Join us March 31st - April 27th, 2025 for a month of comedy and theater by incredible casts and writers, in-person in Los Angeles and livestreamed online!
Line-up includes Steven Universe's Rebecca Sugar, stand-up icon River Butcher, Tony-winning theater-maker JJ Maley, Dropout.tv's Jiavani, Alex Song-Xia, DJ Mausner, and many more!
Trans folks are more visible than ever in recent memory—and also have been scapegoated by the current administration, with a huge target on our backs. But these shows aren't (all) sad—we've got comedy, joy—even some puppets (we think)!
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🎭 Theater 🎤 Comedy/Variety
🎵 Musical 😭 Drama 📖 Reading 🧍♂️Solo Show😂 Comedy
🎟️ Tickets available now 😷 Masks Required
All shows are wheelchair accessible. All livestream/virtual shows are available to watch until April 30. Most shows have sliding scale tickets, starting at $0 or $5.
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TIME: Show @ 7:00 PMLOCATION: Dynasty Typewriter @ 2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
INFO: Hosts Charlie James (Second City, Funny or Die) and Laser Webber (the Doubleclicks) host an incredibly (trans)masculine evening of good old-fashioned queer comedy. Expect some crooning, some standup, some improv, and a lovely evening of comedy from an all-transgender ensemble. Feel free to dress up! With special guests Rebecca Sugar (creator of Steven Universe), River Butcher, Finn Argus, Jiavani, DJ Mausner, Alex Song-Xia, and more!
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TIME: 7pmLOCATION: Broadwater Second Stage
INFO: Play reading: A comedy about David, a high school English teacher who serves as a mentor to his non-binary student, Daniel, and in the process begins to question his own gender. The play won the 2022 NYU Goldberg Award for Dramatic Writing, and was workshopped last year in New York with NYU Grad Acting, and the team is thrilled to bring it home to Los Angeles for this wonderful festival. The reading will feature an incredible cast of queer talent, filled with laughs and song and heart.
😷Masks are required for this show
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TIME: 7pmLOCATION: Broadwater Second Stage
INFO: He/She is a psychological thriller that follows HIM, a young trans man who is deep into his transition yet still grappling with the repercussions of living as his true self in a world dominated by cis-heteronormative values. HIM is in a stable relationship and comfortable nannying GIRL, when his life is radically altered by his interview for a new job with HER, a mysterious and potentially dangerous individual. As HIM’s relationship with HER develops, he begins to question his reality, wondering why HER seems to have a personal issue with him. Tensions escalate as HIM confronts self-doubt and the painful idea of "lost time," struggling to reconcile his past with his future.. Through HIM’s unraveling, the play challenges the meaning of identity, worth, and how we learn to forgive ourselves while navigating the complexities of who we are and who we are becoming.
😷 masks are required for this show
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TIME: 7pmLOCATION: Broadwater Second Stage
INFO: "Asexuality!" is a one-woman musical comedy written and composed by Rebecca McGlynn, about her life on the asexual and transgender spectrums. It won the Hollywood Fringe Festival's "Top of the Fringe" award in 2022 and was longlisted for the BBC Writersroom Popcorn Award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023.
Masks are required for this show.
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TIME: 7pmLOCATION: McCadden Theater
INFO: "The Umbra" is a cross-country road-tripping play about four friends on their way to view the total solar eclipse. Written by Nicholas Hellyer, this play explores the joys and woes of the cycles of love.
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TIME: 8:30pmLOCATION: McCadden Theater
INFO: So many trans people did not get to play formative roles when we were growing up. We did not get to explore these classic works in high school and community theater. This is our opportunity to play the classic roles we grew up on, read and saw in school and elsewhere, but did not have an opportunity to play ourselves. We are giving ourselves a chance to play in this world.
With everything we were already facing—and are especially facing now—we have no choice but to stand up and be seen. Our art is our action.
Featuring:
Jamie Clayton, Brian Michael Smith, Rain Valdez, Alexandra Billings, Theo Tiedemann, and Chaz Bono. Directed by Eve Lindley
Content Warning: A Streetcar Named Desire CWs include substance abuse, domestic abuse and references to sexual abuse and suicide
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TIME: 7:00pmLOCATION: McCadden Place Theater
INFO:
“Service Secrets” is a one act play about setting healthy boundaries with coworkers. Four security agents air their dirty laundry over walkie talkie in this stupid comedy from the team that brought you Two Cats on a Date, Griffin Kelly & Shozo Okada. Starring Griffin Kelly, Jacks McLaughlin, and more!
