805-4821 is a trans coming out story made out of other stories: a dialogue from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a half-remembered swim lesson, and an 80,000-word Facebook correspondence.
805-4821 is a trans coming out story made out of other stories: a dialogue from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a half-remembered swim lesson, and an 80,000-word Facebook correspondence. 805-4821 explores memory, identity, and love in an age of apocalypse. Not all men are men. Welcome to the movies!
Initially conceived for an overhead projector, We Quit Theatre has transformed 805-4821 into a live-typed digital performance for Google Docs. 805-4821 premiered at SummerWorks 2019 where it received a 5N review and was awarded the Buddies in Bad Times Vanguard Award, and has since toured digitally to OFFTA, Théatre Catapulte, and PushOff.
Tickets must be booked advance.
Sliding scale, 0-$40.
Content warning: The text of this performance contains explicit references to sex, gender dysphoria, violent intrusive thoughts, and sexual trauma.
Email: tickets@buddiesinbadtimes.com
2021/10/13 - 2021/10/17
Online/Virtual Space
Duration: 60 mins, plus optional time for audience members to interact with the performers/text in the Google doc.
805-4821 is functionally captioned as a live-typed performance, with most of the text typed live into a google doc, and some sections of text appearing in youtube videos linked within the doc. Live audio description will be available on Zoom during each show, with all text read aloud and all images described as they appear.