2024 CLOUD NINE ZINE
CLOUD NINE: “a feeling of well-being or elation.”
In celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility,
welcome to Breaking the Binary Theatre’s Cloud Nine.
Breaking the Binary Theatre’s 2024 Cloud Nine Zine was designed by Vi Dang (they/she) and features recently commissioned work by more than 20 transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ theatermakers.
2024 commissioned artists include: Anonymous, b (they/them), Dena Igusti (they/them), Diana Oh "Zaza D" (they/them), Else Went (she/herself), Ianne Fields Stewart (they/she), Jay Délise (they/them), Rad Pereira (they/them), Spencer James Weidie (they/them), and Will Shishmanian (he/him). Each artist was awarded a $1,000 commission to create their original work.
Also featured in the 2024 Cloud Nine Zine are Instagram commissions from BTB’s inaugural 2023 Cloud Nine commission campaign. These inaugural artists include Justin David Sullivan (he/she/they), L Morgan Lee (she/her), Roger Q. Mason (they/them), Nora Schell (they/them), Ty Defoe (he/we/ty), and more. The zine concludes with a final section highlighting BTB artists and their existing work or upcoming engagements.
2024 Cloud Nine Zine was exclusively announced on Playbill on Sunday, March 31, 2024 - International Transgender Day of Visibility.