - FRIDAY NIGHT, 9/29 @ 8pm
In the Broadwater Black Box, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd.
• Opening Short: Letting Go by Diana Romo (she/they)
• Main Feature: They Want Me Dead So I Choose Breath by sophie sagan-gutherz (they/them)
Tickets for Block 2

BLOCK 3 - SATURDAY MATINEE SHORTS BLOCK, 9/30 @ 3pm
In the Broadwater Black Box, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd.
• Kids at the Gayground by Michi Fink (she/they)
• Alter by Lane St. Sebastian (he/they)
• The Misguided Gay Odyssey by Alexandra Walker (she/her)
• Polyester Playground, A Sequel by Michi Fink (she/they)
• Granny by Natalie Nicole Dressel (she/her)
Tickets for Block 3

BLOCK 4 - SATURDAY NIGHT, 9/30 @ 7pm
In the Broadwater Black Box, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd.
• Opening Short: #FANGIRL by Jasmine Pierre Linforth (she/they)
• Main Feature: Sea Legs by Ariel Mahler (she/they)
Tickets for Block 4

BLOCK 5 - SUNDAY MATINEE SHORTS BLOCK, 10/1 @ 3pm
In the Broadwater Black Box, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd.
• Julie-esque by Ashley Lauren Rogers (she/they)
• Ties That Bind by Soleil Burgess (they/them)
• Once More, With Feeling by Cameron Laventure (she/her)
• The Traveler by Naomi Markman (any/all)
• I'll Be Damned by Misha Osherovich (she/they)
Tickets for Block 5

BLOCK 6 - CLOSING NIGHT, SUNDAY, 10/1 @ 7pm
On the Broadwater Mainstage, 1076 Lillian Way
• Closing comments
• Featured Play: When Jupiter Returns, Mahal by Rain Valdez (she/her)
Tickets for Block 6