A trans theatre is a theatre of extremity; the monstrous and the fantastical are just as real as the natural;
I believe in radical honesty; and I believe radical honest means transcending the boundaries of what is "nice," "normal," "expected," or "acceptable,";
A trans theatre must make room for the boundary pushing, boundary breaking, extremity of human experience;
I believe in crossing the line as many times as it takes to build a bridge we can all walk across;
Naturalism has its place, but it is not as valuable as forms which allow us to express new and complex truths--ones that will not be recognizable as "natural" within the current structure;
Our lineage is in drag, ball, camp, protest, fire, dance, sex, creating, and fighting; each of these can and should be represented;
Sometimes to be heard, we must scream louder; sometimes to be seen, we must shine brighter; sometimes to be felt, we must hold tighter;
We can all of do this in our art;
Sometimes to get things done, we must take a long, slow path; Extremity also means extremeeeeely long processes that allow for percolation, change and growth; Extremity means allowing ourselves that time, and letting ourselves take up space;
Other times, there is no time to wait, and the theatre must be immediate; in these moments, extremity means grabbing only what we can and making theatre right then and there, wherever the then and there is, and whether or not it is allowed;
Extremity means breaking the rules but also fighting back against the oppressive structures that built these rules in the first place;
Extremity means radical empathy; It means opening ourselves up to immense pain and immense pleasure and the possibility of human connection;
Extremity means radical hospitality; it means finding a bus to pick up your friends to bring them to the show; it means throwing in all your quarters so the band at least makes something; it means not charging your trans audience members who can't afford to see your work; it means telling everyone that they are welcome and that they belong and that they matter, even if they are in no way connected to your work or you;
