Submissions are open now!

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Artist & show submissions are open now for Joy Who Lived 2026! Would you like to…

  • write a play and see it performed?

  • act in a show?

  • do stand-up in a showcase? Sing in a concert?

  • produce a musical/play/variety show?

We have great news…

Submissions are open right now for artists & shows for Joy Who Lived 2026 (March 31-April 12)!

Check out the submission form now, and tell us all your ideas! And please share with your trans communities!

Upcoming events

  • COFFEE SHOP HANG 11/29! Got questions about Joy Who Lived? Want to meet some friends to put on a show together? Just wanna hang with other trans pals? Join us 11/29 for Trans Junction at Moby’s Coffee and Tea! 10am-1pm. RSVP here or just show up!

Events from our friends

  • SEE A PLAY WITH US IN DECEMBER! Trans Lineage is a series of plays (by many Joy Who Lived friends) about trans folks through time, running this December. Join us Dec 5 for a meetup at this event,or go see it on your own. You’ll see electric world premiere pieces by three trans playwrights, exploring rites of passage across centuries and cultures: a Black transmasculine griot reclaiming ancestral memory, a transfeminine nun confronting faith and isolation during the bubonic plague, and a gay Korean trans man trying to outrun aging and “twink death.” Tickets here!

Thank you!

Team Joy Who Lived

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