Black Trans Women at The Center | Program by Long Wharf Theatre

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Each summer, in a digital festival, Black Trans Women At The Center presents 3-5 new short plays by Black trans women offering distinct glimpses into the lived experiences of the Black trans community—creating an intersection of art and activism. This program is our most recent centering of creative work that challenges systems of oppression, as the theatre acknowledges the fact that when it comes to undoing racism and transphobia, in the words of Dane Figueroa Edidi: “a world free of oppression is possible, but not without Black trans people.” As part of the program, Black trans playwrights work closely with Dane Figueroa Edidi to develop 10-15 minute plays over several months—culminating in online readings every August.

SHORT PLAYS Under False Colors WRITTEN BY

Mickaela Bradford (she/they) DIRECTED BY

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY

Timeless Tate (she/her) PERFORMED BY

L Morgan Lee (she/her) AS “FRANCES THOMPSON”

Ashton Grooms (she/her) AS “LUCY SMITH”

Eddie Maisonet (he/him)

AS “THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE”

The Tower Moment WRITTEN BY

Adisa Steele (she/her) DIRECTED BY

Miss Hazel Jade (she/her) PERFORMED BY

Blossom C. Brown (she/her) AS “SASHA”

Syd Robbie (he/him) AS “JACOB”

Poly Pockets WRITTEN BY

Morticia Godiva (she/her) DIRECTED BY

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY

Audria LB (she/they) PERFORMED BY

Wriply M. Bennet (she/her) AS “DARLA”

Garnet Williams (she/they) AS “GIGI”

Samy Figaredo (he/they) AS “BENICIO”

CREDITS Mickaela Bradford (she/they) PLAYWRIGHT // UNDER FALSE COLORS

Mickaela “Micky” Bradford is a descendant of the first “free” Black welders on lands stewarded by the Mvskoke-Creek tribe (Southwest Georgia). They find freedom in multiple disciplines, welding culture and southern organizing principles to make liberation irresistible. Mickaela is a co-founder of Southern Fried Queer Pride, a 2018 Atlanta Pride Grand Marshal, an Auburn Seminaries Sojourner Truth Leadership Circle (2018 cohort) alumnus, and 2019 House of Pentacles Film Fellow. As “Senior National Organizer” at the Transgender Law Center, for 5 years, across the deep south and nationally, Micky has trained grassroots activists and organizations in building intersectional strength. As lead organizer of a national transgender political coalition, she co-wrote The Trans Agenda for Liberation. You’ll find Mickaela eating fried plant-based foods after a long day of voguing in resistance to the police state.

Adisa Steele (she/her) PLAYWRIGHT // THE TOWER MOMENT

Rising up from nothing young model, creative director, producer, and writer Adisa Steele has already planted her mark on the entertainment industry as an award-winning stage performer, renowned dancer, and choreographer; and currently making way as a promising model and writer—already proving that she has a unique artistic voice to share with the world. Learning from all the experiences of life both professional and personal, Adisa’s overemphasized, yet chillingly realistic, perspective of the world only enhances the already ingenious eye she brings to any project before her. Starting as just a dancer from the streets of Miami, she quickly found her way onto stages around the globe, touching people with her intense passion, discipline, and skill—quickly managing to make herself an undeniable force to be reckoned with. Gracing such stages as the Joyce Soho Theatre, El Portal Theatre, The Hollywood Bowl, as well as publications such as Vogue Italia and National Geographic Adisa’s career is just getting started.

Morticia Godiva (she/her) PLAYWRIGHT // POLY POCKETS

Morticia Godiva is an actor, writer, and producer. Some of their work includes Feeling Like An Orchid, a short film that she wrote, produced, and starred in. The film tells a story of black love and dating within a polyamorous relationship. Godiva recently produced a body of work that is poetry in motion and an ode to Fem Queen Joy, titled Boomerang. In October of 2019 the collective known as the Black Trans Travel Fund welcomed Morticia as their Director of Client Services. She creates an authentic narrative through literature, dance, music, and performance. She is interested in the space and distance between people, and her innate ability to transform that into something of beauty for the viewer implicitly parts the gift of empathy to all who devour her art. Thematically, the truth of self and our right to self determine our own existence is prevalent throughout her work.

Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) PROGRAM CURATOR, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & DIRECTOR // UNDER FALSE COLORS

Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous American performance artist, author, educator, Helen Hayes award-winning playwright (Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem), advocate, dramaturg, a 2X Helen Hayes Award nominated choreographer (2016, 2018), and co-editor/co-director of the eponymous documentary on the Lammy Awardwinning book The Black Trans Prayer Book. Dane is a 2021 Helen Merrill Award winner, who has written notable plays including, Quest of The Reed Marsh Daughter, The Diaz Family Talent Show, The Adventures of Xenia Oya, “Refuge” for Round House Theater’s web series Homebound, Arena Stage’s short film The 51st State (co-writer), and “Episode 1” of Ars Nova’s Untitled Mockumentary Project—a series she acted in as well. In addition, she acted as a story consultant and played “Patra” in King Ester, and narrated the Netflix docuseries Visions of Us.

