november
"Re-Imagining Rocky Horror: Have We Learned Anything?02nov9:30 pm9:30 pm
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A Conversation with Co-Directors Jo Michael Rezes and Lee Mikeska Gardner, and Gender Consultant Shira Helena Gitlin.” Looking back at this reimagining of Rocky Horror, we seek to ask how this
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A Conversation with Co-Directors Jo Michael Rezes and Lee Mikeska Gardner, and Gender Consultant Shira Helena Gitlin.”
Looking back at this reimagining of Rocky Horror, we seek to ask how this production is different from everything prior to it. In putting this production up, have we learned anything through this show especially in relation to the history of Rocky as a whole? And where do we go from here?
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Jo Michael Rezes
Jo Michael Rezes
JO MICHAEL REZES, they/them (Director) is a nonbinary theatremaker and transmedia artist based in Greater Boston dedicated to the development of new, queer works which feature transgender collaborators and fabulously grotesque aesthetics. Acting credits: TheRocky Horror Show (Entropy Theatre); Nosferatu, The Vampyr (Sparkhaven Theatre); The Inheritance (SpeakEasy Stage Co. — Elliot Norton Award, Outstanding Ensemble); Things I Know to Be True (Great Barrington Public Theater — Berkshire Theater Critics Award Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor; BroadwayWorld Award, Honorable Mention). Directing: Trans [Plays] of Remembrance (HowlRound.TV); Cloud 9 (AD, The Nora – Elliot Norton Award, Outstanding Direction); Melancholy Play (Vassar College); The Interrobangers(Tufts University). Jo instructs gender and performance courses across the country (Yale Dramatic Association, Somerville Arts for Youth, UMass Law, The Theater Offensive)! Their TEDTalk, A Playful Exploration of Gender Performance, is available online. Jo is developing a monograph called Fractals: Nonbinary Acting Methods and facilitates workshops on the subject. Rezes dedicates themself to inclusive performance pedagogy beyond binary constructions and embraces queer aesthetics, sensation, and experience over final product. A proud Vassar College alum (BA, English & Drama) and Ph.D. Candidate in Theatre & Performance at Tufts University. Current academic appointments: Lecturer in Theatre at Boston College, Affiliate Faculty at Emerson College, and Teaching Assistant/Co-facilitator at Harvard University.
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Lee Mikeska Gardner
Lee Mikeska Gardner
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Shira Helena Gitlin
Shira Helena Gitlin
Shira Helena Gitlin, they/them (Gender Consultant/Intimacy Director) is a trans nonbinary director, gender consultant, intimacy director, and musical theatre enthusiast. As a gender consultant, Shira has held Transgender Inclusion workshops for theatres, universities, and organizations across the US and Canada. They have worked in various artistic capacities for New Repertory Theatre, Moonbox Productions, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Flat Earth Theatre, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, and more. Shira is a member of the Gender Explosion Initiative, a graduate of the Arden Professional Apprentice Class 26, an alumni of Directors Lab North in Toronto, Canada and previously served as an Artistic Fellow at SpeakEasy Stage Company. They have a BA from Hampshire College in directing with an emphasis on musical theatre studies. For more information, please visit shirahelenagitlin.com.
The Importance of Gender Affirming Care08nov9:30 pm10:00 pm9:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program at Fenway Health, Julie Thompson works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and
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As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program at Fenway Health, Julie Thompson works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and gender diverse communities.
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Julie Thompson
Julie Thompson
Julie joined Fenway Health in 2010, and was named the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program in 2016. She is a primary care clinician leader who specializes in LGBTQIA+ health, high-resolution anoscopy, and is an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine. As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program, Julie works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and gender diverse communities. She leads on-going education to support Fenway’s medical providers, as well as works interdepartmentally to ensure Fenway is a welcome space for all patients and staff, regardless of how they identify. Julie is faculty at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, providing trainings to health centers nationally and internationally. She is also established as core faculty on TransECHO and TransLINE, both of which are gender affirming medical consultative services for health care providers across the country. In April 2022 she was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the United States Professional Association of Transgender Health (USPATH).
Artists and Audiences for "The Rocky Horror Show"09nov9:30 pm9:30 pm
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Join the cast and members of the creative team for a conversation about bringing The Rocky Horror Show to the stage.
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Join the cast and members of the creative team for a conversation about bringing The Rocky Horror Show to the stage.
BAGLY Speakers Bureau16nov9:30 pm10:00 pm9:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Join us this Thursday, Nov. 16 for a post-show conversation with Adelia Da Silva (she/they), Youth Leadership Committee Co-Chair at BAGLY through the BAGLY Speakers Bureau, the largest and longest
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Join us this Thursday, Nov. 16 for a post-show conversation with Adelia Da Silva (she/they), Youth Leadership Committee Co-Chair at BAGLY through the BAGLY Speakers Bureau, the largest and longest running LGBTQ+ speakers bureau in the country, about the experiences of and the issues facing LGBTQ+ youth in their schools and communities.
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Adelia Da Silva
Adelia Da Silva
Adelia Da Silva – (Ah-dal-ee-uh Duh Sil-Vuh), is a Krioula-American, raised on the south shore of Massachusetts in Brockton. Post High school they went to a career development program in Boston, Year Up, to study project management. They are now a four-year student, at UMass Boston, working towards a bachelor’s in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a Minor in Political Science and Public Policy. Besides being a full-time college student during school break and part-time during the semester Adelia works on a food truck, Moyzilla. They’re hopeful to continue to learn about collectivism, the African diaspora, mass media, queer theory, and harm reduction.
The Importance of Gender Affirming Care18nov5:00 pm5:30 pm5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program at Fenway Health, Julie Thompson works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and
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As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program at Fenway Health, Julie Thompson works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and gender diverse communities.
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Julie Thompson
Julie Thompson
Julie joined Fenway Health in 2010, and was named the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program in 2016. She is a primary care clinician leader who specializes in LGBTQIA+ health, high-resolution anoscopy, and is an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine. As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program, Julie works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and gender diverse communities. She leads on-going education to support Fenway’s medical providers, as well as works interdepartmentally to ensure Fenway is a welcome space for all patients and staff, regardless of how they identify. Julie is faculty at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, providing trainings to health centers nationally and internationally. She is also established as core faculty on TransECHO and TransLINE, both of which are gender affirming medical consultative services for health care providers across the country. In April 2022 she was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the United States Professional Association of Transgender Health (USPATH).