2018
August 4, 2018
Ciswashing, misgendering, sensationalizing, whitewashing, and fetishizing! Join CastAndLoose as we investigate all the casting stereotypes and struggles facing the Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) community in the industry. Based on Lynne Marie Rosenberg's tumblr, CastAndLoose, CastAndLoose Live! features stars of stage and screen reading verbatim from Lynne's collection of offensive, real casting notices, as well as the world premiere of pieces written in response to these breakdowns, by writers from the TGNC community. CastAndLoose will donate proceeds from the show to support the TransLab Reading Series, coming in December 2018. TransLab is a fellowship program supporting emerging trans playwrights and directors, sponsored by The Public Theater and WP Theater. Written and hosted by Lynne Marie Rosenberg (High Maintenance), co-produced with MJ Kaufman (Masculinity Max) and Kit Yan (Interstate), and directed by Jenn Haltman (Cannibal Galaxy). Come check out the show Monday, August 27, 2018 at Joe's Pub!
July 30, 2018
So thrilled to be joining the cast of New Amsterdam on NBC! Catch the premiere this fall airing Tuesday, September 25th!
June 1, 2018
A Kid Like Jake releases nationwide today! IFC Films has nabbed U.S. and Canadian rights after a premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Produced by Jim Parsons, who also stars alongside Claire Danes, the film along with Todd Spiewak and Eric Norsoph for That’s Wonderful Productions, Paul Bernon for Burn Later Productions, and Rachel Song for XS Media. The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, EVP of acquisitions and production for IFC, with CAA representing the filmmakers. Bankside is handling international sales. Check your local listing and read the latest Variety review here!
May 14, 2018
Raise a glass with your favorite playwriting community, The Playwrights Realm, as they celebrate their 2017-2018 season! I am honored to be performing alongside Twelfth Night castmate, Michael Thurber, who will be the Master of Ceremonies! Come join in celebration at the Writers Block Party, May 14, 2018.
May 3, 2018
LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater, in collaboration with Tamasha: A Festival @ Hypokrit Theatre, will host an event at LCT3’s Claire Tow Theater to raise visibility for the South Asian theatre community. The event features a panel moderated by Natasha Sinha (Associate Director of LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater) and Arpita Mukherjee (Artistic Director of Hypokrit Theatre Company) about American theatre today and progress with regards to the representation of South Asian artists and their stories. The panelists include Pulitzer Prize winner and 2018 Tony nominee Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced, Junk), actor Sanjit De Silva (An Ordinary Muslim, War Horse), playwright Madhuri Shekar (Queen), and writer-director-performer Aneesh Sheth (Masculinity Max).
April 30, 2018
Honored to speak on Actors' Equity Panel, Expanding the Pathways to Inclusive Hiring. The Diversity and Inclusion department at Actors' Equity has been producing a series of Town Halls across the country to foster dialogue on how we can expand inclusive hiring in our industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with our panel, which will be moderated by Diversity Director Nicole Smart, and also have the opportunity to network with fellow Equity members. If you're an AEA member, please join us as we continue to explore ways in which Equity can #ChangeTheStage and increase opportunities in our industry for our membership. Together, we can foster change for the better.
April 23, 2018
Honest Accomplice Theatre, the New York City theatre company founded by Maggie Keenan-Bolger and Rachel Sullivan that is dedicated to creating art for social change, will host its second annual benefit party April 23 at 7 PM at Sons of Essex.Make Some Noise! will introduce episodes of The Trans Literacy Project (filmed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger), as well as the company’s newest show, A Chip on Her Shoulder, which examines gender dynamics and harassment present in the field of engineering. A celebrity game night will include Beltran, Adam Chandler-Berat, John Ellison Conlee, De'Lon Grant, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Beth Malone, Tyler Mount, Ashley Park, and Aneesh Sheth. The evening will include a silent auction, as well as party activities including palm readings, crafts, contests, and a dance party with DJ Illexxandra. General admission tickets begin at $35. Click here for tickets.
April 16, 2018
Honored to be singing tonight at Ackerman Institute's Gender and Family Project Gala! A Night of a Thousand Genders benefits the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project (GFP), which empowers youth, families and communities by providing gender affirmative services, training and research. GFP promotes gender inclusivity as a form of social justice in all the systems involved in the life of the family. Join the movement for gender justice and family acceptance. Support transgender youth and families at the sixth annual Night of A Thousand Genders, an inspiring evening of performances and solidarity. More information and tickets available here.