Miss Hazel Jade (she/her) DIRECTOR // THE TOWER MOMENT

Miss Hazel Jade is a Broadway dramaturg and investor, whose projects include: Waitress: The Musical, Once on This Island, The SpongeBob Musical, Frozen on Broadway, Moulin Rouge! The Musical!, Pretty Woman: The Musical, Beetlejuice the musical, and Ain’t Too Proud. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to an earlier love of directing for the stage. She is now the director of Will Shishmanian’s new folk musical, The Regulars, which has just moved to London for development. She’s also the director of Off-Broadway bound musicals: Shishmanian and Anessa Marie’s REIGN: A Rock Opera and Alyssa Marie William’s Two Thousand Miles; and the creator of two television pilots, along with multiple films in development. She also has a thriving career as a private dramaturg and literary consultant for musicals, where she collaborates with writers to develop strong female leads. And personally, Miss Hazel is a proud bisexual woman of color.

Audria LB (she/they)

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR // POLY POCKETS

Audria LB is a Black transfeminine filmmaker and poet based in Durham, NC. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2017, with BA’s in Media Arts and African American Studies. Having published work in the Lambda Literary Award-winning The Black Trans Prayer Book, they are currently a co-director on The Black Trans Prayer Book documentary.

Timeless Tate (she/her) DIRECTOR // UNDER FALSE COLORS

Timeless Tate was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the home of the Civil Rights Movement. The historic city taught her the true meaning of fighting for black liberation, voting rights, and honoring our ancestors who paved the way. In 2014, she, along with a few other founders, founded the first Black LGBTQ student organization at Alabama State University, called AMPLIFIED, an amazing resource at a historical black college and university (HBCU). In 2015 she, along with Meta Ellis, founded the first LGBTQ community center in the central region of Alabama, called Bayard Rustin Community Center. The following year she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Communications. During her college years and afterwards, she has been working in several nonprofit organizations that support transgender communities like Planned Parenthood, ACLU, HRC, URGE in Washington DC, Open Health Clinic, and many more. She currently resides in the South Louisiana area, working with youth in need of housing, care, and advocacy. She enjoys writing and reading in all forms, from literary to scriptwriting: a passion of hers. Join and support her in her literary organization called The Feminine Gardens, which provides a virtual book club to promote adult black literacy and black LGBTQ/queer writing and stories.

Wriply Marie Bennet (she/her) POLY POCKETS // “DARLA”

Wriply Marie Bennet, is an unapologetic Black trans woman, a proud self-taught and nationally recognized artist, activist, and organizer born and raised in Ohio. A founding member of BQIC, co-founder of THORN self defense project, and one of the Black Pride 4.

Blossom C. Brown (she/her) THE TOWER MOMENT // “SASHA”

Blossom C. Brown is an actress, producer, activist, inspirational speaker, tarot reader, astrologist, and life coach. The world got to know her story in season 1 of Caitlyn Jenner’s docuseries I Am Cait and for her appearance on Ellen in season 13. She also is most known for her disrupting the CNN LGBTQ Town Hall in which she exchanged words with Don Lemon. She’s also appeared in the #TMI comedy series, Starlet Diner, and Case Management, and currently is the star and subject of a documentary called One Life to Blossom.

Samy Figaredo (he/they) POLY POCKETS // “BENICIO”

Samy Figaredo is a proud multi-hyphenate: Lebanese-American, Puerto Rican, actor, activist, aerialist, consultant, pianist, public speaker, puppeteer, singer, and more. Their theatrical credits include Into the Woods, The Triumphant, Pay No Attention to the Girl, and Well-intentioned White People. Samy can also be seen on the fourth season of the award-winning Amazon series, Transparent. In addition to their freelance work as a consultant and public speaker, Samy is an inclusivity trainer for the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project; and a consultant and public speaker for Collaborate Consulting. Online, Samy is best known for being a TED resident in the fall of 2018, where they gave a TED talk on the importance of transgender history. In all their endeavors, Samy aims to highlight the diversity of the trans experience: not just in their struggles, but also in their triumphs.

Ashton Grooms (she/her) UNDER FALSE COLORS // “LUCY SMITH”

Ashton Grooms is a Texas girl that’s appeared on shows such as POSE, L.A.’s Finest, and Star. Throughout her life, she’s learned, first hand, the importance of finding your voice and holding tightly to it. Unapologetically, defining exactly who you are and taking the space you desire in this world.

