https://simplecast.com Hosted by Nicolas Shannon Savard, Gender Euphoria: The Podcast is a series of conversations between trans and queer theatre artists. The show amplifies the voices of trans and queer performers, writers, designers, educators, and community organizers from across the United States, from every corner of the performing arts—we are everywhere! Weaving together stories of fabulous performances, queer resistance, trans joy, activism, and solidarity, Gender Euphoria is an exploration of the cultural work trans-queer art is doing for and within our communities. en Tue, 5 May 2026 14:45:03 +0000 Tue, 5 May 2026 14:45:13 +0000 https://gender-euphoria.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5187348e-6ea4-4818-b609-7cba85c6c541/ccf2801c-8110-42e6-bcb7-4e974c4c24bb/3000x3000/1_2.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://gender-euphoria.simplecast.com episodic Hosted by Nicolas Shannon Savard, Gender Euphoria: The Podcast is a series of conversations between trans and queer theatre artists. The show amplifies the voices of trans and queer performers, writers, designers, educators, and community organizers from across the United States, from every corner of the performing arts—we are everywhere! Weaving together stories of fabulous performances, queer resistance, trans joy, activism, and solidarity, Gender Euphoria is an exploration of the cultural work trans-queer art is doing for and within our communities. Nicolas Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons false https://feeds.simplecast.com/RqKO82dL howlround theatre commons, performing arts, theater, gender, theatre HowlRound Theatre Commons webmaster@howlround.com a04b6785-c429-4b2c-a9b4-693b2301d3bf Tue, 5 May 2026 14:45:03 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Nicolas Shannon Savard) https://gender-euphoria.simplecast.com/episodes/loud-queer-youth-theatre-sustaining-youth-led-adult-supported-arts-community-WumDbLxf LOUD Queer Youth Theatre: Sustaining Youth-Led, Adult-Supported Arts Community Nicolas Shannon Savard 00:37:09 Nicolas continues their conversation with Keyshia Pearl and Roney Jones, digging into LOUD Queer Youth Theatre’s youth-led, adult-supported program model and how the ensemble provides long-term community, and artistic and professional development for Black and indigenous trans and queer youth. Nicolas continues their conversation with Keyshia Pearl and Roney Jones, digging into LOUD Queer Youth Theatre’s youth-led, adult-supported program model and how the ensemble provides long-term community, and artistic and professional development for Black and indigenous trans and queer youth. false full 2 3 92b60051-f30f-4223-91f1-6be0a352a1fd Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:04:14 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://gender-euphoria.simplecast.com/episodes/loud-queer-youth-theatre-devising-and-political-education-in-new-orleans-pw1fpbwv LOUD Queer Youth Theatre: Devising and Political Education in New Orleans HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:42:02 Gender Euphoria: The Podcast returns for season three. Host Nicolas Shannon Savard interviews Miss Keyshia Pearl and Roney Jones of LOUD Queer Youth Theatre about the ensemble’s programming, devising practices, and political education with Black and Indigenous trans and queer youth in New Orleans. Gender Euphoria: The Podcast returns for season three. Host Nicolas Shannon Savard interviews Miss Keyshia Pearl and Roney Jones of LOUD Queer Youth Theatre about the ensemble’s programming, devising practices, and political education with Black and Indigenous trans and queer youth in New Orleans. false full 1 3 b9476e48-1308-4866-8f99-8e34a702c578 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:24:19 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, H. May, Nicolas Shannan Savard) https://howlround.com/queer-trans-performance-family-tree-more-galaxy The Queer-Trans Performance Family Tree is more of a Galaxy HowlRound Theatre Commons, H. May, Nicolas Shannan Savard 00:49:15 Dr. H. May joins host Nicolas Shannon Savard, who introduces the Queer-Trans Performance Family Tree Project, an interactive, open-access digital exhibit visually connecting trans artists across the United States to the collectives and communities who have sustained our work. This episode explores the role of mentorship in both the research for the project and in their own work as gender nonconforming theatremakers. Dr. H. May joins host Nicolas Shannon Savard, who introduces the Queer-Trans Performance Family Tree Project, an interactive, open-access digital exhibit visually connecting trans artists across the United States to the collectives and communities who have sustained our work. This episode explores the role of mentorship in both the research for the project and in their own work as gender nonconforming theatremakers. pedagogy, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, commons-based approaches, theatre education, interviews, training