STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of A.R.T.'s TRANS SCRIPTS, PART I: THE WOMEN

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Diane Quinn, is currently presenting Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women, written by Paul Lucas and directed by Jo Bonney. Performances run through Sunday, February 5 at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle St, Cambridge. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast!

Trans Scripts, Part I: The Women is a new play drawn from candid interviews with dozens of transgender women around the world. The play uses their actual words to shed light on the rich and diverse experiences within the transgender community. Jo Bonney (Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)) directs a cast of seven in the U.S. premiere of this frank, moving, humorous, and timely work that received a Fringe First Award for new writing and a High Commendation from Amnesty International at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The cast includes Marlo Bernier as Josephine, Matthew Hancock as Zakia, Eden Lane as Sandra, Bianca Leigh as Tatiana, MJ Rodriguez as Luna, Rebecca Root as Eden, and Jack Wetherall as Dr. Violet. Set design is by Myung Hee Cho, costume design by Daniel Taylor Mathews, lighting design by Lap ChiChu, and sound design by John Gromada.

In producing Trans Scripts and the accompanying I.D. Festival to be held at OBERON during the run of the production, the American Repertory Theater seeks to share a broad range of trans voices and experiences. These works aim to celebrate stories both real and fictionalized that reflect this diversity, rather than subscribing to, or reinforcing the notion of a single "trans narrative."

Patrons buying a ticket for TransScripts as well as production from the I.D. Festival will receive a discount on both tickets purchased. For more information about the ID Festival visit AmericanRepertoryTheater/id-festival.

Performance dates: January 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 - 28, 31; February 1 - 4 at 7:30PM; January 22, 28, 29; February 3, 5 at 2PM; February 1 at 11AM (Student Matinee). Press opening: Wednesday, January 25 at 7:30PM. Open Captioned and Audio Described performances: Thursday, February 2 at 7:30PM and Sunday, February 5 at 2PM. ASL Interpreted performances: Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30PM and Saturday, February 4 at 2PM

Ticket prices from $25. Now on sale by phone at 617.547.8300, in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services at 64 Brattle Street, or online at AmericanRepertoryTheater.org.

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