5th BREAKING THE BINARY THEATRE FESTIVAL Sets Dates and Venue

In a statement, Strus said, “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.”