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TRANS LINEAGE: RITES OF PASSAGE poster by @krishanipal.

TWINK DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE

TWINK DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE is a dark comedy that follows a Korean skincare-obsessed Korean American gay trans guy trying to outrun his twink death. Braiding together queer and Korean traditional funeral rites, the play follows Twink as he is forced to face his biggest fear: running out of time.

TWINK DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE is a world premiere commission in TRANS LINEAGE: RITES OF PASSAGE, co-produced by Celebration Theatre and Greenway Arts Alliance. Performances run December 4-13, 2025. Tickets are on sale!

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Chiyo as Narcissus. Photo by Yasmin M. Khan.

NARCISSUS AS PLOT FORM: A TRANSSEXUAL RAGE(R)

NARCISSUS AS PLOT FORM: A TRANSSEXUAL RAGE(R) is a modern-day t4t4t love story that re-imagines Narcissus as a broke Bushwick transfag who ultimately breaks out of the doomed narrative of his namesake. Weaving together Ancient Greek gods and modern queer myth, the play is a meta-commentary on twink/doll solidarity, trans like transgression, and what it’s like to escape the prophecy put on your head and make your dreams come true. Make transition sexy again! 

Awards

  • 2025 Terrence McNally New Works Incubator semi-finalist

  • selected to be published in The Brooklyn Rail (November 2025)

Development History

  • 2025: First Kiss Theatre Summer Residency (The Makers’ Space, Brooklyn, NY)

  • 2025: Scritches (The Divine, London, UK)

  • 2025: T4T Fest (The Brick, Brooklyn, NY)

  • 2025: Let’s Hear It For the Boys (Green Room 42, New York, NY)

Press

Chiyo as Narcissus, Aaron Chote as Prometheus. Photo by Amy Martin.

Chiyo as Narcissus. Photo by Amy Martin.

Scritches poster design by Yasmin M. Khan.

Poster design by Michi Zaya.

T4T Fest poster design by Noah Pyzik.


Jupiter Lê as Richard. Photo by Oscar K.

SWAN

If you had to give up everything you knew, everyone you loved, to become something you didn’t understand…would you?

SWAN follows Richard, a 3rd gen Korean American gay trans guy, who flips off his bigoted grandma with the help of the Biblically accurate angel of of transness. Aiden, a closeted white trans guy and tradwife YouTuber, is haunted by the same god. Both Richard and Aiden are forced to confront their fears of the future, the queerness they’ve buried, and their need to be who they truly are, even if that means becoming monstrous.

Awards

  • Phyllis Anderson Prize for Playwriting from the American Repertory Theater

  • 2023 Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference semifinalist

Development History

  • 2023 Boston New Works Festival, Moonbox Productions (Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA)

  • 2023 Theater Offensive Queer (Re)Public Residency (Boston, MA / virtual)

Press

Wesley Han as Swan. Photo by Oscar K.

Asa Graham-Lowengard as Young Aiden, Alyse Clinton as Aiden, and Wesley Han as Swan. Photo by Al Ragone.

Asa Graham-Lowengard as Young Aiden, Alyse Clinton as Aiden, Wesley Han as Swan. Photo by Al Ragone.

Jupiter Lê as Richard. Photo by Oscar K.

Alyse Clinton as Aiden. Photo by Oscar K.

Alyse Clinton as Aiden. Photo by Oscar K.

From left to right: director Kai Chao, Christina Chan, Noa Graham, Jupiter Lê, Wesley Han in rehearsal. Photo by Oscar K.