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"Trinity Street Players performs in one of my favorite theatre spaces in town, a black box on the fourth floor of First Baptist Church.... Best yet, admission is free. Kudos to Trinity Street and First Baptist for inviting us into their theatrical fold, asking for no more than our reciprocal engagement in their dramatic offering and for the courageous gift of a local premiere." The Austin Chronicl
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"Trinity Street Players is the most accomplished community ensemble in the greater Austin area." Central Texas Live Theatre
Trinity Street Players is a nonprofit theatre committed to providing professional, thought-provoking, and entertaining stage productions in downtown Austin. We believe in making the arts accessible, relevant, and inclusive, and we welcome all who share a passion for creating and experiencing the transformative power of the theatre. We would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the Indigenous lands of Turtle Island, the ancestral name for what is now so-called North America. Moreover, we would like to acknowledge the Alabama-Coushatta, Caddo, Carrizo/Comecrudo, Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Jumanos, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, Tonkawa and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, and all the Indigenous Peoples and communities who have been or have become a part of these lands and territories in Texas.
Happy Pride week friends! Are you ready for the parade this weekend? 🌈 Well we have a treat for you to get you in the Pride spirit! For a limited time only stream the filmed performance of Q***r rom-com ‘Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes’
👞🐶🧋Available on YouTube today through August 12th 2023✨📱💻📺
https://youtu.be/XT-Alq94O2M
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Hiiii! Happy almost August friends. It’s hot! So let’s watch Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes and pretend it’s fall in Vancouver 🍁 Did you know, you can stream the filmed performance of ‘Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes’ by from August 5th-12th? It’s true! So pull out your fav device and settle in for some gay romance and bad dad jokes 🐶🌈 ✨ Tickets are free and rsvps close at 6pm on August 5th.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/desperately-seeking-comfortable-shoes-tickets-628761140497
📸 This photo was taken by 💕 featuring cast mates
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That’s a wrap!
Thank you!!! To our generous, loving, and super cute audiences! We had a blast being really silly and extra gay with you.
The live performances of Trinity St Players’ production of Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes have closed for good, but we have 9 tickets left to see our August screening of the performance... Make a reservation if you want to see the show on-line during Austin Pride week. Link in bio.
Next up for the Trinity St Players- a new play development workshop in September. More information coming soon…
Next up for Desperately Seeking creators jkjk? Follow them to find out!
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And we’re open!
Thank you to our lovely opening night audience ❤️ Congrats and thank you to our talented team of artists ✨ Come see our silly play! We only run tonight through Sunday. 🎟️ link in bio!
Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes by jkjk
A q***r love story with songs
June 21st- 25th, 2023
Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm
@ the Trinity St Playhouse
Tickets are FREE
Directed by Jenny Larson-Quiñones. Musical Direction by khattieQ.
The cast: Kate Taylor
khattieQ
Rosalind Faires .faires
Christine Hoang
The design team:
set by Liz Tyson
puppetry by Julia Smith and Marina DeYoe-Pedraza .que.rarra
sound by Johann Solo
costumes by Kelli Bland
lighting design by Steve Willams
original music by khattieQ, Anton Berrios, and Jenny Larson-Quiñones
stage manager Tor Reynolds
lighting assistant Conner Gilbert
Reservations encouraged
trinitystreetplayers.com
rehearsal photos by ⚡️
We’re busy getting the show ready for you. See you Wednesday?
🎟️ link in bio ✨
Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes
story by
music by &
set by Liz Tyson
puppetry by Julia Smith and Marina DeYoe-Pedraza .que.rarra
sound by Johann Solo
costumes by Kelli Bland
lighting design by Steve Willams
stage manager
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Cast .faires
June 21st-25th, 2023
Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm
@ the Trinity St Playhouse
(4th floor of )
Tickets are FREE!
Reservations encouraged
trinitystreetplayers.com
Listen friends! We’re on the radio. Thank you for having us Mike Lee! 🎟️ link in bio
jkjk — also known as Jenny Larson-Quiñonesand khjattieQ — are set to premier their new q***r Viking musical rom-com 'Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes.'
and are feeling those tech rehearsal vibes. 🤪 ‘Desperately Seeking’ opens on WEDNESDAY and there’s a really cute radio spot with on ✨ Link in bio!
Up Next on the Fourth Floor: ‘Difficult Whole’ by artist Joy Scanlon
“The paintings on view in Difficult Whole are made almost entirely of handmade paper. Scanlon employs organic, experimental papermaking processes that allow her to translate, distort, and reproduce patterns drawn from decorative and art objects. The paintings are torn between harmony and chaos—from afar, they read as unified and controlled. Upon approach, the contrasts in their units assert themselves.”
