"We invite you to join us in this collective endeavor, in imagining this world into existence. Unlearn the lazy shortcuts that use binary genders to bypass genuine characterization. Write *characters* in your shows, rounded and messy and deeply human. Make room for the unruly wild array that genders and bodies come in, without forcing this exquisite natural chaos into artificial, sterile boxes. Cast trans people in everything, and don’t remark on it, because it shouldn’t be remarkable. It’s that simple. It’s that hard."

The conclusion to my series on #trans representation in singing theatre is, i think, hands down the most important thing I've ever had a hand in writing, and it's now live over at #NewMusicBox: https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/towards-a-framework-for-responsible-trans-casting-part-4-the-framework/

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"This article has been heavy on trauma. I’m deeply ambivalent about this, because it does feel, in some ways, like trotting out suffering to prove our humanity—no one should ever have to do that. But at the same time, it feels dishonest to skirt this pain, to pretend it isn’t there. These are the stakes you carry if you write about us."

Part 3 of my #trans representation series is now live up at #NewMusicBox!

https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/towards-a-framework-for-responsible-trans-casting-part-3-the-writers/

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and here's Part 2! head on over to #NewMusicBox
for an extended look at #trans performers in the world of singing theatre. come for the discussion of Sondheim's female baritones, stay for the analysis of structural issues in opera funding:

https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/towards-a-framework-for-responsible-trans-casting-part-2-the-performers/

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ok ok ok here we go! thruout this month, i'm doing a deep dive into issues of #trans representation in #opera and #MusicTheatre over at #NewMusicBox. Part 1 is now live, laying out some trans vocab and gender theory and then turning to the complexities of trans history. click on over and give it a read!

https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/towards-a-framework-for-responsible-trans-casting-part-1-words-words-words/

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