Meet the Cast:
Eve Ensler, award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues, is touring 20 North American cities from October 2005-April 2006 with her newest play The Good Body. Following engagements include Broadway in NYC, at ACT in San Francisco, and in a workshop production at Seattle Repertory...
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UPDATE: Since directing and performing in the VDay LA production, Calpernia joined a well-known Hollywood academy and continues to study her passion, acting. Now in the final stages of Casting Pearls, the Deep Stealth short comedic film about being a trans actress, she can also be...
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UPDATE: Recently, Leslie relocated from Houston, Texas to her hometown near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to be closer to her family. Her relationships with them continue to flourish. Leslie and her father are moving forward in their relationship as well, trying to heal from past...
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Lynn grew up in White Plains, NY in the 40's and 50's. Although born and raised as a boy, she felt deeply drawn to become a girl from an early age. Lynn began acting out her dreams when she went off to college at 17. She took on a secret life outside school - finding hormones and finding boyfriends too. It was nearly impossible to transition back then. But with great luck she found the help she needed, and was able to undergo reassignment surgery (outside the country) in 1968. Lynn had done well in college and was then working for IBM. Sadly, IBM fired her for being transsexual. She lost her family and friends too. A gritty survivor, Lynn took on a new identity and started all over again - at the bottom of the ladder in stealth-mode. Amazingly, she became so happy and productive in her new life that her career took off like a rocket. She went on to pioneer VLSI design methods that fueled Silicon Valley's chip design revolution in the 80's, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for her work - the highest professional recognition an engineer can receive. Lynn had many romances along the way, but held back from serious commitments for fear of losing everything if she revealed her past. That all changed in '87 when she met the love of her life. He stayed with her when she told him her story. They are married now, and live with their four cats on a 23 acre homestead in rural Michigan. They've been together for over 18 years. In '99, Lynn faced outing as stories about her early work at IBM began circulating. With a growing sense of pride in her accomplishments, she overcame her fears and quietly came out - after three decades of living in stealth. Since then, Lynn has created a major trans advocacy website (www.lynnconway.com). Volunteers have translated her pages into many languages, and her site is now a beacon of hope for transitioners world-wide. While doing this work, Lynn has become a grand-mom to many younger trans women, giving them the love and support they need to reach for their dreams.
UPDATE: As I reflect on the events that lead to the release of this ground breaking film, I am both excited about the possibilities and cautioned by the society I live in. I like my life and enjoy the freedoms of being both out and proud with the privileges of privacy and all it brings. If I...
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UPDATE: Since producing and performing in the Vday LA production, Andrea has turned her energies toward writing and directing with the upcoming short film Casting Pearls, soon to be expanded into a feature-length script. As transition consultant and voice coach for the award-winning...
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Josh Aronson has been directing and producing films for many years. Starting in commercials he directed over 500 spots and MTV rock videos. Aronson started working in television in 1996 directing pilots and specials for Nickelodeon. He directed the opening 16 episodes of the reality show Outward...
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Ariel Orr Jordan's diverse career includes writing & directing over 25 TV docudramas including: When the Lions Weeps and The Chocolate Strike for Israeli TV, The Bubble Garden for the BBC, and Words Apart, a four-film series that captures the lost world of shamanic...
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