FEMME: Chloe Badner's solo clown show exploring afab milestones from adolescence to postpartum. The portion being shown at the festival is from the adolescence act of the show, and represents heterosexual indoctrination using the metaphor of reluctant burlesque. There will be a very small amount of stage blood :)
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TIME: 9pmLOCATION: McCadden Place Theater
INFO: Ashes to ashes, bust to bust. FUNERAL FOR MY THIRD NIPPLE is a new work-in-progress solo show by Jill Young, exploring their relationship to gender and their body post-top surgery. This "memorial service" is a clowny, character-driven comedy exploring dysphoria, euphoria, and the weirder parts of grief.
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TIME: 4pmLOCATION: McCadden Theater
INFO: Join us for three short shows
“Lou” is a collage-style solo show that explores the life and joy of Lou Sullivan, a trans activist and a great lover of men, birds and Bob Dylan. Written and preformed by Caden Healander. It’s pretty gay.
LOCAL PROPHETS: A Play of Near Collisions — "LOCAL PROPHETS: A Play of Near Collisions" is a new play about two trans friends, one with a religious theory hyperfixation and one with a martyr complex, at the Vermont/Beverly bus stop. Written by Azad Namazie and starring Blaire Battle, who brought you "Another Birth" and "The Rebus" in the world premiere of Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine.
Plantasia - a solo show by Joie Mitchell - Plantasia (Noun): An incurable affliction of being obsessed with plants to the degree of forsaking all other priorities in life. Most commonly seen in young adults and children.
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TIME: 8pmLOCATION: McCadden Place Theater
INFO: The fascists want you to think gender is simple. Improv Comedian Sara Caplan is here to convince you that it isn’t. You see, before she started doing comedy, Sara spent four years studying philosophy at Harvard, so she knows a thing or two about exploring complex ideas. She’s also to be a trans woman, so she’s spent quite a few years thinking specifically about gender. This show will be part philosophy lecture and part memoir, with plenty of time for opportunities for any questions the audience had about gender, sex, philosophy, etc.
😷 Masks are required for this show
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TIME: 6pmLOCATION: McCadden Place Theater
INFO: "There is Evil in This House is a haunting and darkly comedic play that unravels the blurred lines between memory, trauma, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. As Penny revisits her childhood home—believed to be haunted—she confronts the unsettling possibility that the true horror wasn’t what it seemed, but something far darker. Through a blend of humor, nostalgia, and raw vulnerability, the play explores the ghosts we inherit, the ones we create, and the power of storytelling to break generational cycles.”
😷 masks are required for this show
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TIME: 8pmLOCATION: Broadwater Second Stage
INFO: In “Spice Up Your Sex Life til it Burns”, a Kate Bush-obsessed sex educator tries to teach a class on spicing up your sex life with toys at a boutique adult store, while reeling from a breakup. Part pleasure-based sex ed, part real-time meltdown, and there's a dance number. This fast-paced solo comedy is written and performed by Theo Embeck and directed by Ari Radousky.
😷 Masks are required for this show
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TIME: 8pmLOCATION: Broadwater Second Stage
INFO: Passover is Zack Binder's favourite (Jewish) holiday. It's a lot of people's favourite holiday...so why has he never seen a Passover-themed show before? Well nobody asked and thus Zack presents - Kinky Passover - "What a lot of people wanted and didn't know they needed!"
This is a queer variety show, Passover themed. Including but not limited to: burlesque. kinky torah fan fiction. a puppet named Ticklemuff. And more!
Perfect for all of the queer Jews, and Jewish people, and their friends.