L Morgan Lee (she/her)

UNDER FALSE COLORS // “FRANCES THOMPSON”

L Morgan Lee is an Obie award-winning actress and theatre maker most known for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical, A Strange Loop which garnered her a Lucille Lortel nomination and the distinction of being the first openly transgender actress to originate a role in a Pulitzer Prize winning piece of theatre. Most recently, L Morgan was cast to portray artist Lili Elbe in a British musical adaptation of the novel, The Danish Girl being workshopped in the UK. She is also developing a new play entitled, The Women (2021) which was seen in Ars Nova’s 2021 Vision Residency. L Morgan is dedicated to being a part of work centering underrepresented voices on both stage and screen. She needed a hero, so that’s what she became.

Eddie Maisonet (he/him) UNDER FALSE COLORS // “THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE”

Eddie Maisonet is an interdisciplinary storyteller, teaching artist, and facilitator who is studying to add “dog trainer” to that list. He is a born and bred Boston artist whose 2017 and 2019 artist residencies at The Theater Offensive were collaborative storytelling projects documenting gentrification’s effect on his QT/BIPOC communities. He creates hybrid poetry and prose narrative informed by his life as an Afro-Boricua, disabled, queer, and trans artist committed to centering themes of wholeness in the context of disability, joy, collectivity, humor, and family inheritances. He has been performing since 2016 and writing since childhood. When he’s not doing his artsy stuff, he’s gaming, thinking about dogs, or cuddling his tiny rescue Chiweenie, Twinkie.

Garnet Williams (he/they) POLY POCKETS // “GIGI”

Garnet Williams was last seen on stage as “Pythio” in Head Over Heels and can be heard in the Radio Play Plane/Gold/Ring by the iconic Dane Figueroa Edidi.

Syd Robbie (he/him) THE TOWER MOMENT // “JACOB”

Syd Robbie‘s recent credits include “Kai” on The Chi, the sympathetic “Lyft Driver” on Work In Progress, “Trevor” on Brothers, and he was featured in Jules Rosskam’s documentary, Dance, Dance, Evolution. Syd studied musical theatre at UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts. He is currently writing his first novel and would like to thank his family and friends for all of their love and support.

Imara Jones (she/her) MODERATOR

Imara Jones is the Emmy and Peabody Award winning creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling, and narrative project that produces content to shift the current culture of hostility towards transgender people in the US. At TransLash, Imara hosts the WEBBY-nominated TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones. She was featured on the cover of Time as part of its The New American Revolution project curated by Pharrell Williams in 2020. In 2019 she chaired the UN’s first-ever high-level meeting on gender diversity and non-binary identities. Imara’s work as a host, news analyst, and writer focuses on the full range of social justice and equity issues. Imara was also the first Journalist in Residence at The Greene Space where she hosted the monthly program Lives at Stake. Imara has been featured in The Guardian, The Nation, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, Mic, Colorlines, and is a frequent guest host of the In The Thick podcast. Imara has held economic policy posts in the White House (Clinton administration) and communications positions at Viacom. Imara holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Columbia University. Additionally, Imara is a 2019 Soros Equality Fellow and serves on the boards of the Anti-Violence Project, GLSEN, and the American LGBTQ+ Museum.

Adele Overbey (she/her) VIDEO EDITOR

Adele Overbey (She/Her) is a Brooklyn based Cinematographer and Editor. Adele has worked in collaboration with The New York Theater Workshop (Rent Documentary), Ars Nova (The Untitled Mockumentary) and is the Videographer for The Musical Theater Factory. Her stated goal is to help underrepresented folx bring their voices to the main stage through collaboration, conversations and creation.

Khalil White (they/them) ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Khalil (Cedric Khalil) is a Baltimore native who has been a lover of the arts for many years. They began their theatre journey in high school as a choreographer and co-director for their former performing arts middle school located in Towson, MD. While in college they discovered their love and passion for light design, stage management, and assisting younger generations’ discovery of their love and passion for theatre arts as well. In 2019, they became the assistant technical director and stage manager for CCTA and Toby’s Youth Theater, located in Columbia MD. While there, they also had the amazing opportunity to work with local theatre companies in the Baltimore area including ArtsCentric, an all black-owned and operated theatre company.

Dorian Blue (they/them) STAGE MANAGER

Dorian Blue (they/them) is a multifaceted storyteller and interdisciplinary artist based in Washington, DC. As a gender-expansive member of the transgender community, Dorian Blue holds storytelling as a sacred vehicle for joyful expression, connection, and liberation. With deep respect for the powerful stories carried by the Black trans women in our community, Dorian Blue is honored to contribute as the Stage Manager for this year’s production of Black Trans Women at the Center.

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