Trans Lineage: Rites of Passage

A griot’s inheritance. A nun’s unraveling. A twink’s reckoning.

Across cultures and histories, rites of passage mark life’s turning points: birth, death, coming of age, initiation, embodiment, exile, return. For trans people, these rites are often erased, denied, invented, and reimagined. This year’s exciting new works invite us to explore the moments and thresholds that shape us and our lineages, whether personal, cultural, spiritual, or historical.

From a Black transmasculine griot reclaiming ancestral memory, to a transfeminine nun confronting faith and isolation during the bubonic plague, to a gay Korean trans man facing aging and “twink death,” this electric trilogy of one-acts spans centuries and continents to explore lineage, ritual, and transformation.

Directed by Nico Pang

Produced by Petey Gibson

Written by Amari Amai, Dom Martello, and Oscar K.

Trans Lineage: Rites of Passage is co-produced by Celebration Theatre and Greenway Arts Alliance, and is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.

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Thursday December 4th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm. *Opening Night with reception to Follow*

Friday December 5th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm

Saturday December 6th – Doors: 2:30pm, Show 3pm Show followed by Talkback

Saturday December 6th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm

Thursday December 11th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm

Friday December 12th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm

Saturday December 13th – Doors: 2:30pm, Show 3pm – *ASL Interpreted* Show followed by Talkback

Saturday December 13th – Doors: 7:30pm, Show 8pm

PRICING INFO:

General Admission – Pay What You Can ($10-45)

Suggested Price: $25

Suggested Allyship Price (to sponsor a ticket for a trans community member): $45

We are passionate about making theatre accessible for all, ticket prices for this production are sliding scale. If you are in a position to do so, please consider paying the suggested price (or beyond) to help us continue to offer lower price tickets to those who cannot afford to do so. Your contribution will also provide support for our central community offerings, and help us grow and continue to uplift the unheard voices in our community through theatre, education, and locally focused effects. As a 501(C3) non-profit organization, we rely on support from our community like you. Minimum price $10.00

NOTAFLOF Tickets available – please DM @celebrationthtr if you need to just show up and be in community, and we’ll help you with a ticket. https://www.instagram.com/celebrationthtr/

Rites of Passage is recommended for audiences 18+.

About Celebration Theatre

Celebration Theatre is Southern California’s longest-running LGBTQIA+ theatre. Founded in December 1982 in a Silver Lake storefront by Mattachine Society co-founding member Chuck Rowland, the nonprofit was organized as a community theatre “of, by, and for gay and lesbian people and their friends.” Expanding over the decades, the Los Angeles-based company has mounted theatrical productions representative and in support of the queer community: with a sharp focus on inclusion, visibility, and pride. GLAAD, NAACP, Los Angeles theatre awards, and many other benchmarks for excellence have recognized the theatre and its artists—performers, writers, directors, designers, musicians, and producers. Scores of LGBTQIA+ luminaries have graced Celebration’s stages over the years as it continues to provide an inspiring and empowering forum for professional and emerging artists, giving voice to the evolving experience of queer culture.