false full 10 2 d96e4f1a-39c9-4447-b7e9-a83f01dc6da1 Wed, 6 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (David Silvernail, Janet Werther, Victoria LaFave, Kelli Crump, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Jordan Ealey) https://howlround.com/queer-archival-praxis-roundtable Queer Archival Praxis Roundtable With Guests David Silvernail, Janet Werther, Victoria Lafave, Jordan Ealey, and Kelli Crump David Silvernail, Janet Werther, Victoria LaFave, Kelli Crump, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Jordan Ealey 00:47:39 What role does white supremacy play in the creation of the queer theatre canon? What power and what responsibility do we—as queer theatremakers, historians, and educators—have to challenge canons and archives that define “queer” almost exclusively as white and cisgender? Artist-scholars Janet Werther, Victoria LaFave, Jordan Ealey, David Silvernail, and Kelli Crump join host Nicolas Shannon Savard to tackle these questions and to queer the archive. What role does white supremacy play in the creation of the queer theatre canon? What power and what responsibility do we—as queer theatremakers, historians, and educators—have to challenge canons and archives that define “queer” almost exclusively as white and cisgender? Artist-scholars Janet Werther, Victoria LaFave, Jordan Ealey, David Silvernail, and Kelli Crump join host Nicolas Shannon Savard to tackle these questions and to queer the archive. pedagogy, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, theatre education, black theatre, interviews, theatre history, training, texas false full 9 2 76731e03-44be-46d5-bf22-cd39f15f01aa Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Melissa Lin Sturges, p1nkstar global, Nicolas Shannan Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/making-space-queer-futurity-texas Making Space for Queer Futurity in Texas Melissa Lin Sturges, p1nkstar global, Nicolas Shannan Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:36:02 Austin’s pop princess, p1nkstar, shares the story of her evolution from performance artist creating a pop star persona for Instagram to real life pop star to community leader creating spaces for fellow trans artists to showcase their work in Texas. This episode also features guest co-host Melissa Lin Sturges, coordinator of the annual Doric Wilson Panel for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) LGBTQ+ Focus Group. Austin’s pop princess, p1nkstar, shares the story of her evolution from performance artist creating a pop star persona for Instagram to real life pop star to community leader creating spaces for fellow trans artists to showcase their work in Texas. This episode also features guest co-host Melissa Lin Sturges, coordinator of the annual Doric Wilson Panel for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) LGBTQ+ Focus Group. lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, performance art, aesthetics, latinx theatre, interviews, texas false full 8 2 180103bf-1a10-4757-83e6-4a1660561b4f Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:53:15 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Liz Thomson, H. May, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard) https://howlround.com/making-space-self-authorship-through-audio-description Making Space for Self-Authorship through Audio Description Liz Thomson, H. May, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard 00:50:36 false full 7 2 7aba2322-3755-4b9a-8e15-0dcba80183a6 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:36:52 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Emmett Podgorski, J.C. Pankratz, Nicolas Shannan Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/making-space-consent-collaboration-and-queer-access-intimacy Making Space: Consent, Collaboration, and Queer Access Intimacy Emmett Podgorski, J.C. Pankratz, Nicolas Shannan Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:59:18 J.C. Pankratz returns to the podcast to reflect on the first full production of their play Seahorse, directed by Nicolas Shannon Savard, starring Emmett Podgorski. Nicolas, J.C., and Emmett discuss how the collaborative process, from auditions through closing night, was informed by queer community building, access intimacy, and consent-based practice. They offer behind-the-scenes perspectives and concrete examples of how tools and ideas discussed in previous episodes played out in practice. J.C. Pankratz returns to the podcast to reflect on the first full production of their play Seahorse, directed by Nicolas Shannon Savard, starring Emmett Podgorski. Nicolas, J.C., and Emmett discuss how the collaborative process, from auditions through closing night, was informed by queer community building, access intimacy, and consent-based practice. They offer behind-the-scenes perspectives and concrete examples of how tools and ideas discussed in previous episodes played out in practice. intimacy direction, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, acting, directing, ohio, interviews false full 6 2 6054f54e-e2c9-4954-828f-8d0c838cb91f Wed, 5 Jul 2023 16:02:26 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (raja benz, joy brooke fairfield, Nicolas Shannan Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/queer-trans-intimacy-one-foot-academy-and-other-nightclub Queer-Trans Intimacy: One Foot in the Academy and the Other in the Nightclub raja benz, joy brooke fairfield, Nicolas Shannan Savard, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:46:48 Nicolas Shannon asks Joy Brooke Fairfield and Raja Benz how their intimacy work is informed by queer theory and critical theory. Their conversation bounces between queer of color theory, decolonial theory, disability theory, and the dim glow of the night club; between past, present, and future; between the ideas they’re sure of and the ones they’re working out in real time. Bonus! It comes with dozens of recommended readings. Nicolas Shannon asks Joy Brooke Fairfield and Raja Benz how their intimacy work is informed by queer theory and critical theory. Their conversation bounces between queer of color theory, decolonial theory, disability theory, and the dim glow of the night club; between past, present, and future; between the ideas they’re sure of and the ones they’re working out in real time. Bonus! It comes with dozens of recommended readings. intimacy direction, pedagogy, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, theatre education, interviews, training, disability and accessibility false full 5 2 3bfcfcec-4293-409f-89b4-18cc1de8e301 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:49:28 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Leanna Keyes, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard) https://howlround.com/queer-intimacies-too-near-dystopian-futures Queer Intimacies in Too-Near Dystopian Futures Leanna Keyes, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard 00:48:09 Host Nicolas Shannon Savard and playwright Leanna Keyes discuss her play "Doctor Voynich and Her Children". What does it mean to stage trans stories about queer motherhood, abortion, intimacy, choice, and power in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and the ongoing legislative attacks on reproductive rights and the trans community? Host Nicolas Shannon Savard and playwright Leanna Keyes discuss her play "Doctor Voynich and Her Children". What does it mean to stage trans stories about queer motherhood, abortion, intimacy, choice, and power in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and the ongoing legislative attacks on reproductive rights and the trans community? new play development, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, ethics, playwriting, ohio, interviews false full 4 2 3f27152c-826b-4e0a-a588-aff5f0f90012 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:39:21 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Nabra, Marina J. Bergenstock, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/queer-trans-intimacy-work-cracking-gender-open Queer-Trans Intimacy Work: Cracking Gender Open Nabra, Marina J. Bergenstock, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:47:18 In the first part of a two-part conversation on queer-trans intimacy direction and choreography, Nicolas talks with Theatrical Intimacy Education faculty members Dr. Joy Brooke Fairfield and Raja Benz about their courses Working with Trans & Non-Binary Artists and Staging Intimacy Beyond the Binary. They discuss crafting courses that are less Trans-101 and more cracking gender open, resisting patriarchal and colonialist scripts, and bringing queer culture into the rehearsal room. In the first part of a two-part conversation on queer-trans intimacy direction and choreography, Nicolas talks with Theatrical Intimacy Education faculty members Dr. Joy Brooke Fairfield and Raja Benz about their courses Working with Trans & Non-Binary Artists and Staging Intimacy Beyond the Binary. They discuss crafting courses that are less Trans-101 and more cracking gender open, resisting patriarchal and colonialist scripts, and bringing queer culture into the rehearsal room. intimacy direction, diversity, pedagogy, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, ethics, theatre education, inclusion, interviews, training false full 3 2 c0b61a82-67df-4f6e-9ace-e3c4fdabe669 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:15:56 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (J.C. Pankratz, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard) https://howlround.com/queer-intimacies-trans-futures-grief-and-radical-hope-seahorse Queer Intimacies, Trans Futures, Grief, and Radical Hope in "Seahorse" With Guest J.C. Pankratz J.C. Pankratz, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard 00:41:49 Host, Nicolas Shannon Savard interviews playwright J.C. Pankratz about their play, "Seahorse", a poetic, stream-of-consciousness one-person show about a trans man’s attempts at artificial insemination following his husband’s