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 seen alongside Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated actress Felicity Huffman in Transamerica. In addition to Beautiful Daughters, Calpernia has also appeared as co-host on The Reichen Show with Reichen Lehmkuhl, in episodes of CSI and Deadwood, and in the film Monster in Law. Calpernia can also be seen in the HBO documentary Middlesexes, American Justice and other informational programs.
Calpernia keeps busy by attending numerous charity events, speaking on campuses around the country, and appearing on radio programs such as NPR and Leeza Gibbons Live. In her spare time, she maintains Deep Stealth's suite of free transition websites that serve over three million visitors a year. Last year she traded her car for a classic motorcycle and any small moment of freedom is spent with the wind in her hair, riding the winding roads of Hollywood in search of the perfect coffee house.
BIO: From humble beginnings in the rural heartland of Tennessee, Calpernia Addams has worked hard to make her way in an often less-than-understanding world. After four years as a Navy combat medic, including service in Operation Desert Storm with the Marines, Calpernia returned home to Nashville and embarked upon a successful seven-year career as a theater actress. The tragic murder of her Army boyfriend, dramatized in the award-winning film Soldier's Girl, caused her to reevaluate her life and seek to make a difference in the world. The tragedy forced a national spotlight on transgender issues and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and Calpernia left behind her artistic career to attend to the trial and personal matters.
After a meeting with Jane Fonda, Calpernia and business partner Andrea James were introduced to Eve Ensler, who suggested an all-trans cast performance of her play, The Vagina Monologues. Calpernia and Andrea ran with the idea, under direct mentorship of Eve and supporter Jane Fonda, both of whom attended the sold-out Hollywood performance at the Pacific Design Center. They raised over $11,000 for their beneficiaries, the NGLTF and the LA Commission on Assaults Against Women.
Calpernia now runs Deep Stealth Productions, Inc., with Andrea, a media production company committed to creating innovative entertainment and instructional media, inspired by and benefiting the transgender community. By providing the best original content possible, Deep Stealth intends to contribute positive examples against the tide of negative imagery and sentiment that keeps transgender people from having a voice in the world today. In addition to The Vagina Monologues, Deep Stealth has been involved in enriching the transgender storylines of four motion pictures currently in production, and provides more than 5000 pages of free original content on several websites for more than 1.5 million visitors annually. Calpernia herself has roles in all four of the films and hopes to provide at least one example of a productive, positive transwoman against the typical negative and biased Hollywood portrayals.
Calpernia has recently appeared in several television shows and can currently be seen alongside Felicity Huffman in Transamerica, a film on which she and Andrea also consulted in many capacities. Now splitting her time between working as an actress and businesswoman in Hollywood, she cherishes the opportunity of each new day and is still determined to make a difference.
Calpernia keeps busy by attending numerous charity events, speaking on campuses around the country, and appearing on radio programs such as NPR and Leeza Gibbons Live. In her spare time, she maintains Deep Stealth's suite of free transition websites that serve over three million visitors a year. Last year she traded her car for a classic motorcycle and any small moment of freedom is spent with the wind in her hair, riding the winding roads of Hollywood in search of the perfect coffee house.
BIO: From humble beginnings in the rural heartland of Tennessee, Calpernia Addams has worked hard to make her way in an often less-than-understanding world. After four years as a Navy combat medic, including service in Operation Desert Storm with the Marines, Calpernia returned home to Nashville and embarked upon a successful seven-year career as a theater actress. The tragic murder of her Army boyfriend, dramatized in the award-winning film Soldier's Girl, caused her to reevaluate her life and seek to make a difference in the world. The tragedy forced a national spotlight on transgender issues and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and Calpernia left behind her artistic career to attend to the trial and personal matters.
After a meeting with Jane Fonda, Calpernia and business partner Andrea James were introduced to Eve Ensler, who suggested an all-trans cast performance of her play, The Vagina Monologues. Calpernia and Andrea ran with the idea, under direct mentorship of Eve and supporter Jane Fonda, both of whom attended the sold-out Hollywood performance at the Pacific Design Center. They raised over $11,000 for their beneficiaries, the NGLTF and the LA Commission on Assaults Against Women.
Calpernia now runs Deep Stealth Productions, Inc., with Andrea, a media production company committed to creating innovative entertainment and instructional media, inspired by and benefiting the transgender community. By providing the best original content possible, Deep Stealth intends to contribute positive examples against the tide of negative imagery and sentiment that keeps transgender people from having a voice in the world today. In addition to The Vagina Monologues, Deep Stealth has been involved in enriching the transgender storylines of four motion pictures currently in production, and provides more than 5000 pages of free original content on several websites for more than 1.5 million visitors annually. Calpernia herself has roles in all four of the films and hopes to provide at least one example of a productive, positive transwoman against the typical negative and biased Hollywood portrayals.
Calpernia has recently appeared in several television shows and can currently be seen alongside Felicity Huffman in Transamerica, a film on which she and Andrea also consulted in many capacities. Now splitting her time between working as an actress and businesswoman in Hollywood, she cherishes the opportunity of each new day and is still determined to make a difference.
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...
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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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