March 15, 2018
Catch the first preview of Masculinity Max tonight at the Public Theater! Only six performances of this Public Studio production. Runs through March 18 in the Shiva Theater.
February 28, 2018
This season, Public Studio is giving audiences a chance to discover bold work from early-career playwrights. Max is a trans guy who recently transitioned, and to celebrate, the men of his family decide to throw him a big Super Bowl party. But what if the guys in his family aren't the kind of men he wants to be? MJ Kaufman’s Masculinity Max follows Max as he stumbles through dating, makes awkward missteps living in a collective house, and works at a bike cooperative, all while struggling with the gender traps he once fought against. From playwright MJ Kaufman, a recent alum of the Public’s Emerging Writers Group, and director Dustin Wills comes Masculinity Max, a new comedy that explores how to live as a man and still be a good person. Public Studio at The Public Theater, March 15-18, 2018.
February 21, 2018
At the Table: A Play Reading Series has released its February play, Losing my Religion (in 140 characters or less) by Hannah C. Langley. This podcast provides emerging playwrights a brand-new platform to present their work in an accessible, polished format featuring professional actors and immersive sound design and music. Directed/hosted by Rachel Flynn (Heathers: The Musical), and co-hosted/edited by Ned Donovan (The Hunted: Encore), the episodes feature original music and mixing by Marcus Thorne Bagala (This American Life). Losing my Religion (in 140 characters or less) follows Charity, a prized daughter of America’s premier radical anti-gay Church, struggling with her faith and temptation after failing to convert a nice Jewish boy over Twitter. The cast includes Abby Church (How to Succeed…, White Christmas), Aneesh Sheth (A Kid Like Jake, High Maintenance), Max Crumm (Grease, Disaster), and Tony Award nominee Isabel Keating (Boy from Oz, Wicked). Available now on Apple Music, Stitcher, Spreaker, Blubrry, and most other major podcasting services.
January 26, 2018
Check me out on HBO's High Maintenance Season 2, Episode 2: "Fagin", airing Friday, January 26, 2018 at 11pm on HBO and HBO GO.
Ciswashing, misgendering, sensationalizing, whitewashing, and fetishizing! Join CastAndLoose as we investigate all the casting stereotypes and struggles facing the Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) community in the industry. Based on Lynne Marie Rosenberg's tumblr, CastAndLoose, CastAndLoose Live! features stars of stage and screen reading verbatim from Lynne's collection of offensive, real casting notices, as well as the world premiere of pieces written in response to these breakdowns, by writers from the TGNC community. CastAndLoose will donate proceeds from the show to support the TransLab Reading Series, coming in December 2018. TransLab is a fellowship program supporting emerging trans playwrights and directors, sponsored by The Public Theater and WP Theater. Written and hosted by Lynne Marie Rosenberg (High Maintenance), co-produced with MJ Kaufman (Masculinity Max) and Kit Yan (Interstate), and directed by Jenn Haltman (Cannibal Galaxy). Come check out the show Monday, August 27, 2018 at Joe's Pub!
July 30, 2018
So thrilled to be joining the cast of New Amsterdam on NBC! Catch the premiere this fall airing Tuesday, September 25th!
June 1, 2018
A Kid Like Jake releases nationwide today! IFC Films has nabbed U.S. and Canadian rights after a premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Produced by Jim Parsons, who also stars alongside Claire Danes, the film along with Todd Spiewak and Eric Norsoph for That’s Wonderful Productions, Paul Bernon for Burn Later Productions, and Rachel Song for XS Media. The deal was negotiated by Arianna Bocco, EVP of acquisitions and production for IFC, with CAA representing the filmmakers. Bankside is handling international sales. Check your local listing and read the latest Variety review here!
May 14, 2018
Raise a glass with your favorite playwriting community, The Playwrights Realm, as they celebrate their 2017-2018 season! I am honored to be performing alongside Twelfth Night castmate, Michael Thurber, who will be the Master of Ceremonies! Come join in celebration at the Writers Block Party, May 14, 2018.
