Banner Photo: The cast and I dancing after the bows for The Dream Pillow, NYU Steinhardt 2023.
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Peril in Thine Eye (2016)An immersive dance retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in response to the 2016 Pulse Night Club shooting in Orlando, Florida.
Choreographed by Thomas Vacanti, Paul Dennis, and Leslie Frye Maietta New Text and Dramaturgy by Gaven D. Trinidad |
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Full Contact (2022 Workshop Production)FULL CONTACT investigates writer/performer Estrada's experiences as a 20-year survivor of a brutal martial arts cult, and interweaves his Filipino father's immigrant story with his own coming-of-age as a gay man at the height of the AIDS crisis.
Written and Performed by Ariel Estrada Directed by Gaven D. Trinidad |
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Sa Aming Puso (2021)We are in search of the spirit of our people. Where has it gone? Where does it live? In our bones live the history of our ancestors who fought, resisted, and survived centuries of colonial rule. Somewhere in the reconstruction of ourselves, it seems that we have forgotten something that unites us, all Filipinos from around the world.
Fun fact: This was all filmed on my old Iphone XR. Written and Directed by Gaven D. Trinidad Tagalog Translations by Regina De Vera Performances by Regina De Vera Edited by Uno Servida and Gaven D. Trinidad |
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Broken English (2019) - Full PlayKyle, a gay Korean man, looks back on the past and his struggle to reconcile his version of the American dream with his mother's.
Written by Nina Ki Directed by Gaven D. Trinidad FEATURING Wesley Han Jennifer Yun Produced by IAMA Theatre for Pass the Mic Festival |
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Are You There Truman? (2020) - ExcerptHow's a gay, Asian, hopelessly romantic twenty-something from Ohio supposed to get off when the porn⏤*ahem* adult film⏤star he's fallen for has gotten out of the biz? Guy looks for love online & IRL, in the past & in the present, but all roads lead back to the rugged, All-American (white) stud Truman.
Written by Garrett David Kim Directed by Gaven D. Trinidad FEATURING Sam Hamashima Lennox Duong Kathleen Choe Shaun Anthony Courtney Williams Chris White Dan Amboyer Produced by Pride Plays (Doug Nevin, Nick Mayo, and Michael Urie) & Rattlestick Theater |
I had the honor of directing two amazing plays for audio form with The Parsnip Ship in 2022 and 2023. With only 6 rehearsals, a band of actors and I perform and record the play in front of a live audience. Take a listen below!
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Are You There Truman?written by Garrett David Kim
directed by Gaven D. Trinidad musical guest Téhilah FEATURING Jonathan Low Ryan Jacobucci Kathleen Choe Shaun Anthony Wesley Han Chris White Recorded live in February 2023 |
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Nanaywritten by Molly Otis Krost
directed by Gaven Trinidad musical guest Cindy Latin FEATURING Kristian Espiritu Sergio Mauritz Ang Vanessa Rappa Claro de los Reyes Recorded live September 26th, 2022. |
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Backstage with Lia ChangLia Chang interviews with Playwright Gaven D. Trinidad about the 2023 NYC workshop production of their play Learning How to Read by Moonlight. Interview was filmed in February 2023.
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The Making of KINKY CHOREOPOEMThree BIPOC, TGNC folx walk into The Eagle NYC, the city's famed gay leather bar. See how in three short rehearsals we brought this choreopoem to life and perform it at the very said bar.
written and directed by Gaven D. Trinidad Featuring Jess Orense James A. Pierce III Edgar Toro |
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Navigating Asian America (2021)The preconceived notions that exist within mainstream U.S. narratives about Asian and Asian American identities, cultures, and families perpetuate Asian and Asian American people as constant foreigners and political scapegoats. With the rise of Anti-Asian hate crimes in the country, Asian and Asian American artists are navigating how to advocate for their communities while also finding new ways in their artistic practice to celebrate resilience, survival and the ingenuity of ancestors throughout U.S. History. Join NYTW Community Engagement Associate Gaven Trinidad and artists Sergio Mauritz Ang, Carolina Đỗ, Stefani Kuo, Roger Q. Mason, Dr. Sahar Ullah, for a conversation that hopes to bring both critical interrogation of institutionalized racism within the arts as well as healing for those who need it.
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Staging Queerness (2020)Join moderators Gaven Trinidad and Bri Ng Schwartz for a conversation with an intergenerational group of LGBTQ+ theater makers to discuss the past, present, and possible futures of LGBTQ theater in the US. The panelists include André De Shields, Leigh Fondakowski, Ryan J. Haddad, and L Morgan Lee. The panel discussion is in proud collaboration with National Queer Theater. ASL interpretation by Brandon Kazen-Maddox.
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