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TIME: 8pmLOCATION: Broadwater Second Stage
INFO: Calling all T-boys, E-girls, and Enbys! NEW SHOW TITLE TBD presents an evening of funky, flirty, fun, queer comedy! Featuring original sketches written and performed by an incredible team of they/them/thotties. Plus, stand-up sets from phenomenal guest performers! They/them/thanks and see you soon!
sketch writers/performers: EMMA AIKMAN, TIROSH SCHNEIDER, FIFI DOSCH, STEPH PHILO, BEN PADDON, SCOTT SEVEN
standup comics: JP PUTHENVEETIL, GRACE FREUD, BILLIE LEE
sketch directed by RAFT
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TIME: 5:30pmLOCATION: Lyric Hyperion @ 2106 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
INFO: A showcase of trans and nonbinary actors present original and contemporary monologues, presented by Gaybones Productions
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TIME: 8pm
LOCATION: Lyric Hyperion @ 2106 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
INFO: Trans/GNC singers and performers bring their spirit and tunes to an evening of celebration, produced by the Joy Who Lived!
Performers include Riley Silverman, Kholan Studi, Kami Henderson, and Blake Benson!
😷 Masks are required for this show
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TIME: 4pmLOCATION: Cat’s Crawl
INFO: Passion of the Cut Sleeve is a world-premiere interpreting ancient Chinese folklore and love stories through a modern queer and trans lens. This multidisciplinary show features theatre, poetry, dance, and live traditional Chinese music inspired by classic tales like Butterfly Lovers and Legend of the White Snake. Conceived by performance artist Monica Chen, writer + director Nico Pang, and musician + arts educator Zo Shay, join us for a cosmic hour of queer love, destiny, and transformation.
😷 Masks are required for this show
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TIME: 7pmLOCATION: UCB
INFO: We are UCB’s first all trans/gender nonconforming/non binary improv team, and what better way to celebrate than doing some improv based on your most joyful memories?!
Trans and gender nonconforming people have had a rough few years… For many in our community, this is a time of anxiety, fear, and fury. It’s now more important than ever to create spaces of pure, unadulterated queer fun where we can rest, relax, and recharge.
Come spend an hour laughing with us as we all try to pretend the outside world doesn’t exist! Allies are of course welcome 🙂
Cast: Alex Song-Xia (they/them), Ally Beardsley (they/them), Chris Renfro (they/them), E.R. Fightmaster (they/them), Jiavani (she/him), Joan Ford (she/her), Jordan Myrick (they/she), JZ Zepeda (they/them), Krys Tabujara (they/them), Lyndsey Frank (they/them), Nick Tiffany (they/any pronouns), Ruha Taslimi (they/them), Sara Caplan (she/her), Vic Michaelis (they/she)
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Use code TRANS for a need-based discount.
TIME: 5:30pm
LOCATION: Elysian Theater
INFO: Written by Maddox Pennington with music by Laser Webber and Tony Gonzales
Love Chicken explores interpersonal questions of belonging, choice, friendship, and love. Longtime friends Yan and Lolo are planning a weekend getaway for their queer chosen family to reconnect, following Lolo’s gender transition and Yan’s estranged relationship with staid husband Dave. Lolo and Yan unearth buried feelings, building to a confrontation where they have to choose which relationships are worth fighting for and which have run out of road.
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TIME: 8:30pmLOCATION: The Vault at the Elysian
INFO: Finally! A Halloween party every month! Co-ghosts Griffin Kelly and Jacks McLaughlin are here to put the "ha" in "haunted" with this monthly variety show / costume party / desperate attempt to find some comfort in this increasingly scary world. Snacks and drinks included! Join us for the inaugural spooky soirée, including the eerily talented: D’Lo! Costumes optional, but encouraged!
Masks are required for this show.
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LOCATION: Greenway Theater
TIME: 8pm
INFO: LA writers and performers from the LGBTQ community come together to share original stories, monologues and spoken word, developed during The Joy Who Lived’s LGBTQ Writing & Performance Workshop, led by Maddox Pennington. Come support emerging voices and local talent at the Greenway Court Theatre, stick around for more LA Get Down events and community connection!
A Co-Production with the LA Get Down Festival and the Joy Who Lived
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LOCATION: MCCUCC Of The Valley
TIME: April 26 & 27, 2pm and 7pm
INFO: Call the principal and hand him the news...because we have an all-trans and nonbinary production of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"! Come join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang for a show full of song, dance, and silliness, all with a cast and team of trans artists. This show is for all-ages and will be fun for the whole family!
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com