The exhibit is on view on the Fourth Floor, the gallery space at the Trinity St Playhouse, from June 9th through August 2023. Curated by
Email [email protected] to schedule a time to see the exhibit OR join us for an opening reception following the performance of ‘Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes’ on June 25th at 2pm.
Link in bio⚡️
The Trinity St Players invite you to this new Q***r rom-com with songs. There will be magic, romance, and a bulldog.
It’s official! Tickets are live for our next MainStage production 🌈 We hope to see you at the theatre! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
The Trinity St Players invite you to this new Q***r rom-com with songs. There will be magic, romance, and a bulldog.
“LUSH,” an exhibit of paintings by local artist , is on display on the lobby walls of the Trinity St Playhouse through the end of April. Contact us via DM or by phone (1+737-289-9493) to schedule a time to view the art. Viewing hours Thursday afternoon 12-5pm, by appointment only.
Photos of Kaci’s paintings by
Poster art by and exhibit curated by
Appreciation post! Thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to celebrate with us at the TSP Launch Party.
Thank you! To all of the lovely humans who helped put the event together. Party crew and artists alike. We are truly grateful.
What’s next? We have a lot of great shows by local creatives at our venue this winter and spring. Watch our website to keep in the know.
Then! In June we will share our next MainStage production, a new musical “Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes” by jkjk aka
Shout out of gratitude to Dave Anderson for the lovely bouquet 💐 Thank you.
See you soon! The party starts at 3pm!
There will be karaoke! Come early to sign up…
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TSP 2023 Launch Party
Jan 28th 3-7pm
901 Trinity St
Thanks and Jonathan for letting is share this sweet footage of Jonathan and our HOST rocking out 🤘🏽
On Jan 28th we are excited to share a scene from playwright Raul Garza’s new work ‘MyHEB.’ Aaaand the lovely Minerva Villa will be performing it 😍😍😍
Join us!
TSP 2023 Launch Party
Jan 28th, 3-7pm
4th floor
FREE!
Link in bio for more info…
Raul Garza is a Latinx playwright who has drawn acclaim for telling stories that resound with authenticity and sense of place. He boldly explores the intersection of popular culture and cultural identity, and incorporates music, spirituality, and the power of nostalgia into works that span time and location.
When not writing, Raul vibes on kundalini yoga, devours pop culture, and travels beyond his means.
Amen. Namaste. Scene.
MINERVA VILLA graduated with her B.F.A in Acting from Texas Tech University in 2009 and has been performing professionally in Austin ever since. Some of her more memorable productions include performances in “Casta” “Real Women Have Curves”, "American (Tele)Visions" and “For Colored Women Who Have Considered Su***de When the Rainbow is Enuf”. After performing in several productions around Austin, she had her directorial debut with Teatro Vivo as a part of their New Latino Play Festival staged reading of “What’s Up With Marjorie?” by Christin Eve Cato. She is so excited to be part of this amazing community and to continue breathing life into so many beautiful characters.
Get ready to laugh! is performing at our ‘TSP Launch Party’
Escándalo is improvised Telenovela (in English) by an award winning comedy troupe that has been featured in the Austin American Statesman and Austin Monthly❤️🔥
Link in bio for more party details! See you on the 28th! 3-7pm FREE ⚡️
Jennie was an amazing and inimitable force on the Austin stage. We are big fans. We hold Karen and the grieving Austin theatre community in our hearts ❤️
Meet your host! Our Jan 28th ‘2023 Launch Party’ will be hosted by the one and only ⚡️
khattieQ will sing for us, play games with us, and lead us through an epic hour of karaoke! 🎤 More info at link in bio.
khattieQ is a performer from Puerto Rico. Co-creator and star of 2020 Fringe New Play Prize winner Catalina La O Presenta: Now With Me, which features their original music. khattie has played as a professional musician with over twenty bands. Most notably they toured as drummer for q***r femme core band The Tuna Helpers and played guitar and sang for punk band BLXPLTN. Professional theatre acting credits include Denim Doves and CASTA for Salvage Vanguard Theatre, Heaven Born Wind at the University of British Columbia, frank theatre’s Be-Longing and I Cannot Lie To The Stars That Made Me. They also hosted Rumble Theatre’s Untrue Stories Live Cabaret Series. Catalina La O has played the Q***r Arts Festival, Ars Nova ANT Fest, and OUTsider Festival.
TSP 2023 Launch Party - https://mailchi.mp/bbde5fb6d887/weavingworkshop-8048009
Happy closing to the ‘All Is Calm’ team! 🎉 One more show tonight at 7:30pm ✨ Tickets at the door or https://trinitystreetplayers.com
Thanks for the photo
It’s opening night!
Please join us for ‘All Is Calm’
DEC 14-20 @ 7:30pm
901 Trinity St
4th floor of First Baptist Church
Free tickets are available at the link in our bio ⭐️
See you at the theater!
We look forward to welcoming you into our theatre this week for the performance of ‘All Is Calm’ ⭐️ www.trinitystreetplayers.com
‘All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914’ by Peter Rothstein opens one week from today.
‘All is Calm’ relives a poignant moment in history when Allied and German forces laid down their arms to celebrate the Christmas holiday together in WW1. The dramatic, historical production presents traditional patriotic and holiday songs of 1914 from both sides of the Western front and is interspersed with text read from letters, journals, and interviews from the soldiers who lived it. This production is not glorifying war…it shows the power of peace!
This production is appropriate for ages 13+
All performances are FREE, but reservations are encouraged due to limited seating. Link in bio!
If any date appears to be sold out, please email us (link in bio) and ask to be put on the “Hold Over Show” list. If over 50 people are interested, this extra show will be on Tues, Dec. 20th.
Performances are in the Trinity Street Playhouse on the 4th floor of First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity Street, Austin TX
More info available at www.trinitystreetplayers.com
Have you reserved your seats for our December performance? Tickets are available now for ‘All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914’ by Peter Rothstein
🎟 link in bio!
Read more about the Christmas Truce here: https://bgindependentmedia.org/christmas-truce-was-moment-of-peace-in-brutal-wwi/
Big thanks to everyone who made it out yesterday for the reading of “Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes” by !
In this first picture, the character Norena (played by ) takes a selfie with the audience. Second pic is our lovely cast (back row .faires and , front and )
We are grateful for this talented team and for all the great feedback we received yesterday. Keep your eyes peeled for our June premiere 👀
🌈💥❤️ 🐶🧋🍩🎒
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Friends, we open All Is Calm in 2 weeks. The show centers the experience of the brave men who fought, but we are also hosting a couple talkbacks to include the experiences of the resilient women in WW1.
Please join us on Dec 17th at 7:30pm and stay for a discussion with Dr. Barba Mann Wall, Professor Emerita at University of Virginia, Historian of Nursing. Tickets are starting to sellout so make your reservations today.
🎟 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-is-calm-produced-by-trinity-street-players-tickets-464633761087
Image courtesy of:
https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/women
From my family to yours, we hope you had a fantastic day yesterday, full of good food and even better cuddles. We are thankful for YOU! 🍁 Aaaand we hope to see you next weekend at the ‘Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes’ reading (info @ link in bio)
(p.s. remember to reserve a seat for ‘All is Calm’ too! The singers sound so good y’all, and as always all of our shows are FREE)
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Pictured Bowie the bulldog, Artistic Director & their spouse
POSTPONED! If you were hoping to sign up, please contact us and we will email you when we set the new dates ✨
The perfect gift for the textile artist in your life... AND a great way to give to a local theatre company! Join us in the new year for Backstrap Weaving Basics: a workshop for beginners.
Backstrap weaving is an ancient form of textile making. It is practiced today in Indigenous communities through-out Turtle Island aka the Americas. In this workshop, participants will learn how to wind a simple warp, create a heddle, and operate a backstrap loom. At the end of the workshop you will know how to make your own bookmarks and bracelets.
WHY
We are raising money for our June 2023 production, Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes by jkjk. The fee participants pay for the workshop will go directly into paying our team of artists, including 4 actors, 4 designers, 2 composers, multiple builders & crew members and… a bulldog.
Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes is a Q***r Viking love story with song, created by married couple jkjk (theatre artist and TSP Artistic Director Jenny Larson-Quiñones and punk rocker khattieQ). The play is a coming out story that celebrates q***r joy and survival, but with a Viking twist. Vikings were weavers, they told stories through their tapestries. Most of us know the Viking’s stories of war and conquest. But in Desperately Seeking we celebrate their tales of magic and love as we unbury stories of our q***r ancestors. Read more about the play here: https://www.jkjklol.org/desperately-seeking-comfortable-shoes
WHEN & WHERE
Saturday February 4th 2-5pm & Sunday February 5th 2-5pm @ Trinity St Playhouse
901 Trinity St. Austin, TX 78701 | 4th floor of the First Baptist Church of Austin
RESERVE A SPOT
Limited space available. Participants who are Indigenous to Turtle Island will receive a full scholarship to attend this workshop. Other participants are asked to pay $150 for the two-day course. Register via email at [email protected]
Tickets are available now for ‘All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914’ by Peter Rothstein
‘All is Calm’ relives a poignant moment in history when Allied and German forces laid down their arms to celebrate the Christmas holiday together in WW1. The dramatic, historical production presents traditional patriotic and holiday songs of 1914 from both sides of the Western front and is interspersed with text read from letters, journals, and interviews from the soldiers who lived it. This production is not glorifying war…it shows the power of peace!
This production is appropriate for ages 13+
All performances are FREE, but reservations are strongly encouraged due to limited seating. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-is-calm-produced-by-trinity-street-players-tickets-464633761087
If any date appears to be sold out, please email us (link in bio) and ask to be put on the "Hold Over Show" list. If over 50 people are interested, this extra show will be on Tues, Dec. 20th.
Performances are in the Trinity Street Playhouse on the 4th floor of First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity Street, Austin TX
More info available at www.trinitystreetplayers.com
from our friends jkjk () Mark your calendars and join us on December 4th @ 2pm for a reading of our new piece DESPERATELY SEEKING COMFORTABLE SHOES 🐶
In partnership with the , we invite you to come and give us feedback on this script-in-progress. Your input makes our work better.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes is a love story with song told through the Q***ring of Viking mythology. Miya, a 30-something single mom, auditions for non-binary rocker Jonny’s band. Sparks fly between the two, but their flirting is interrupted by a robbery. Jonny’s bulldog Loretta Lynn and Miya’s comfortable Dansko clogs are stolen. The duo takes off on a wild chase across the city, trying to recover their precious belongings. Little do they know, Jonny’s roommate and bandmate Norena is weaving them into a love spell. This simple story of falling in love is wrapped up in questions of time, fate, and the supernatural. It is inspired by true Q***r Norwegian histories and the story of Odinn’s quest for the mead of poetry. As in Odinn’s quest, we encounter twin robbers, angry giants, a little bit of magic, and a lot of love.
ABOUT THE TEAM:
Directed by jkjk. The cast features Kate Taylor as Miya, as Jonny, Rosalind Faires .faires as Gunnlod, and Christine Hoang as Norena.
SCHEDULE:
Sunday Dec 4th 2022 at 2pm @ the CRASHBOX | 5305 Bolm Rd Unit #12, ATX 78721
CONTACT & TICKETS:
This is a FREE and casual event, no reservations required ✨ message us if you need any assistance or have any questions!
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Happy Thursday Trinity St. fam! We started rehearsals yesterday for All Is Calm by Peter Rothstein. It’s the last show of our 2022 season! Stay tuned for ticket info ✨ We’re also deep into planning our 2023 season (curated by our new Artistic Director @_jennylars_ ) and we’re almost ready to share those exciting plans! Soon…In the meantime, remember, in this theatre (and church) we continue to believe #blacklivesmatter #loveislove #womensrightsarehumanrights #scienceisreal #allareresponsibletosaveearth 💚
Just Artistic Director @anncatherinezarate pre-recording her solos for ALL TOGETHER NOW just in case something happens. 🤣 The boss & badass female producers of TSP, Austin Playhouse & SummerStock Austin have admittedly reached *that* level of anxiety! ❤️ 🎭 🎶 ❤️
THANK YOU actors, patrons, musicians, techies, everyone for joining us in celebrating the re-opening of #atxtheatre venues around town & especially our Playhouse! As we “stumble along” navigating life in and ever-changing pandemic, we love that we can be grateful & artistic in community together! 🎭🤩🥰 #tsproadhomemixtape #vaxxedactors #starsunderthestars
More than a celebration of ATX’s venues re-opening, last night was a celebration of community! To all of us 🍻to survival ❤️and to art! 🎭 #atxtheatre #roadhomemixtape #vaxxedactors #starsunderthestars TAG URSELVES IN COMMENTS! 🥰🤩
Who cursed Monday’s?! We wanna know! (Also, get ur tix to I AM THE MASK YOU WEAR $10-100 and save local theatre or beware the curse!) 🧙♀️💚🕸
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