2022 Tales of the Transcestors

My favorite black box show of the year!! A very well-curated and diversely integrated flow of stories paying homage to trans figures throughout the history of North America. Congrats to the Director, Producer and all the actors on an amazing performance. ... full review

Loved this show! A heartwarming piece of histories told by beautiful and talented souls.... full review

Transcestors is endearing, entertaining, and educational. A history lesson everyone needs with exactly the right amount of laughs and a few tears. Excellent story-telling showcasing visibility through celebration and entertainment.... full review

Definitely one not to miss! Creatively put together, entertaining, and you'll probably learn something too. Great work from Celebration Theatre and the performers who put these truly original pieces together. More, please!... full review

Moving, surprising, entertaining, and enlightening. The stories of six remarkable but relatively unknown historical figures are told by six actors. The common thread is that all of them--subjects and actors--are trans, which is somehow simultaneously fundamental and also almost incidental. The stories are about courage and embracing being oneself while facing challenges that I and other cisgendered folks simply never encounter. Go and be inspired, whatever your gender status.... full review

RUN, do not walk, to go see this show. Especially if you are trans. I was on the verge of tears for more than half of it and left with a tear-stained mask. Some of my favorite vignettes were Cody Sloan's portrayal of AIDS activist Lou Sullivan and Alexia Jasmene playing the author and biographer Dawn Langley Simmons. Avi Roque gave an especially standout performance as Amelio Robles Ávila. Beautifully executed and paced, this was a quick-moving show injected with a lot of humor and the occasional musical interlude. ... full review

Important and inspiring stories that need to be told. I immediately went home and looked each and every one of these people up because I wanted to know more.... full review

A powerful premise and an empowering opportunity for its all-trans cast, this 6-chapter show introduces audiences to real life stories they've probably never heard before and provides an important example of how trans stories don't have to be about being trans. Hear more about the show contrasted against other Fringe productions on the “Stages of Our City” podcast: http://stageraw.com/2022/06/14/17-part-1/... full review

This show found an opportunity to seamlessly educate, tell stories, and engage the audience in a topic that may be unfamiliar to many of us -- and it was a joy to watch.... full review

A gorgeous cast of exceptional actors clearly led by an equally exceptional director. Seeing an entirely transgender performance, and sharing our histories was an enriching experience. The fact the actors wrote their monologues about their respective characters made this a rich performance to watch. ... full review