Breaking the Binary Theatre is a new work development and community building hub wherein transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ (TNB2S+) artists come together to reclaim our artistic license and liberty.

🚨 (TOLEDO) SURPRISE! 🚨

We are opening our fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Carnegie Hall with THE DROWSY CHAPERONE in Concert starring Laverne Cox, Alex Newell, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who, and more. L Morgan Lee directs an all-TNB2S+ cast in support of BTB, Trans Lifeline, and Black Trans Liberation. Tickets on sale in August!🍸

After a successful off-Broadway run in the summer of 2024–which raised over $35,000 for G.L.I.T.S., Destination Tomorrow, and Trans Power in Diversity–Cecilia Gentili’s RED INK is heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe starring Brooklyn nightlife star Chiquitita!

Baltimore Center Stage and Breaking the Binary Theatre has joined forces with Baltimore Center Stage to launch a groundbreaking national initiative: The Trans History Project. The project will commission, develop, and publish ten new plays about the real history of gender nonconformity which has existed across all cultures since the beginning of time. For further details, and to submit, click here:

In celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, explore our 2025 Cloud Nine Zine featuring new commissioned work by over 30 BTB artists and designed by BTB artist Vi Dang (they/she):