Événement

Captions (part of FailSafe Festival 2019)

There are images on the internet.

And there are captions next to those images.

And those captions tell stories.

And those stories are not what you would expect.

This piece breaths life into both the fantasies and realities of the transgender community, through a lens people often forget to think about.

Artist Information
Emily Abrams (She/Her) is a director/creator. Director Credits: My Name is Asher Lev (Chabad Arts), The Last 5 Years (Jersey Fringe Festival), Psycho Beach Party (Caplan Studio Theatre), It Takes One! (Philly Fringe Festival), B!TCH (Philly So-Low Fest), Nathan for Titus (Fall Festivus), Who Wants To Be A Cop (Prequinox Comedy Festival), The Ow of Pre-K, and Lets Meet AtThe Box (National Theatre Institute). You can find Emilys plays on the National Play Exchange. She is a graduate of the National Theatre Institutes Advanced Directing program at the Eugene ONeill Theatre Center and holds a BFA in Directing & Playwriting from The University of the Arts. Find out more on EmilyAbramsDirects.com

(image: Allison St. Rock)

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