Across cultures and histories, rites of passage mark life’s turning points: birth, death, coming of age, initiation, embodiment, exile, return. For trans people, these rites are often erased, denied, invented, and reimagined. This year’s exciting new works invite us to explore the moments and thresholds that shape us and our lineages, whether personal, cultural, spiritual, or historical.

From a Black transmasculine griot reclaiming ancestral memory, to a transfeminine nun confronting faith and isolation during the bubonic plague, to a gay Korean trans man facing aging and “twink death,” this electric trilogy of one-acts spans centuries and continents to explore lineage, ritual, and transformation.

Directed by Nico Pang

Produced by Petey Gibson

Written by Amari Amai, Dom Martello, and Oscar K.

TRANS LINEAGE: RITES OF PASSAGE IS CO-PRODUCED BY CELEBRATION THEATRE AND GREENWAY ARTS ALLIANCE, AND IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL, A STATE AGENCY. LEARN MORE AT WWW.ARTS.CA.GOV.

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• Thursday December 4th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm. *Opening Night with reception to Follow*
• Friday December 5th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
• Saturday December 6th – Doors: 2:30pm, Show 3pm Show followed by Talkback
• Saturday December 6th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
• Thursday December 11th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
• Friday December 12th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm
• Saturday December 13th – Doors: 2:30pm, Show 3pm – *ASL Interpreted* Show followed by Talkback
• Saturday December 13th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm