BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Celebration Theatre - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Celebration Theatre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://celebrationtheatre.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Celebration Theatre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241212T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T213000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031932 CREATED:20241113T225409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241210T061536Z UID:10000019-1734033600-1734211800@celebrationtheatre.org SUMMARY:Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine DESCRIPTION:Home Davidson/Valentini Theatre\n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n OUR CELEBRATED SERIES RETURNS DECEMBER 12-14\, ONE WEEKEND ONLY! \n\n Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine\n \n Written by\nAzad Namazie\nBlaire Battle\nKaila Tacazon\n\n Directed by\nNico Pang\nProduced by\nPetey Gibson\n Starring\nGermain (Gigi) Arroyo\nDonato Fatuesi\nGriffin Kelly\nVico Ortiz\n Co-Produced by Celebration Theatre and Greenway Arts Alliance \n A Native Hawaiian storyteller uncovers the sacred history of four Mahu healers who journeyed from Tahiti to Hawai’i.\nIn the imaginal realm\, a recently deceased human seeks the aid of a djinn to find their long-lost transcestor.\nA trans woman embarks on a quest with a spiritual alchemist\, yearning to mend the disconnect between her body and soul.\nTales 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. \n \n Get Tickets\n \n\n Performance Information\n \n Schedule \nThursday\, December 12th | 7:30 pm Door\, 8 pm Curtain. Opening Night Reception \nFriday\, December 13th | 7:30 pm Door\, 8 pm Curtain. \nSaturday\, December 14th | 2:30 pm Door\, 3 pm Curtain. ASL Interpreted Show + Talkback \nSaturday\, December 14th | 7:30 pm Door\, 8 pm Curtain. \nRuntime\n90 minutes\, no intermission.\nSuitability Suggestions\n12+ recommended. Light violence and language. Themes on death and rebirth.\nLocation\nGreenway Court Theatre\n544 N. Fairfax Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90036\nParking\nAvailable in the free lot adjoining Fairfax High School.\nHealth & Safety\nMasking is encouraged for community care.\nAll sales are final.\nLate seating is at the discretion of staff.\n\n Creative & Production Team\n \n Directed by Nico Pang (they/he) \nProduced by Petey Gibson (he/him) \nStage Management by Chloe Baldwin* (she/they/he) \nCostume Design by Leah Morrison (she/her) \nLighting Design by Niall Sulcer (she/they) \nSound Design by Malick Ceesay (he/him) \nProjection Design by Tonz (they/them) \nAssistant Director: Sarah Showich (they/them) \nKey Art Designer: Daniel Foerste (he/him) \nSocial Media Manager: Sarah Mullis (she/her) \nWriting Consultants: June Carryl (she/her)\, Nico Pang (they/he) \nReligious Scholars: Kieran Duhl (they/she)\, Emma Pauly (they/she)\, Stephanie Nohelani Teves (she/hers/’oia) \n\n Cast\n \n SHAHEEDA (and others)…………..…Germain (Gigi) Arroyo* (they/them) \nKAIMANA (and others)…………..……Donato Fatuesi* (she/they/Suga) \nSAGE (and others)………………………Griffin Kelly* (she/her) \nFATHER MARIA (and others)…………Vico Ortiz* (they/them/elle) \n * Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre\, Celebration Theatre\, and Actors’ Equity Association\, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n This project is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood. \n\n Help Us Create a Bigger Impact\n \n We cannot survive on ticket sales alone. Your generous\, tax-deductible donations to our General Fund allow us to produce quality\, award-winning theatre for our LGBTQIA+ and allied community. We welcome contributions of any amount\, whether a single amount or recurring monthly donation. \n \n Donate URL:https://celebrationtheatre.org/production/tales-of-the-transcestors-the-divine/ LOCATION:Davidson/Valentini Theatre\, 1125 N