Doors open for tea and cookies reception at 6:30p.m. followed by a 7p.m. performance of Motus Theater's TRANSformative Stories monologues for the Boulder Library’s Civic Dialogue series. In this special performance, transgender and nonbinary leaders perform artfully crafted personal stories about their hopes, dreams, and experiences of negotiating oppression and liberation, with live musical underscore. Colorado’s most diverse improv troupe, Motus Playback Theater, will then support the audience to reflect together on gender and reenact reflections on the spot. Regardless of your ideas about legislation focused on transgender & nonbinary people, come together for tea, cookies, and community to hear stories from your transgender & nonbinary neighbors so we all know more about the people impacted by anti-transgender legislation.

Motus Theater & the Parent Engagement Network (PEN) present TRANSformative Stories, featuring transgender and non-binary leaders performing artfully crafted personal stories about their hopes, dreams, and experiences of negotiating oppression and liberation with live musical accompaniment. Join us to celebrate the humanity, joy, and gifts of gender-diverse leaders who are on the frontlines of dehumanizing rhetoric and policies. Monologists include Rev. Nicole García (she/her), Raye Watson (they/them) and Jahmil Roberts (no pronouns, name only). Featuring music from acclaimed violinist Anthony Salvo (he/him). This performance is sponsored by the Louisville Cultural Council.

Motus Theater presents TRANSformative Stories, featuring transgender and non-binary leaders performing artfully crafted personal stories about their hopes, dreams, and experiences of negotiating oppression and liberation with live musical accompaniment. Join us to celebrate the humanity, joy, and gifts of gender-diverse leaders who are on the frontlines of dehumanizing rhetoric and policies. Monologists include Jahmil Roberts (no pronouns, name only), Ruby Lopez (she/her), and Raye Watson (they/them). Featuring music from acclaimed violinist Anthony Salvo (he/him). This performance is sponsored by the Lafayette Cultural Arts Commission.

In this Motus Theater’s TRANSformative Stories performance, Shauna Brooks (she/her) presents her artfully crafted autobiographical monologue “The HRT with HRT.” Shauna tells her story of how as a Black transgender teenage girl without access to gender-affirming care she had to go to the streets to get the hormones and silicone shots that eased her dysphoria and helped her pass as female to survive transphobic violence. Sixteen years later, she is sharing her experience to call for gender-affirming care for all, because the street treatments that protected her from being killed are now poisoning her body. The performance features music from acclaimed violinist Anthony Salvo (he/him). 

Motus Theater and Redline Contemporary Art Center present a special empowering Motus Queer Immigrant Pride performance with monologues from Motus’ TRANSformative Stories and UndocuAmerica projects by LGBTQIA+ immigrant monologists. This performance features monologues by David Breña (he/him), Cristian Solano-Cordova (he/they) and Ruby Lopez (she/her). This special performance is part of a Motus three part series in June, “There is No Them in U.S.” and is presented at Redlines satellite location at the Evan’s school as part of its 2024 annual exhibition Stories_UnderScored.

Motus Theater & the Longmont Museum present TRANSformative Stories, featuring transgender and non-binary leaders performing artfully crafted personal stories about their hopes, dreams, and experiences of negotiating oppression and liberation with live musical accompaniment. Join together as a community as we celebrate the humanity, joy, and gifts of gender diverse leaders who are on the frontlines of dehumanizing rhetoric and policies. Monologists include Raye Watson (they/them), Ruby Lopez (she/her) and Dr. Morgan Henry Seamont (he/him).

Join Rep. Brianna Titone and Colorado State Legislators to honor International Transgender Day of Visibility through a special performance of Motus Theater’s TRANSformative Stories project sharing artfully crafted autobiographical monologues of transgender and nonbinary people about their experiences of oppression and liberation. Featured monologists include Ruby Lopez (she/her) and Dr. Morgan Henry Seamont (he/him) and music by acclaimed Colorado violinist Anthony Salvo.

In this special presentation from Motus Theater’s TRANSformative Stories project, David Breña (he/him) and Alison Reba (they/them) take center stage to share their stories, define their own lives, revel in their self love, and inspire change. The performance features a musical response from award-winning CU Boulder alum, cellist and composer Nelson Walker (they/them). The performance will be followed by a talkback with the artists.

Motus Theater‘s 2nd Annual “Dr. King Jr. & the Radical Roots at the Heart of Justice.” Special Guests The ReMINDers, Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Norma Johnson and JustUs Monologist Candice Bailey and TRANSformative Stories Monologist Jahmil Roberts 

Join us for the premiere of Motus Theater’s TRANSformative Stories, featuring transgender and non-binary leaders performing artfully crafted personal stories about their hopes, dreams, and experiences of negotiating oppression and liberation. Join together as a community as we celebrate the humanity, joy, and gifts of gender diverse leaders who are on the frontlines of dehumanizing rhetoric and policies. Two unique performances: join us for one or both of the performances, with half of the monologist group performing at 2pm and the other half at 5pm.