GAVEN TRINIDAD
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  • Learning How to Read by Moonlight
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Community Engagement

​Public Speaking and Community Engagement

Engagement @ New York Theatre Workshop, New York, NY, November 2019 - Present
  • Leads planning of free public virtual programming, which is accessed by an international theatre community;
  • Creates new partnership programs with local non-profits in New York City;
  • Creates new programs for emerging artists, such as Networking Nights and Artists’ Corners;
  • Leads public talkbacks among artists, audiences, students, and local community leaders;
  • Co-facilitated conversations within the institution in regard to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging initiatives as a facilitator of NYTW’s Core Team;
  • Organizes free local community events, such as monthly Open Mic Nights;
  • Creates, leads, and manages new free educational program for the immediate NYC community and beyond.
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Joker, post-performance discussion, IRT Theatre, New York, NY, July 2019, moderator
  • July 3rd, "Contemporary Queer Asian and Asian Am Artist-Activism" with Bex Kwan and Hubert Silva
  • July 5th, "Conversation with Joker Family" with Cast and Playwright Yilong Liu
  • July 6th matinee, "Representation of Queer Filipinos on the Stage" with Ralph Pena (Ma-Yi Theatre Co.) and Ariel Estrada (Leviathan Lab)
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June is the First Fall, post-reading discussion, A.R.T./New York Midtown, New York, NY, December 2018, moderator
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Snowflakes, Post-Show Events, UMass Amherst Curtain Theatre, Amherst, MA​, December 2017​, ​ moderator
  • December 1st, 2nd, 7th, Conversations between playwright Dustin Chinn and Audience

“Intern Panel”, American College Dance Association @ Jacob’s Pillow: Becket, MA, August 23, 2017​, panel member

“Conversation with Former NYTW Interns”, New York Theatre Workshop: New York, NY, July 12, 2017, panel member


The Happiest Song Plays Last Post-Show Events, UMass Amherst Rand Theatre, Amherst, MA, April 2017, moderator
  • ​April 8th, "POC Representation on University Stages" with cast
  • April 13th, "Life as a Veteran Student" with Veterans of UMass Amherst
  • April 15th, "Latinidad and Cultural Identity in Performance" with Priscilla Page, Iris Garcia, and Christian Santiago

Benevolence Post-Show Events, NYPOP, New York, NY, March 2016, producer and speaker
  • March 6th, show response by Dr. Megan Lewis, Professor Judyie Al-Bilali, and playwright Ifa Bayeza
  • March 7th, show response by Dr. John H. Bracy, Jr., Sonia Sanchez, and playwright Ifa Bayeza
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Dr. John H. Bracy, Jr. and Sonia Sanchez responding on a panel to Ifa Bayeza's new play.
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Introducing a new work by playwright and director Ifa Bayeza in 2016.

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  • About Me
  • Gaven D. Trindad
    • What's Going On
    • Artist Statements
    • Directing and Dramaturgy
    • Plays
    • Teaching and Essays
    • Media
    • Community Engagement
  • Learning How to Read by Moonlight
  • Causes and Activism
  • Contact