Deadline: May 29, 2026
The Trans History Project is a revolutionary national initiative created by Bo Frazier, Baltimore Center Stage’s Artist-in-Residence. Led by Baltimore Center Stage and Breaking the Binary Theatre, this project aims to commission, develop, and publish 10 new plays about the real history of gender non-conformity which has existed across all cultures since the beginning of time. There will be 10 Trans and Gender Nonconforming playwrights (TGNC) commissioned by BCS who will subsequently be placed into 2-year development residencies at theaters across the country in 2 cohorts.
Each Selected project will receive:
The Trans History Project is a revolutionary national initiative created by Bo Frazier, Baltimore Center Stage’s Artist-in-Residence. Led by Baltimore Center Stage and Breaking the Binary Theatre, this project aims to commission, develop, and publish 10 new plays about the real history of gender non-conformity which has existed across all cultures since the beginning of time. There will be 10 Trans and Gender Nonconforming playwrights (TGNC) commissioned by BCS who will subsequently be placed into 2-year development residencies at theaters across the country in 2 cohorts.
Each Selected project will receive:
- $10,000 Commission Fee (per project)
- Dramaturgical/Research Support
- A 2-year residency at a theatre that will include:
- 1 Reading in the 2026/27 Season
- 1 Workshop in the 2027/28 Season
- Travel/Housing to our Annual Summer Convening beginning Summer 2027
- Regular Share-Out/Support Zoom Meetings with fellow cohort members throughout 2-year residency
ABOUT TRANS HISTORY PROJECT
MISSION:
- Tell the history of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming people across all cultures who have existed since the beginning of time
- Commission and pay 10 TGNC playwrights/creators/writers
- Create a cohort of theaters to develop and program TGNC stories in their seasons
- We hope to publish a TGNC canon/anthology of the 10 plays
- Enable Regional Theaters to engage, uplift and empower their local TGNC Communities