unexpected death. The conversation will dive into the play’s approach to the “messiness” of imagining futures you can’t yet see and its use of magical realism to invite audiences to sit inside that mess as witnesses and confidants. Host, Nicolas Shannon Savard interviews playwright J.C. Pankratz about their play, "Seahorse", a poetic, stream-of-consciousness one-person show about a trans man’s attempts at artificial insemination following his husband’s unexpected death. The conversation will dive into the play’s approach to the “messiness” of imagining futures you can’t yet see and its use of magical realism to invite audiences to sit inside that mess as witnesses and confidants. new play development, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, interviews false full 2 2 a33fd9b4-63f7-4453-b425-f23e4a7b4e3b Wed, 7 Jun 2023 15:44:28 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Dr. Jesse D. O'Rear, Nicolas Shannan Savard) https://howlround.com/making-space-thriving-queer-communities-through-applied-theatre Making Space for Thriving Queer Communities Through Applied Theatre: With Guest Dr. Jesse O’Rear HowlRound Theatre Commons, Dr. Jesse D. O'Rear, Nicolas Shannan Savard 00:45:08 Host Nicolas Shannon Savard talks with Dr. Jesse O’Rear about applied theatre with LGBTQ students on college campuses. Jesse describes some alternatives to traditional models of bystander intervention and diversity trainings to create embodied learning opportunities for LGBTQ students to step into positions of leadership and for audience-participants to practice “kinesthetic allyship.” Host Nicolas Shannon Savard talks with Dr. Jesse O’Rear about applied theatre with LGBTQ students on college campuses. Jesse describes some alternatives to traditional models of bystander intervention and diversity trainings to create embodied learning opportunities for LGBTQ students to step into positions of leadership and for audience-participants to practice “kinesthetic allyship.” diversity, pedagogy, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, theatre education, inclusion, interviews, training false full 1 2 9499a19a-f570-4833-aad0-dd8b1ce9f0be Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Scott Turner Schofield) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-9-being-trans-trailblazer On Being a 'Trans Trailblazer' With Scott Turner Schofield HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Scott Turner Schofield 00:48:08 Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, consultant, educator Scott Turner Schofield. They trouble the TV/film industry's framing of Schofield as a singular "trans trailblazer," since as he notes, trans actors were, indeed, carving out spaces to make and support one another’s art long before we were invited into Hollywood or mainstream theatre spaces. The conversation dives into the shifts that Scott has noticed in audience response to his work over the course of the last twenty years and how those are in direct conversation with national politics. Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, consultant, educator Scott Turner Schofield. They trouble the TV/film industry's framing of Schofield as a singular "trans trailblazer," since as he notes, trans actors were, indeed, carving out spaces to make and support one another’s art long before we were invited into Hollywood or mainstream theatre spaces. The conversation dives into the shifts that Scott has noticed in audience response to his work over the course of the last twenty years and how those are in direct conversation with national politics. process, diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, inclusion false full 9 1 a66cc80a-f4c9-4ee5-a8e4-e50eb755e277 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, D'Lo) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-8-qtpoc-comedy-connecting-communing-creating-compassion QTPOC Comedy: Connecting, Communing, Creating Compassion With D’Lo HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, D'Lo 00:44:58 Gender Euphoria, the Podcast host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, and comedian D’Lo to talk about his career and how he uses comedy and storytelling as tools for connection, education, and compassion. Gender Euphoria, the Podcast host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, and comedian D’Lo to talk about his career and how he uses comedy and storytelling as tools for connection, education, and compassion. process, diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, solo performance, inclusion, comedy and improvisation false full 8 1 dbd9177f-8369-4cab-b234-83b03cdccc24 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Dr. Jesse D. O'Rear) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-7-trans-theatre-and-autobiographical-assumption Trans Theatre and the Autobiographical Assumption With Dr. Jesse D. O'Rear HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Dr. Jesse D. O'Rear 00:41:21 Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with artist-scholar, Dr. Jesse O’Rear. This episode features a conversation with Dr. O’Rear about his research on and experience working with autobiographical trans narratives in performance and a phenomenon he calls the “autobiographical assumption” which audiences often read onto trans artists. Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with artist-scholar, Dr. Jesse O’Rear. This episode features a conversation with Dr. O’Rear about his research on and experience working with autobiographical trans narratives in performance and a phenomenon he calls the “autobiographical assumption” which audiences often read onto trans artists. diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, inclusion false full 7 1 757e49c0-ed14-4c96-bc23-96b0e045145f Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Rebecca Kling) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-6-putting-trans-educator-top-hat Putting on the Trans Educator Top Hat With Rebecca Kling HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Rebecca Kling 00:50:12 Gender Euphoria, the Podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with storyteller, educator, and advocate for transgender rights, Rebecca Kling. Their conversation addresses Rebecca’s work as a solo performer-turned-activist, the importance of consent in deciding to take on the trans educator role, and her radical and hilarious approach to the post-show talkback: the Strip Q and A. Gender Euphoria, the Podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with storyteller, educator, and advocate for transgender rights, Rebecca Kling. Their conversation addresses Rebecca’s work as a solo performer-turned-activist, the importance of consent in deciding to take on the trans educator role, and her radical and hilarious approach to the post-show talkback: the Strip Q and A. process, diversity, immersive theatre, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, solo performance, illinois, inclusion false full 6 1 e3cf886a-328b-4366-b47d-89eb26904032 Wed, 9 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, siri gurudev) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-5-queer-color-devised-performance-disidentification-and-spirituality Queer of Color Devised Performance, Disidentification, and Spirituality With siri gurudev HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, siri gurudev 00:36:27 Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with siri gurudev to talk about their devising practice which blends queer of color theory and performance techniques, popular music, and spirituality and to chat about their dissertation research on ritual, trauma, and healing in QTPOC performance. Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with siri gurudev to talk about their devising practice which blends queer of color theory and performance techniques, popular music, and spirituality and to chat about their dissertation research on ritual, trauma, and healing in QTPOC performance. process, diversity, religion and spirituality, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, inclusion, interviews false full 5 1 22cb4325-1f41-4fab-8be5-ee2651ee2273 Thu, 3 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Maybe Burke) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-4-training-cisgender-producers-and-directors-its-more-remembering-pronouns Training Cisgender Producers and Directors: It’s More than Remembering Pronouns With Maybe Burke HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Maybe Burke 00:46:41 Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, and human rights advocate Maybe Burke to talk about her role at the Transgender Training Institute and their signature course, “Supporting Transgender Actors & Creatives.” Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with actor, writer, and human rights advocate Maybe Burke to talk about her role at the Transgender Training Institute and their signature course, “Supporting Transgender Actors & Creatives.” intimacy direction, diversity, artist rights and safety, pedagogy, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, theatre education, inclusion, training, acting and performance false full 4 1 3569966d-ec03-4b02-884b-accb38141627 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Azure D. Osborne-Lee) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-3-building-black-queer-worlds-onstage-and-behind-scenes Building Black Queer Worlds Onstage and Behind the Scenes With Azure D. Osborne-Lee HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Azure D. Osborne-Lee 00:44:34 Gender Euphoria, the Podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright Azure D. Osborne-Lee to talk about their play, Crooked Parts; building Black queer worlds onstage; and the mentorship, community-building, and production practices that go into bringing those worlds to life. Gender Euphoria, the Podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright Azure D. Osborne-Lee to talk about their play, Crooked