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GODBODY: a ritual opera | The Exhibition
"What does it mean to birth a body free of shame?" Experience the work daily at the Multicultural Art Center in Cambridge, MA.
GODBODY: a ritual opera
"What does it mean to birth a body free of shame?" Experience the ritual opera November 13th and 14th at the Multicultural Arts Center with The Theater Offensive.
GODBODY: a ritual opera | Artist Panel
"What does it mean to birth a body free of shame?" Experience the work daily at the Multicultural Art Center in Cambridge, MA.
Boston TDoR 2026: Community Care Day
Workshops in de-escalation, self-defense, and harm reduction because keeping each other safe is how we care for each other.
Community Care Day
Workshops in de-escalation, self-defense, and harm reduction, taught by and for our community, because keeping each other safe is how we care for each other.
Join us for the full day or just the part that works for you. Lunch Provided: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Sunday, November 15th, 2026
10am–5pm
The Pryde Community Center
59 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA
All Day
Volunteer Activation: Placing Printed Names on Candles
Health & Wellness Services:
Covid and Flu Vaccines administered by Fenway Health
STI testing administered by Multicultural AIDS Coalition
Acupuncture services provided by Boston Acupuncture Project
This event is free and open to the public.
Boston's 27th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance
Join Boston’s transgender and nonbinary community to honor and commemorate the 27th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on Friday, November 20, 2026.
The evening will begin with a Vigil from 7:30pm–9:30pm at the The Virginia Wimberly Theatre, featuring a reflection on the local history of TDOR, the reading of names, and a candle-lighting ceremony in remembrance of those we’ve lost to anti-trans violence. Keynote speech from Gwendolyn A. Smith and musical performances by Coro Allegro.
Following the vigil, we will gather for a Community Dinner from 9:30pm–11:00pm at The BCA Cyclorama, a space for connection, conversation, and collective care.
QUEERING THE SCREEN: Looking for Langston
Shot in sumptuous monochrome Looking for Langston is a lyrical exploration - and recreation - of the private world of poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967) and his fellow black artists and writers who formed the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s.
Directed by Julien while he was a member of Sankofa Film and Video Collective, and assisted by the film critic and curator Mark Nash, who worked on the original archival and film research, the 1989 film is a landmark in the exploration of artistic expression, the nature of desire and the reciprocity of the gaze, and would become the hallmark of what B. Ruby Rich named New Queer Cinema. Looking for Langston is also regarded as a touchstone for African-American Studies and has been taught widely in North American universities, colleges and art schools for nearly 30 years.
QUEERING THE SCREEN: Ganja & Hess
Flirting with the conventions of Blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity.
QUEERING THE SCREEN: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
In partnership with Coolidge Corner Theatre as part of our Queering the Screen series. Directed by Clint Eastwood Featuring John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Lady Chablis.
Based on John Berendt's bestselling book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil follows a journalist who arrives in Savannah, Georgia, only to find himself immersed in a world of eccentric personalities, Southern intrigue, and a sensational murder trial. Among the film's most unforgettable figures is the legendary Lady Chablis, who appears as herself in a magnetic, scene-stealing performance that introduced audiences around the world to one of Savannah's most beloved cultural icons. Funny, fearless, and unapologetically authentic, Lady Chablis remains at the heart of the film's enduring legacy.
SMOKE
When Janet Howard and her son move into her grandmother’s home on H Street, she doesn’t expect her life to change. But after meeting the infamous singer Josephine St. Croix, reconnecting with an old flame, and forming an unexpected bond with their white neighbor, long-buried secrets begin to surface—threatening to pull them apart.
SMOKE
When Janet Howard and her son move into her grandmother’s home on H Street, she doesn’t expect her life to change. But after meeting the infamous singer Josephine St. Croix, reconnecting with an old flame, and forming an unexpected bond with their white neighbor, long-buried secrets begin to surface—threatening to pull them apart.
Creative Labor, Creative Conditions
What does abundant creativity require?
Join us for Creative Labor, Creative Conditions, a free day of community-led conversations exploring art, humanity, and collective liberation, presented by The Theater Offensive and the Doris Duke Foundation.
Together, we'll reflect on where we've been, where we are now, and how we can build a future where artists and communities don't just create, but thrive.
SMOKE
When Janet Howard and her son move into her grandmother’s home on H Street, she doesn’t expect her life to change. But after meeting the infamous singer Josephine St. Croix, reconnecting with an old flame, and forming an unexpected bond with their white neighbor, long-buried secrets begin to surface—threatening to pull them apart.
MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.
In the chaos of Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, a teenage usher named Vince Lawrence witnessed the fiery backlash against disco—a sound that defined freedom and pride. Undeterred by the hostility, Vince used his earnings to buy a synthesizer, setting in motion a journey that would change music forever.
Venturing into the underground sanctuary of The Warehouse, where Frankie Knuckles spun revolutionary sounds, Vince teamed up with Jesse Saunders to form Z Factor, a scrappy collective of visionaries who captured the pulse of Chicago’s underground on wax. Their track, On and On, became the first recorded house music anthem, sparking a movement that transformed a local DIY culture into a global phenomenon.
From those gritty Chicago streets to festival stages worldwide, Vince’s story is an electrifying testament to how a dream, born in the ashes of rejection, ignited a genre that continues to unite and liberate people across the globe.
STICK AROUND!
This showing features a post-film Q&A with director Elegance Bratton and producer Chester Algernal Gordon, moderated by TTO’s Joseph V. Porter.
TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY WITH TTO & LGBTQ+ ELDERS OF COLOR
The Theater Offensive and LGBTQ+ Elders of Color are hosting a mutual aid market and a series of conversations to commemorate Trans Day of Visibility. Join us March 21st at the Boston Center for the Arts!
WHERE THE BLACK BOYS ARE
Where the Black Boys Are is a choreopoem that follows four black men trying to grieve the end of their boyhood. When their support group begins to transform the real world, they must dare to fly to find freedom.
Content Warning:This performance contains explicit material that may not be suitable for all audiences. It includes strong language, situations of violence and other mature themes. Additionally, the production addresses sexual abuse, substance abuse, mental health issues, and instances of discrimination.
Alchemizing RAGE
This is an invitation to RAGE. To be an artist is to conjure divinity by honoring the ways spirit, flesh, fate and intuition commune. This aesthetic empowers us to honor our full emotional capacity.
Heightened Scrutiny
Heightened Scrutiny follows Chase Strangio, ACLU attorney and the first out trans person to argue before the Supreme Court, as he fights a high-stakes legal battle to overturn Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth (United States v. Skrmetti). The film exposes the dangerous role of mainstream media in fueling anti-trans legislation, uncovering how biased coverage drives hate, endangers lives, and threatens democracy itself. With insights from journalists like Jelani Cobb, Lydia Polgreen, and Gina Chua, and activists like Laverne Cox, the story dismantles anti-trans disinformation and highlights its devastating real-world impact.
With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, Heightened Scrutiny is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice.
TTO takes PTOWN
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.