Join The Theater Offensive and Boston Public Library for an EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK screening of the new play, SHAPE SHIFTER: A PLAY IN MOMENTS, by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi.  Shape Shifter is presented in partnership with Long Wharf Theatre and Breaking the Binary Theatre as part of the 5th Anniversary of the Black Trans Women At The Center virtual play festival, premiering  Monday, November 18th at Coolidge Corner Theatre.  This program is part of The Theater Offensive’s new series entitled, Queering The Screen, which will showcase cinematic masterpieces focused on narratives of QTPOC experience.

Synopsis:

When Angeline returns home to her family’s church in New England she expects to put all her unfinished business to rest. But when her ancestor Evangeline’s ghost begins to haunt her, both she and Evangeline must confront their past while trying to avoid the ever encouraging night spilling through the floorboards of time. Shape Shifter: a Play in Moments invites us to examine how we can heal from the past while still holding firm to our futures.

CAST 

Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) - Angie

L Morgan Lee (she/her) - Evangeline

Dillon Yruegas (he/él) Trevor

Marquise Vilsón (he/him) - Jacob

Dillon Yruegas (he/él) Trevor

Zachary A. Myers she/her Amerie

CREW

Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi (she/her) - Playwright

Paige Hernandez (she/her) - Director 

Joey Reyes (they/them) - Project Manager 

Joseph Distl (he/they) - Stage Manager 

Garnet Williams (she/they) - Stage Directions