Parts; building Black queer worlds onstage; and the mentorship, community-building, and production practices that go into bringing those worlds to life. process, diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, playwriting, black theatre, inclusion false full 3 1 ad85421b-afc7-4d4a-ab86-286d87344c45 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Dillon Yruegas) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-2-case-qtpoc-slice-life-drama The Case for QTPOC Slice-of-Life Drama With Dillon Yruegas HowlRound Theatre Commons, Nicolas Shannan Savard, Dillon Yruegas 00:36:14 Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright and performer, Dillon Yruegas to talk about two productions of his play The Brunch Crowd. They talk about what a slice-of-life, kitchen sink play full of trans of color characters looks like and what kind of intervention that makes in the theatrical landscape. They dive into the importance of trans joy and queer friendship and its absence on stage. Finally, Dillon reflects on how expansive approaches to casting trans and non-binary characters and how identity-based casting might open up dialogue and create space for a much wider range of faces and experiences to be seen on stage. Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with playwright and performer, Dillon Yruegas to talk about two productions of his play The Brunch Crowd. They talk about what a slice-of-life, kitchen sink play full of trans of color characters looks like and what kind of intervention that makes in the theatrical landscape. They dive into the importance of trans joy and queer friendship and its absence on stage. Finally, Dillon reflects on how expansive approaches to casting trans and non-binary characters and how identity-based casting might open up dialogue and create space for a much wider range of faces and experiences to be seen on stage. process, diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, playwriting, inclusion, casting false full 2 1 dc7868f0-aafc-4b18-be74-3a2233480e9e Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (HowlRound Theatre Commons, Joshua Bastian Cole, Nicolas Shannan Savard) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-1-part-2-transgender-legibility-have-we-really-reached-transgender-tipping Part 2: Transgender Legibility: Have We Really Reached the Transgender Tipping Point? With Joshua Bastian Cole HowlRound Theatre Commons, Joshua Bastian Cole, Nicolas Shannan Savard 00:43:29 Nicolas Shannon Savard and Joshua Bastian Cole continue their conversation about transgender representation. They critique Time magazine’s 2014 declaration of the “transgender tipping point” of cultural visibility and explore the ways in which Hollywood’s handling of trans narratives bleeds over into the theatre, politics, and daily life for trans and gender nonconforming people. Nicolas Shannon Savard and Joshua Bastian Cole continue their conversation about transgender representation. They critique Time magazine’s 2014 declaration of the “transgender tipping point” of cultural visibility and explore the ways in which Hollywood’s handling of trans narratives bleeds over into the theatre, politics, and daily life for trans and gender nonconforming people. process, diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, inclusion, casting false full 1 1 d9e0dd5e-303f-4768-a144-1cbd530314ba Wed, 9 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Nicolas Shannan Savard, Joshua Bastian Cole, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/gender-euphoria-episode-1-part-1-transgender-legibility-beyond-tropes Part 1: Transgender Legibility beyond the Tropes With Joshua Bastian Cole Nicolas Shannan Savard, Joshua Bastian Cole, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:46:23 In episode 1 (part 1) of Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with Joshua Bastian Cole to talk about popular tropes in transgender representation, gender legibility on stage, and the implications of each for trans and nonbinary theatremakers. In episode 1 (part 1) of Gender Euphoria, the podcast, host Nicolas Shannon Savard sits down with Joshua Bastian Cole to talk about popular tropes in transgender representation, gender legibility on stage, and the implications of each for trans and nonbinary theatremakers. process, diversity, lgbtqia+ theatre, equity, gender, inclusion, casting false full 1 1 9ca87954-a121-4aa9-af82-12d5053b5f99 Wed, 2 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Nicolas Savard) https://howlround.com/introduction-gender-euphoria Introduction to Gender Euphoria Nicolas Savard 00:12:39 Welcome to Gender Euphoria, the podcast! In this episode, host and producer Nicolas Savard explains the origin story of this new podcast and what (and who) we should expect to hear from this season. Welcome to Gender Euphoria, the podcast! In this episode, host and producer Nicolas Savard explains the origin story of this new podcast and what (and who) we should expect to hear from this season. false full 0 1