S/HE Remount at Black Queer Arts Festival: This Sunday, February 27th
Don’t miss Thinking Cap’s remount of S/HE by Nick Mwaluko this coming Sunday, February 27th, 5pm at The Pride Center in Fort Lauderdale (2040 N. Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 33305). The event is free to the public. S/HE is about the journey of a man living in a woman’s body that compels audiences to … Read more
Is “trannie” a “four-letter word”?
Don’t worry, I can count–yes, trannie is literally a seven-letter word. But is it also, more figuratively, a “four-letter” word, a word with the profanity-level of the “F-word” or the history and toxicity of the “N-word”? Since Christian Siriano’s repeated use of the word “trannie” on Project Runway and SNL’s subsequent parodies of him and … Read more
Transman Comedian Ian Harvie in Melbourne, Australia
While I was in Los Angeles this past week, I had the pleasure of having lunch with Ian Harvie, a transman comedian based in Los Angeles. Ian started doing standup almost a decade ago after relocating to LA from Portland, Maine. Margaret Cho recognized his talent early on, and he began opening for her several … Read more
In NYC and Free on Monday 3/22? Check out Nick Mwaluko’s “S/He”
Since reading and posting about Nick Mwaluko’s play S/He a few weeks ago, I’ve had the pleasure of corresponding with him and learning more about his work and upcoming events. For those of you just tuning in and/or unfamiliar with Nick and his fine work, he is an F to M transgendered playwright. He was … Read more
Nick Mwaluko’s “S/HE” and Some Thoughts on (Cross-)Gender Casting
S/HE S/HE, by Tanzanian born, Kenyan raised, playwright Nanno “Nick” Mwaluko, is a brave exploration of a 17-year old Black woman’s journey as she transitions sartorially and then surgically from female to male. The play opens with a school playground scene that foregrounds Sam(antha)’s difference from her female classmates and her insistence that “I’m not no … Read more