McCadden Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://celebrationtheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TOTTDIVINE_1080x1350_RGB_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T220000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031932 CREATED:20241018T201014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241018T203736Z UID:10000018-1730577600-1730584800@celebrationtheatre.org SUMMARY:Fauci and Kramer DESCRIPTION:Home Davidson/Valentini Theatre\n \n \n \n \n Get Tickets\n \n “ARTFUL\, ENERGETIC\, and ENTIRELY ENGAGING” – Theatertalk Buffalo \n\n Fauci and Kramer\n \n Written by Drew Fornarola\n\nDirected by Khanisha Foster \nStarring Sal Viscuso and Jack Plotnick \nCo-Presented by Celebration Theatre and Los Angeles LGBT Center \n “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.\nAfter 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.\nJoin 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. \nCelebrating New Works is Celebration Theatre’s long-running new play reading series designed to shine a light on new and emerging voices within the LGBTQIA+ community and the stories about/for them. \n \n Get Tickets\n \n\n Performance Information\n \n Runtime\n90 minutes\, no intermission. A brief post-show conversation with the playwright follows the performance.\nSuitability Suggestions\nRecommended for ages 14+.\nLocation\nThe Village at Ed Gould Plaza (Davidson/Valentini Theatre)\n1125 N. McCadden Pl.\nLos Angeles\, CA 90038\nParking\nAvailable in the underground garage in the Anita May Rosenstein campus across the street (1118 N McCadden Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA 90038).\nHealth & Safety\nMasks are encouraged but not required.\nAll sales are final.\nNo late seating.\n  \n\n Creative & Production Team\n \n Directed by Khanisha Foster** (she/her) \nProduced by Petey Gibson (he/him) \nStage Management by Ruthie Geronimo (she/her) \nVideo & Sound Design by Hannah S. Wolland (she/her) \nSocial Media Management by Sarah Mullis (she/her) \n\n Cast\n \n Tony…………Sal Viscuso* (he/him) \nLarry…………Jack Plotnick* (he/him) \n * Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre\, Celebration Theatre\, and Actors’ Equity Association\, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. \n** The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society\, a national theatrical labor union. \n \n Get Tickets\n \n\n Help Us Create a Bigger Impact\n \n We cannot survive on ticket sales alone. Your generous\, tax-deductible donations to our General Fund allow us to produce quality\, award-winning theatre for our LGBTQIA+ and allied community. We welcome contributions of any amount\, whether a single amount or recurring monthly donation. \n \n Donate URL:https://celebrationtheatre.org/production/fauci-and-kramer/ LOCATION:Davidson/Valentini Theatre\, 1125 N McCadden Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://celebrationtheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fauci-and-Kramer-Key-Art-720-x-495-px-CT-Email.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240625 DTSTAMP:20260620T031932 CREATED:20230405T003122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240526T150618Z UID:10000015-1682726400-1719273599@celebrationtheatre.org SUMMARY:A New Brain DESCRIPTION:Home Davidson/Valentini Theatre\n Critical Acclaim for A New Brain:\n “AMAZING! A TIMELY REVIVAL ABOUT SECOND CHANCES AND THE URGENCY OF ART! Celebration Theatre’s inspired gender-expansive look at Finn and Lapine’s rarely-performed milestone musical…reminds us that the power of music\, love\, and the creation of art can never be lost! Powerful immersive performances by the entire energetic ensemble!” \n– Shari Barrett\, CULVER CITY NEWS \n RECOMMENDED  “AN EXUBERANT PRODUCTION! A TRULY ENGAGING PIECE OF THEATRE!  AN ENSEMBLE OF EXCEPTIONAL VOCALISTS! A polished and downright fun version of this truly singular piece. Imaginative staging and inclusive casting make Celebration Theatre’s production of this classic piece of LGBTQ theatre feel FRESH AND VITAL!” \n-Taylor Kass\, STAGE RAW \n   \n“REMARKABLE!  A STIRRING TRIBUTE TO\nTHE EMOTIONAL POWER OF SONG!”\n-Don Shirley\, ANGELES STAGE \n “I LOVED IT!  GO AND SEE THIS SHOW! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! HEART-STOPPINGLY GOOD! WONDERFUL! VIVID! BRUTALLY HONEST AND HIGHLY CREATIVE! EXCELLENT…PERFECTLY CAST\, BEAUTIFULLY DONE!  UTTERLY MESMERIZING…I CANNOT RECOMMEND “A NEW BRAIN’ ENOUGH!” \n-Samantha Ronceros\, NOHOARTSDISTRICT.COM \n   \n“A major accomplishment commendable in every regard!\nCleverly staged and charmingly human!”\n-Travis Holder\, TICKETHOLDERS \n   \nWOW!  “SPECTACULAR!  GLORIOUSLY IMAGINATIVE!  MAGICAL PERFECTION! ‘A New Brain’ is Celebration at its crowd-pleasing\, groundbreaking\, remarkable best!” \n-Steven Stanley\, STAGESCENELA.COM \n \n\n \n\n \n Get Tickets\n \n\n “Stories of Passion\, Stories of Friendship\, and Tales of How Romance Survives”\n \n From the Tony-winning Writers of FALSETTOS and SPELLING BEE! \n\n A New Brain\n \n Music & Lyrics by William Finn\nBook by William Finn & James Lapine\nDirected by Khanisha Foster \nMusical Direction by Gregory Nabours \nChoreography by Alli Miller-Fisher \nPresented by Celebration Theatre\nIn association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center\n A timely revival of the Finn & Lapine show about second chances and the urgency of art\, Celebration Theatre brings us into the world of this queer musical of “captivating eccentricity” (New York Times) with an intimate experience of pathos\, humor\, and just a little bit of magic-to bring us back to life. \nComposer Gordon Schwinn collapses into their lunch and awakes in the hospital\, surrounded by their lover\, mother\, co-worker\, doctor\, and nurses. Coming face to face with their own mortality\, Gordon sees their greatest fear: will they die with their greatest songs still unwritten? A New Brain reminds us that the power of music\, love\, and the creation of art can never be lost.\nWith a gender-expansive casting vision from Celebration and director Khanisha Foster\, thoughtfully imbued into a buoyant score and “fascinating story” (New York Post) from the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee\, audiences have the unique opportunity to see A New Brain in Los Angeles as it has never been done before. \nF E A T U R I N G: Amanda Kruger* (they/them)\, Yassi Noubahar* (she/her)\, Richardson Cisneros-Jones* (he/him)\, Gina Torrecilla* (she/her)\, Ryan O’Connor* (he/they)\, Whitney Avalon* (she/her)\, Sadé Ayodele (she/her)\, Mitchell Johnson (he/they)\, Jason Ryan* (he/him)\, and Gabi Van Horn* (she/her). \n \n Get Tickets\n \n\n Performance Information\n \n Runtime\n95 minutes\, no intermission\nSuitability Suggestions\nAppropriate for all audiences.\nHealth & Safety\nMasks are currently required for all performances.\nParking\nAvailable in the underground garage in the new Anita May Rosenstein campus.\n\n Creative Team\n \n Directed by Khanisha Foster** (she/her) \nMusical Direction by Gregory Nabours (he/him) \nChoreography by Alli Miller-Fisher (she/her) \nProduced by Nathaniel Mathis (he/him) \nScenic Design by Stephen Gifford† (he/him) \nLighting Design by Matt Richter (he/him) \nCostume Design by Allison Dillard (she/her) \nSound Design by M Glenn Schuster (they/them) \nProperties Design by Michael O’Hara (he/him) \nStage Management by Ruthie Geronimo (she/her) \nCasting by Jami Rudofsky\, CSA (she/her) \nAssistant Director: Nico Pang (they/them) \nAssistant Choreographer: Camal Pugh (he/him) \nAssistant Stage Manager: Nick Zephyrin (he/him) \nAudio Engineer: Dennis Peraza (he/him) \nAssociate Producer: Mark Giberson (he/him) \nPublicity: DEMAND PR\, David Elzer (he/him) \nSocial Media Manager: Sarah Mullis (she/her) \n\n Cast\n \n Gordon Schwinn…………Amanda Kruger* (they/them) \nRoger Delli-Bovi…………Yassi Noubahar* (she/her) \nMimi Schwinn:…………Gina Torrecilla* (she/her) \nRhoda…………Sadé Ayodele (she/her) \nMr. Bungee…………Richardson Cisneros-Jones* (he/him) \nLisa…………Whitney Avalon* (she/her) \nThe Minister…………Jason Ryan* (he/him) \nDr. Jafar Berensteiner…………Mitchell Johnson (he/they) \nNurse Nancy / Waitress…………Gabi Van Horn* (she/her) \nNurse