Theater Resources Unlimited to Present TRUSPEAK… Hear Our Voices! 2025
Join TRU for an evening to raise awareness of current social issues, as well as awareness of the work TRU has been doing for the theater community for over 30 years.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Oct. 30, 2025
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) will present TRUSPEAK... Hear Our Voices! 2025, an evening of virtual short plays, followed by a virtual after-party, set for Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 5-7PM.
TRUSpeak is a fundraiser for Theater Resources Unlimited. Admission price is a donation and may be fully tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Join TRU for an evening to raise awareness of current social issues, as well as awareness of the work TRU has been doing for the theater community for over 30 years. The event features four short plays adapted and filmed for virtual presentation, plus a VIRTUAL AFTER-PARTY hosted by Write Act Repertory, the chance to meet and chat with actors, writers, directors, producers and tech teams, and each play with its own breakout room.
TRU executive director Bob Ost explains the origins of TRUSpeak: "Shutdown forced us to find alternatives to live presentation, and virtual was our (often reluctant) go-to solution. What many of us learned out of necessity has now become part of our artistic vocabulary. TRUSpeak will continue to offer our theater community an opportunity to explore the possibilities of film and develop new skill sets, and hopefully offer our audiences powerful glimpses of the world around us."
The event is executive produced by Bob Ost, Carley Santori, and Janel C. Scarborough. Tamra Pica is the technical coordinator. TRU gives thanks to SAG-AFTRA for enabling them to produce TRUSpeak using the micro-budget agreement which makes it possible to use the talented union actors who perform in these films.
TRUSpeak Lineup
PYOTR & DMITRI by Clinton Festa
Soviet suppression nearly silenced the music. The ghost of Tchaikovsky appears to a desperate Shostakovich in an artistic dance of survival, directed by Kingsley Lims Nyarko and produced by Amy Drake. With Douglas Fries and Stephen Woosley.
Director of Photography: Andrew Collins
Editors: Ernest K., Kingsley Lims Nyarko
Assistant Producer: Patrick Thibodeaux
Script Supervisor: Regan Jordan
Sound: Amene Alshaer
Set Dressing: Gaynelle Sloman
Camera Assistant: Brett Seimer
Production Design: Ross Osterholt
SAFE HARBOR by James McLindon
Life, death and the Texas legislature. A doctor and a hospital attorney clash over the fate of a young, endangered mother. Directed by Megan Hess and produced by Tony winner Cady Huffman. With Tony-nominee Veanne Cox, Kiana Kabeary and Tony winner Tonya Pinkins.
Director of Photography: Jeanette Bears
Editors: Ryan Alberti, Carley Santori
Co-producer: Wendy Waring
Sound: Ryan Alberti
Production Designer: Scotty Salame
Costumes: Donald Sanders
RECKONER by Scott C. Sickles
When words fail the consequences can be explosive. A violent day of reckoning for a young trans girl and her family, directed by Janet Bentley and produced by Carolyn M. Brown. With Wesley Han, Jon Okabayashi, Mike Roche and Lori Vega.
Director of Photography: Andy Evan Cohen
Editor: Joshua Santora
RIDING LESSONS by Brett Hursey
Boy meets girl meets clown. A three-part duet of self-acceptance directed by Misti B. Wills and produced by Mike Katona. With Sky Lakota-Lynch, Dick Monday and Elizabeth Teeter.
Director of Photography: Christopher Smith
Editor: Matthew Brennan
Assistant Director: Kayla Katona
Production Coordinator: Rachel Bass
Sound: Eliza Carlisle
Assistant Camera: Luka Vonier
Background: Max Reihs
Hair and Makeup: Rachel Toledo
Production Assistants: Jay Chacon, Max Reihs
Visual Effects: Jack Bellomo, John Laidlaw
Music Composition: Brian Katona
Graphic Design: Kristen Thompson
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