The Future of Ismael
by siri gurudev
CAST
Ismael Hernádez: Elián Sweeten Nadhi/Magnolia/M: Tuyến Q. Thái Yune: Adrian Clark Policeman/Indigo: Grayson Hunt Kirax/MC: Tessandra Lancaster Tei/Rosa Dupuis: Noé López Presented November 7-23, 2019 Dougherty Arts Center Austin, TX
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: kt shorb Playwright: siri gurudev Costume & Prop Design: Jana Zek Lighting Design: Shelby Gebhart Projection Design: Ashton Bennett Murphy Sound Design and Dramaturgy: Jesse O'Rear Prop Design: Elijah Gray Movement Consultant: Michael J. Love Stage Manager: Margaret Jumonville
The Future of Ismael is that tomorrow presented within the parameters of today’s transgender reality. Queer people, as gurudev and shorb see it, already “live in a future that is not yet here,” and one that’s highly anticipated.
Charlie Mangan, spotlight on The Future of Ismael in the Austin Chronicle