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.
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The fifth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival will occur from Monday, October 5 - Sunday, October 11, 2026 at MCC Theater. Full programming, alongside information on how to reserve complimentary tickets, will be announced in early September.
Breaking the Binary Theatre’s Founding Artistic Director, George Strus, will step down in December 2026 following the fifth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival. New leadership and succession plans will be announced later this year.
“It is with profound gratitude that I am stepping down as Artistic Director of Breaking the Binary Theatre in December of this year. For the past five years, it has been the honor of my lifetime building this organization from the ground up with thousands of artists, supporters, and audience members. From the very beginning, I felt a space like BTB was necessary, not only for the transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ (TNB2S+) community, but also for the theatrical ecosystem at large; in my wildest dreams, I could never have imagined how deeply life-changing and life-saving the work would be, not only for me but also for hundreds of other TNB2S+ theatermakers. From our launch–BTB’s inaugural Festival in 2022–through the end of my tenure, I am overjoyed to say that Breaking the Binary Theatre will have paid out over $1,000,000 to over 600 TNB2S+ artists. I am so incredibly proud of what the BTB community has built and I am forever grateful to every collaborator who helped shape the organization’s body of work and impact. As I depart, it brings me great solace to know that Breaking the Binary Theatre’s crucial work will continue, and I look forward to passing the torch and watching with great excitement as BTB enters its next chapter and continues to create space for TNB2S+ artists to tell their stories, share their artistry, and shape the future of our theatrical industry.”
- George Strus
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Breaking the Binary Theatre returns to Lincoln Center on Transgender Day of Remembrance to present THE DANISH GIRL in Concert, the public’s first sneak peek of the new musical on Friday, November 20, 2026.
Based on the award-winning book by David Ebershoff, THE DANISH GIRL features a book and lyrics by Nora Brigid Monahan, an original score by Alex Parker, and direction by Georgie Rankcom.
Full casting, alongside information on how to reserve complimentary tickets, will be announced in the fall.