TALES OF THE TRANCESTORS:
THE DIVINE
December 12-14, 2024 | Greenway Court Theatre
Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine is a must-see World Premiere that reimagines folklore, mythologies, and spiritual guides across time and cultures. Through three interwoven stories rooted in Native Hawaiian tradition (Kapaemahu), Islamic mysticism (djinn), and spiritual alchemy (the Rebis), the production unearths personal and cultural histories to reclaim trans wisdom, healing, power, and joy. Co-produced with Greenway Arts Alliance.
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We’re thrilled to announce the cast of “Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine”
GERMAIN (GIGI) ARROYO (they/them) @germainarroyo
DONATO FATUESI (she/they/Suga) @dfatuesi
GRIFFIN KELLY (she/her) @finkellygrif
VICO ORTIZ (they/them/elle) @puertoricaninja
Thursday December 12th - Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm. Opening Night with reception to Follow
Friday December 13th - Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Saturday December 14th - Doors: 2:30pm, Show 3pm - *ASL Interpreted* Show followed by Talkback
Saturday December 14th - Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Directed by Nico Pang @nico__pang
Produced by Petey Gibson @petey_gibson
Written by Azad Namazie @azadnamazie.mkv , Blaire Battle @blaire.battle , and Kaila Tacazon @justsimplehonestjuice
Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine is co-produced by Celebration Theatre and Greenway Arts Alliance. This project is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
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Ticketing is LIVE for our brand new production of “Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine”!
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Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine is a must-see World Premiere that reimagines folklore, mythologies, and spiritual guides across time and cultures. Through three interwoven stories rooted in Native Hawaiian tradition (Kapaemahu), Islamic mysticism (djinn), and spiritual alchemy (the Rebis), the production unearths personal and cultural histories to reclaim trans wisdom, healing, power, and joy. Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine captures the tension between inherited memory and lived experience, building a portal for audiences to enter a “world between worlds”—where lineage, desire, time, and space are fluid and ever-shifting.
Thursday December 12th - Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm. Opening Night with reception to Follow
Friday December 13th - Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Saturday December 14th - Doors: 2:30pm, Show 3pm - *ASL Interpreted* Show followed by Talkback
Saturday December 14th - Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Directed by Nico Pang @nico__pang
Produced by Petey Gibson @petey_gibson
Written by Azad Namazie , Blaire Battle @blaire.battle , and Kaila Tacazon @justsimplehonestjuice
Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine is co-produced by Celebration Theatre and Greenway Arts Alliance. This project is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
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We are SO excited to celebrate our writing team for “Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine”
Full bios in the comments!
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We’re so excited to present “Fauci and Kramer” - a West Coast Premiere!
Celebration Theatre’s beloved Celebrating New Works series returns Saturday, November 2nd at 8 PM at the Davidson/Valentini Theatre
Co-Presented by Celebration Theatre & Los Angeles LGBT Center @lalgbtcenter
Written by Drew Fornarola @drewfornarola
Starring Sal Viscuso* and Jack Plotnick* @salviscuso @jackplotnick
Directed by Khanisha Foster** @joyrebelsolo
“America’s Doctor” Anthony Fauci and playwright/activist Larry Kramer had an unlikely and complicated friendship. In the 90s, both were fighting the AIDS crisis from opposite ends of the political spectrum.
After Kramer’s death during COVID, in May of 2020, his spirit visits Fauci one last time. In the privacy of Fauci’s home office, the duo discuss art, power, progress, and where we go from here. FAUCI AND KRAMER is a heartfelt new play that takes a serious, and sometimes comical, look at this famously complex relationship.
Join us for a West Coast Premiere, one-night-only Staged Reading and Conversation of this brilliant new play by Drew Fornarola (NY Times Critics’ Pick STRAIGHT, Off-Broadway’s The Ghost of John McCain), brought to life by film, tv, and stage veterans Sal Viscuso (Father Flotsky on “Soap”, original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, “M.A.S.H.”, Spaceballs, recurring “Scandal”) and Jack Plotnick (Gods and Monsters, Broadway’s Disaster!, Space Station 76, cult hit Girls Will Be Girls, recurring “Grace and Frankie”). Khanisha Foster (Celebration Theatre’s acclaimed A New Brain, KCRep, Virginia Stage) returns to direct.
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