Tessa Corrie, a queer Latinx director and arts advocate based in the Bay Area, is curating the panel, which she says is “grounded in creating love for this same community.”

“Trans athletes are fighting for their rights and against injustice every day,” Corrie says. “I think it’s important for our audiences to draw parallels between trans athletes in 2020 and those in 1976. How can we dismantle the barriers these athletes face today?”

Tessa Corrie has trained as a stage director, but like everyone else who calls theatre a career nowadays, her rehearsal room and stage are as big as her computer screen, and the talent pool can reach to anyone in any location in the nation, as long as they possess a great WiFi plan.

The play is fascinating. While much of the material that has been made available via Zoom and streaming is work that was created before the Covid-19 lockdown, this show is clearly and cleverly incorporating the Covid-19 guidelines while maintaining the feeling of being at a theatre performance. And people from everywhere can enjoy the wonderful work that Pear Theatre offers.