Richard…………Ryan O’Connor* (he/they) \nCover/Swing: Hannah Crews (they/she/he)\, Tal Fox* (she/her)\, Emily King Brown* (she/her)\, Laura Obiorah (she/her)\, Jason Ryan* (he/him)\, and Sal Sabella (he/him); Dance Captain: Mitchell Johnson (he/they) \n\n Band\n \n Piano/Conductor…………Gregory Nabours (he/him) \nDrums & Percussion…………Gianluca Palmieri (he/him) \nCello…………Alec Glass (he/him) \nReeds…………Michaell Bustamante (he/him) \n  \nA NEW BRAIN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com \n  \n* Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre\, Celebration Theatre\, and Actors’ Equity Association\, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. \n** The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society\, a national theatrical labor union \n† The Scenic Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists – Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees \n \n Get Tickets\n \n \n This production is supported in part by a grant from the David Lee Foundation. \n Celebration Theatre acknowledges that we operate on the unceded lands of the Tongva\, Kizh\, Chumash\, and other Indigenous peoples who made their homes in and around the area we now call Los Angeles. Naming the original caretakers of this land is one way to register our impact on the financial\, emotional\, and generational damage we may cause by using local spaces for our purposes of entertainment. We also understand that this acknowledgment will change as our commitment evolves and\, importantly\, that these statements are by no means a replacement for actual justice for Indigenous people. \n\n Help Us Create a Bigger Impact\n \n We cannot survive on ticket sales alone. Your generous\, tax-deductible donations to our General Fund allow us to produce quality\, award-winning theatre for our LGBTQIA+ and allied community. We welcome contributions of any amount\, whether a single amount or recurring monthly donation. \n \n Donate URL:https://celebrationtheatre.org/production/anb/ LOCATION:Davidson/Valentini Theatre\, 1125 N McCadden Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://celebrationtheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CA23_2023_New_Brain_FB_Event_Header_FINAL3-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220929T213000 DTSTAMP:20260620T031932 CREATED:20220903T003911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T024431Z UID:10000014-1664393400-1664487000@celebrationtheatre.org SUMMARY:Birthday Brunch DESCRIPTION:Home Davidson/Valentini Theatre\n \n \n \n\n Birthday Brunch\, A World-Premiere Workshop Presentation\n \n Written by Jen Olivares \nDirected and produced by Carolina Hoyos \nCommissioned by Celebration Theatre \n FEATURING: Kelly Lynne D’Angelo\, Eric Stanton Betts*\, Brían Pagaq Wescott*\, Jehnean Washington\, and Mikki Hernandez \nWednesday\, September 28\, 2022\nThursday\, September 29\, 2022\n7:30-9:00pm PT\n\nDavidson/Valentini Theatre\n@ The Los Angeles LGBT Center\n1125 N. McCadden Place\, Los Angeles\, CA 90038\nFree to the Public\nDonations Gratefully Accepted\n \n Get Tickets\n \n Celebration Theatre presents a world-premiere workshop reading of Birthday Brunch\, a semi-autobiographical work by commissioned playwright Jen Olivares about the contemporary Native experience in Southern California. Through the lens of Tiffany\, a queer\, housing-unstable artist venturing back into her homelands\, we dance alongside her struggles and joys as her estranged family reveals and reconnects the unjust histories and bonds buried between them. With little land\, and at times\, community to hold onto\, Tiffany’s birthday wish is for a home reborn. (Running Time: 90 minutes) \n\n About the Artists\n \n \n Jen Olivares\nPLAYWRIGHT \nJen (she/they) is an artist\, writer\, creative director\, and choreographer and began her professional career in television and commercials at age 5. Her work as a stage actor spans the Oregon Shakespeare Festival\, Atlantic Theater\, Yale Repertory Theater\, and national touring companies of Rock of Ages. Jen is an enrolled