Created by Orion Risk,
GENDERTALKS IS A GROUNDBREAKING DOCU-PLAY FEATURING PERFORMANCES OF ACTUAL ZOOM CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN TRANS, NONBINARY, AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF GENDER-IDENTITY DURING ISOLATION IN THE SUMMER OF 2020.
Dialoging in pairs, many connecting for the first time, the speakers are from Dane County, Wisconsin, the home of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Black Hawk County, Iowa—a community ravaged by the epidemic. Featuring a 100% trans and nonbinary cast and production team, this virtual play remixes the original conversations into a collage of euphoria and dysphoria, longing and joy, isolation and connection.
TUNE IN FOR GENDER TRUTHS AND SECRETS...
GenderTalks played as a part of:
Trans Theatre Fest March 13th + 14th, 2021
PVD Fringe July 24th + 25th, 2021
Minnesota Fringe August 5th, 6th, 8th, 12th, 13th, and 15th, 2o21
The Philly Free Fringe September 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th, 2o21
ABOUT THE CREATOR
Orion Lee Risk explores the political and social impacts of theatre and performance through the perspectives of performance studies, feminist and gender studies, and the ethics of care. Their work includes crafting the documentary script GenderTalks, creating the project design for TransTheatreFest–Madison, and producing and directing as founding artistic director of Scene D Theatre Project. During their seven years as resident assistant director with Lampost Theatre Company, Orion assisted with a dozen original musical productions, led acting and movement workshops, and toured from Colorado to Florida. They are a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
CAST and Crew
Briar Essex - Willow
Stephanie G. Galindo - Maple
Lee Harrison Daniel - Theo
Lindsay Head - Rich
Amir Levi - Meghan
Jake Lucas - Albie
C McCabe - Finn
Finch Moore - Birdy
Nico Pang - Orion
Alice Rose - Tris
Playwright - Orion Risk
Director - Sy Bedrick
Stage Manager - Cindy Wade
Dramaturg - Bonnie Ruble
Music - Milton Keynes