May 3, 2018
LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater, in collaboration with Tamasha: A Festival @ Hypokrit Theatre, will host an event at LCT3’s Claire Tow Theater to raise visibility for the South Asian theatre community. The event features a panel moderated by Natasha Sinha (Associate Director of LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater) and Arpita Mukherjee (Artistic Director of Hypokrit Theatre Company) about American theatre today and progress with regards to the representation of South Asian artists and their stories. The panelists include Pulitzer Prize winner and 2018 Tony nominee Ayad Akhtar (Disgraced, Junk), actor Sanjit De Silva (An Ordinary Muslim, War Horse), playwright Madhuri Shekar (Queen), and writer-director-performer Aneesh Sheth (Masculinity Max).
April 30, 2018
Honored to speak on Actors' Equity Panel, Expanding the Pathways to Inclusive Hiring. The Diversity and Inclusion department at Actors' Equity has been producing a series of Town Halls across the country to foster dialogue on how we can expand inclusive hiring in our industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with our panel, which will be moderated by Diversity Director Nicole Smart, and also have the opportunity to network with fellow Equity members. If you're an AEA member, please join us as we continue to explore ways in which Equity can #ChangeTheStage and increase opportunities in our industry for our membership. Together, we can foster change for the better.
April 23, 2018
Honest Accomplice Theatre, the New York City theatre company founded by Maggie Keenan-Bolger and Rachel Sullivan that is dedicated to creating art for social change, will host its second annual benefit party April 23 at 7 PM at Sons of Essex.Make Some Noise! will introduce episodes of The Trans Literacy Project (filmed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger), as well as the company’s newest show, A Chip on Her Shoulder, which examines gender dynamics and harassment present in the field of engineering. A celebrity game night will include Beltran, Adam Chandler-Berat, John Ellison Conlee, De'Lon Grant, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Beth Malone, Tyler Mount, Ashley Park, and Aneesh Sheth. The evening will include a silent auction, as well as party activities including palm readings, crafts, contests, and a dance party with DJ Illexxandra. General admission tickets begin at $35. Click here for tickets.
April 16, 2018
Honored to be singing tonight at Ackerman Institute's Gender and Family Project Gala! A Night of a Thousand Genders benefits the Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project (GFP), which empowers youth, families and communities by providing gender affirmative services, training and research. GFP promotes gender inclusivity as a form of social justice in all the systems involved in the life of the family. Join the movement for gender justice and family acceptance. Support transgender youth and families at the sixth annual Night of A Thousand Genders, an inspiring evening of performances and solidarity. More information and tickets available here.
March 15, 2018
Catch the first preview of Masculinity Max tonight at the Public Theater! Only six performances of this Public Studio production. Runs through March 18 in the Shiva Theater.
February 28, 2018
This season, Public Studio is giving audiences a chance to discover bold work from early-career playwrights. Max is a trans guy who recently transitioned, and to celebrate, the men of his family decide to throw him a big Super Bowl party. But what if the guys in his family aren't the kind of men he wants to be? MJ Kaufman’s Masculinity Max follows Max as he stumbles through dating, makes awkward missteps living in a collective house, and works at a bike cooperative, all while struggling with the gender traps he once fought against. From playwright MJ Kaufman, a recent alum of the Public’s Emerging Writers Group, and director Dustin Wills comes Masculinity Max, a new comedy that explores how to live as a man and still be a good person. Public Studio at The Public Theater, March 15-18, 2018.
February 21, 2018
At the Table: A Play Reading Series has released its February play, Losing my Religion (in 140 characters or less) by Hannah C. Langley. This podcast provides emerging playwrights a brand-new platform to present their work in an accessible, polished format featuring professional actors and immersive sound design and music. Directed/hosted by Rachel Flynn (Heathers: The Musical), and co-hosted/edited by Ned Donovan (The Hunted: Encore), the episodes feature original music and mixing by Marcus Thorne Bagala (This American Life). Losing my Religion (in 140 characters or less) follows Charity, a prized daughter of America’s premier radical anti-gay Church, struggling with her faith and temptation after failing to convert a nice Jewish boy over Twitter. The cast includes Abby Church (How to Succeed…, White Christmas), Aneesh Sheth (A Kid Like Jake, High Maintenance), Max Crumm (Grease, Disaster), and Tony Award nominee Isabel Keating (Boy from Oz, Wicked). Available now on Apple Music, Stitcher, Spreaker, Blubrry, and most other major podcasting services.
January 26, 2018
Check me out on HBO's High Maintenance Season 2, Episode 2: "Fagin", airing Friday, January 26, 2018 at 11pm on HBO and HBO GO.