member of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians\, Acjachemen Nation\, a tribe indigenous to what is now Southern California. Jen is currently consulting on and directing several up-and-coming Native works\, including Molly Spotted Elk with Penobscot Theatre in Maine. Passionate about empowering Native youth through cultural and community connection\, Jen writes and produces for the Native youth strengthening organizations The 5th Direction and Red Eagle Soaring. www.jenolivares.com \n \n Carolina Hoyos\nDIRECTOR & PRODUCER \nCarolina Hoyos (she/they) is a nonbinary Afro-Indigenous (Quechua-Kichwa) Latine stage and film actor-writer-director\, musician and voice artist. Recent credits include Macbeth\, Comedy of Errors and Romeo & Juliet with Black Girls Luv The Bard\, The Bowels at Women’s Theatre Festival\, solo commissions with The Peace Studio and Celebration Theatre\, and directing debut film/theater hybrid Indigiqueer Identity: Reclaiming Past\, Present and Future. Film/TV credits include “MTV Hits”\, Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Too Old To Die Young”\, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and a Netflix series releasing late 2022. Carolina is a 2021 Peace Studio Creative Peacebuilder\, a 2020 West Hollywood Directing Artist\, a 2019 LA Skins TV Writer Lab Fellow and an official LA County Artist until 2024. www.carolinahoyos.com \n \n Kelly Lynne D’Angelo\nTIFF(ANY ROSE) \nKelly Lynne D’Angelo (she/her/they) is a Two-Spirit Tuscarora (Haudenosaunee) writer\, performer\, and activist who has done her fair share of storytelling in different mediums\, including television\, books\, and musicals (Starry). Recent credits include “Rutherford Falls” (Kim)\, TBS’ “Miracle Workers”\, and Netflix’s “Spirit Rangers”. Awarded “Writer of The Year” in 2019 by LA Skin’s Fest and listed on “Top 100 Twitter Accounts to Follow in 2021” by BroadwayWorld\, Kelly is also a proud Selection Committee member for Outfest’s Screenwriting Lab as well as Mentor for Creative Lab Hawai’i’s Ideation Program for Indigenous Storytellers. @kellylynnedang \n \n Eric Stanton Betts*\nTRISTAN \nEric Stanton Betts (he/him) is honored to be part of a group representing his Native roots and the Indigenous peoples of America. A proud descendant of the Cherokee Nation\, Eric has traveled around the world for theatre and fashion. He’s walked in Paris and Milan Fashion weeks and toured Asia and the US in Broadway’s Kinky Boots. He was recently seen on the LA stage in Three Tables at the Zephyr Theater on Melrose and in Kinky Boots once again at the Hollywood Bowl. Follow him @StandsTooTall21 or www.EricStantonBetts.com. \n \n Brían Pagaq Wescott*\nFATHER (FRANK) \nBrian Wescott (Koyukon/Yup’ik\, he/him) was born and raised in Alaska and educated at Harvard and Yale. He will next appear in two animated network-TV series (one recurring)\, plus an Amazon feature as a VO dubbing artist (all TBA soon). He co-produced “Christmas in the Clouds\,” the first comedy feature set in a Native community (Prime). He serves on the indigenous committees at SAG-AFTRA and the WGA\, and for the latter wrote the core document for the “Do’s and Don’ts of Writing Native Characters.” Still\, he’ll always be the boy from the long dirt road in Alaska. SAG-AFTRA/AEA/WGA/KMR Talent \n \n Jehnean Washington\nJOCELYN \nA multitalented artist\, Jehnean (she/her) is descended from the Yuchi\, Seminole and Shoshone nations and hails from the house of the storyteller. She comes from an extensive line of performers\, singers\, and musicians. