About this Event
Coinciding with LGBTQ+ History Month, this year's fifth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival will bring together ten teams of transgender, non-binary, and Two-Spirit+ (TNB2S+) playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, stage managers, and performers (yes, even in roles written for cis folks!) to develop and showcase new works created entirely by and for TNB2S+ artists.
MY H8 LETTER TO THE GR8 AMERICAN THEATRE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2026 at 7PM
by Zaza Diana Oh (they/them)
directed by Miranda Haymon (they/she)
creative consultation by Mei Ann Teo (they/them)
Zaza Diana Oh's MY H8 LETTER TO THE GR8 AMERICAN THEATRE centers on a writer, musician, and actor who confronts the Gr8 American Theater. Through ranting, laughing, singing, pleading, evoking history, making fun of, calling out, and deeply loving, our protagonist gives us a play-by-play critique of theatre – its diversity panels, fundraising galas, playbills, white leads, Shakespeare, and more. It is a fierce, joyful, relentless h8-filled love-fest that generously invites all of us to take a look at the institution to which we’re so devoted. Zaza Diana Oh was a pillar of the BTB community; following their passing last year, Breaking the Binary Theatre is proud to present this reading in their honor.
For more information, alongside the links to the other ticket links, please visit www.btb-nyc.com/26-festival.
Follow BTB on Instagram at @BreakingTheBinaryTheatre for updates on limited ticket drops for sold out performances leading up to the Festival!
Event venue & nearby stays
MCC Theater, 511 West 52nd Street, New York, United States
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