Written by Paul Lucas
Directed by Jo Bonney
Drawn from dozens of interviews conducted around the world, Trans Scripts uses the real words of women to shed light on the rich and diverse experiences within the transgender community. The show’s seven characters range in age and life experience, from an African-American and Latina trans woman in her late 20s who transitioned at 17, to a British gynecologist in her 70s who transitioned to a woman at 68 and Jo Bonney (Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)) directs a cast of seven in the US premiere of this moving, humorous, and timely work that received a Fringe First Award for new writing at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A series of complementary work, the I.D. Festival, will be presented at OBERON in January 13 – February 4, 2017. Buy tickets to Trans Scripts as well as a show from the I.D. Festival and get a discount on both tickets. Click here to see the full listing of events.
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For more materials about the production, topics, and themes of the play, see the Trans Scripts Toolkit.
Notable dates
ASL Dates
Feb. 1, 7:30PM – Feb. 4, 2PM
Audio Described Dates
Feb. 2, 7:30PM – Feb. 5, 2PM
Open Captioned
Feb. 2, 7:30PM – Feb. 5, 2PM
Age Appropriateness
Recommended for grades 10 and up.
This new play is based on interviews with transgender women. Their stories include strong language, sexual themes, and descriptions of violence.
Discussions
ACT II
Audience members are invited to remain in the theater for Act II, a moderated conversation series. For more information, including schedule and guest bios, click here.
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Credits
Creative team
Cast
Josephine
Marlo Bernier
Josephine
Marlo Bernier
A.R.T.: Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Other theater: Angels in America (Roy Cohn, 1998 Best Actor, City Paper Baltimore), Love! Valour! Compassion! (John/James), God’s Country (Berg), Patient A (Lee), Largo Desolato (Leopold), Kindertransport (Ratchatcher et al.), AXIS Theatre Baltimore; 9 Rooms Worth/Dead Parents (Jack/Sonny), Lapis Blue-Blood Red (Cosimo), Baltimore Theatre Project. TV: “Cold Case,” “Las Vegas,” “Alias,” “Homicide,” “Myrna” (Myrna). Film (writer/director/producer): The Last Time We Were (Silver Remi WorldFest/Houston award as writer/producer), STEALTH, Finding John Smith, LEAP.
Zakia
Matthew Hancock
Zakia
Matthew Hancock
A.R.T.: Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Recent theater: Greg Kalleres’ Honky (Frederick Douglass/Kid 1), Rogue Machine Theatre; Ike Holter’s Hit The Wall (Carson), Los Angeles LGBT Center; Lauren Gunderson’s I and You (Anthony), Fountain Theatre; Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size (Oshoosi), Fountain Theatre; Marcus Gardley’s the road weeps, the well runs dry, Los Angeles Theatre Center. TV: “I’m Dying Up Here” (recurring role), Showtime; “Insecure,” HBO; “All My Children” (William). Film: Martyr (California Women’s Film Festival Best Actor Nominee). Training: BFA, Adelphi University, New York Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts, School of Film and Television. Awards: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, LA Stage Raw Award, LA Stage Alliance Ovation nominee, Broadway World Los Angeles nominee, and NAACP Theatre Award nominee.
Sandra
Eden Lane
Sandra
Eden Lane
A.R.T.: Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Eden Lane is America’s first transgender television reporter. Her award-winning work as host/producer/reporter focuses on community affairs, politics, and the arts. She has been featured on PBS affiliates, “CNN Tonight,” ET, Huffington Post, and other outlets. This production marks Eden Lane’s return to the theater. During her absence, she became a homemaker and stay at home mother, and she built a successful career in television journalism.
Tatiana
Bianca Leigh
Tatiana
Bianca Leigh
A.R.T.: Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Theater: The Lily’s Revenge (Time/Wind), HERE Arts Center; Tales of the City (Franny Halcyon), NY and San Francisco workshops; Trans Scripts (Tatiana), 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe; BUSTED (creator/performer), Laurie Beechman Theatre. TV: “Law & Order: SVU” (Dr. Rachel Sandow). Film: Transamerica (Mary Ellen), Hurricane Bianca (Karma). She was profiled this year in Crain’s for her work with students at NYU Medical School, and was the commencement speaker at Rutgers University’s Lavender Graduation in 2014. She recently participated, alongside MJ Rodriguez, in the Samuel French panel discussion “On Stage and Off: The State of Transgender Artists.”
Luna
Mj Rodriguez
Luna
Mj Rodriguez
A.R.T.: ExtraOrdinary; Burn All Night; Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Off-Broadway: Rent (Angel), New World Stages; Runaways, Encores! Off-Center; Street Children, New Ohio Theater; Dreamgirls; The Pajama Game; Once on This Island. TV: “Pose” (Blanca), FX; “Nurse Jackie;” “Luke Cage,” Netflix. Film: Saturday Church! (Tribeca Film Festival nomination, Best Actress).
Eden
Rebecca Root
Eden
Rebecca Root
A.R.T.: Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Theater: Trans Scripts (Eden), 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. West End: Hamlet, Gielgud Theatre. Off-West End: Tartuffe, Pentameters; The Shaughraun, Upstairs at the Gatehouse; Fragments of a Dream, Riverside Studios; Ubu Roi, Baron's Court. TV: “Boy Meets Girl” (Judy, Royal Television Society nomination), “Hank Zipzer,” “Doctors,” “Hollyoaks,” “Casualty,” “Midsomer Murders,” “Keeping Up Appearances,” “The Detectives.” Film: The Danish Girl. Radio: 1977, BBC Radio 4. She is patron of the charities All About Trans and Diversity Role Models.
Dr. Violet
Jack Wetherall
Dr. Violet
Jack Wetherall
A.R.T.: Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women. Broadway: The Elephant Man (title role). Off-Broadway: Tamara (originated role of Mario); Henry VI plays (Warwick), Theatre for a New Audience; the Talking Band (many roles). Regional: roles include Prospero, Pericles, Macbeth, Richard II, Orsino, Mercutio, Berowne, Cyrano, Shotover, Jack Absolute, Orestes, Lopakhin, Valmont, Oscar Wilde, Edward (in Retreat from Moscow), Lyman (in Other Desert Cities); theaters include Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, A.C.T., Long Wharf, Yale Rep, Folger Theatre, Hartford Stage, Goodman Theatre, Old Globe, Williamstown Theatre Festival. International: Stratford Festival (Canada): roles include Henry V, Orlando and Konstantin (opposite Dame Maggie Smith, director Robin Phillips). TV: "Queer as Folk" (Vic). He leads The Shakespeare Lab in New York City. jackwetherall.com