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City\, Jehnean has worked professionally for over 30 years as an actor\, singer/songwriter\, and musician within the entertainment industry’s venues of film\, television\, radio\, voiceover\, concerts\, opera\, and live theater. She has performed with the prestigious all-Native American Mahenwahdose productions theater company as well as acting as assistant artistic and musical director for the legendary American Indian Theater Company. She is an Ensemble member of Native Voices at the Autry and is a recognized and archived performing artist with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington\, D.C. Jehnean sings opera with Los Angeles-based opera company The Industry and is a singer and producer with the Listen For Life world music organization. She is the owner of the Los Angeles-based production company Lighthorsewoman Productions and Al-Kee Records and co-wrote the award-winning screenplay for the movie RAVE. Member: SAG-AFTRA. \n \n Mikki Hernandez\nLENA \nMikki (she/her)\, a California native\, is an LA-based actress. Recent credits include “We’re Doing Good” (SXSW)\, Second (HollyShorts Film Festival)\, “The Don’t Call List” (Amazon Prime)\, and voiceover for Target heard in stores and on screens nationwide. Mikki is a proud UCLA alum and enjoys traveling\, dancing\, writing\, and sharing stories through her digital publication MixedKids&Co. Her debut children’s book Cake Mix: Learning to Love All Your Ingredients is now available. \n \n Ayame Nishinaka Orlans\nSTAGE MANAGER / NARRATOR \nBorn and raised in Los Angeles\, Ayame (they/them) has always had vast exposure to the visual delights that the city has had to offer. Having a father as a photographer and a mother in advertisement\, Ayame grew up surrounded by photography and creative imagery since birth. This foundation would keep them involved in the arts throughout childhood and adolescence. After a first job working as a studio photographer for Lifetouch Portraits in 2006\, Ayame branched out into the freelance world taking on live stage photography for theater and dancers. Today Ayame’s passions for the local music scene\, social justice initiatives\, and celebration of Los Angeles itself has grown a thick body of work stretching across all genres of photography.  ayamefoto.wix.com/ayamefoto \n \n \n Presented as part of Celebration’s Indigiqueer Identity series\, this FREE TO THE PUBLIC program is supported in part by arts grants from the California Arts Council and City of West Hollywood. \n\n CREDITS\n \n Written by\nJen Olivares\nDirected and Produced by\nCarolina Hoyos (she/they)\nExecutive Produced by\nChristopher Maikish (he/him)\, Michael O’Hara (he/him)\, and Brittney S. Wheeler (she/her)\nStage Managed by\nAyame Nishinaka Orlans (they/them)\nGraphic Design by\nRaven TwoBirds Arbuckle\nAnishinaabe-Choctaw\n * Member of Actors’ Equity Association\, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. \nThis production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los Angeles Membership Company Rule. \n  \nSpecial Thanks: \nWilla\, Matt Richter\, Patricia Sutherland\, and Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx at the Los Angeles LGBT Center \n Celebration Theatre acknowledges that we operate on the unceded lands of the Tongva\, Kizh\, Chumash\, and other Indigenous peoples who made their homes in and around the area we now call Los Angeles. Naming the original caretakers of this land is one way to register our impact on the financial\, emotional\, and generational damage we may cause by using local spaces for our purposes of entertainment. We also understand that this acknowledgment will change as our commitment evolves and\, importantly\, that these statements are by no means a replacement for actual justice for Indigenous people. \n\n Help Us Create a Bigger Impact\n \n We cannot survive on ticket sales alone. Your generous\, tax-deductible donations to our General Fund allow us to produce quality\, award-winning theatre for our LGBTQIA+ and allied community. We welcome contributions of any amount\, whether a single amount or recurring monthly donation. \n \n Donate URL:https://celebrationtheatre.org/production/birthday-brunch/ LOCATION:Davidson/Valentini Theatre\, 1125 N McCadden Pl\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90038\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://celebrationtheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Birthday_Brunch_Key_Art_.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR