Theatre has always been a space where truth slips past the censors, where protest dresses up in costume, and where communities gather to witness each other’s full humanity. It’s one of the oldest forms of cultural storytelling and yet, in 2025, queer and trans stories are still fighting to be fully seen within it. Queer artists have long held space in the theatre world;
Recent films such as Encanto and Turning Red have successfully used fantasy to explore the ways that generational wisdom (and trauma) are passed down, and
As Above, So Below uses the archetypes of tarot to tell modern stories. This show uses a mythic lens to explore what it means to
Tiny Lives follows the stories of six friends as they deal with major life changes. Claire just got engaged, Billy is about to open his
Empire Arts Collective
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