Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.: This year’s digital new-work festival Black Trans Women at the Center: a New Play Festival has been announced as a co-production of Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn., The Theater Offensive in Boston, and Breaking the Binary Theatre in New York City. Featuring new works by Black trans women, the festival will partner with About Face Theatre in Chicago, National Queer Theater in Brooklyn, and Portland Center Stage in Oregon.
Now in its fifth year, and its first with cross-theatre partnerships, the digital festival is led by Long Wharf artistic ensemble member Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi. The festival will premiere on Nov. 18 and be available to stream for free for three days.
“It’s a joy and a privilege to lead Black Trans Women at the Center for the fifth year in a row and to continue celebrating bold and illuminating storytelling with these brilliant creators,” said Edidi in a statement. “In year five, we are thrilled to not only center a new cohort of amazing multi-hyphenate artists, but to honor works and artists from previous cohorts.”
Black Trans Women at the Center is part of Long Wharf Theatre’s 60th anniversary season. Long Wharf Theatre’s mission is to produce boundary-breaking theatre with and for its many kaleidoscopic communities.
The full schedule, registration and streaming options for the festival can be found longwharf.org/shows-events/5th-black-trans-women-at-the-center/.