MISSION:

liberation

To present liberating art by, for, and about queer and trans people of color that transcends artistic boundaries, celebrates cultural abundance, and dismantles oppression.

TTO Takes Provincetown!

On August 15, 2025, TTO is coming to Provincetown for the first time in years! Please join us for an early evening gathering where you’ll get to know our work, our artists, and our vision while connecting with new and old friends!

Date: August 15, 2025

Time: 5:30PM-8:30PM

Location: The Commons - Provincetown, MA

Your Hosts: Neil Jacobs, Jeff Peters, and The Theater Offensive


Enjoy beer, wine, and light bites catered by Bespoke Soirees, and see drag and spoken word performances from TTO artists Neon Calypso, Amanda Shea, and Letta Neely! You’ll hear from these artists, plus TTO Executive Director Giselle Byrd, about what it’s like to be a Black queer and trans creative making art for liberation in this moment. PLUS, we’ll be raffling off some amazing goodies from some of your favorite Provincetown businesses.

  • Performance by Letta S. Neely

  • Performance by Amanda Shea

  • Performance by Neon Calypso

Ticketing

We encourage you to purchase tickets at a level that’s meaningful to you

~ Level 1 - $40 - fund a True Colors Youth meal!

~ Level 2 - $100 - fund a Guest Artist’s train ticket to Boston!

~ Level 3 - $300 - fund one month of a True Colors Youth stipend!

~ Level 4 - $500 - fund a Props Budget for a TTO production!

Sponsorship

TTO relies on community support to continue our work, pay our artists, youth, and staff a living wage, and offer programming to our audiences on a pay-what-you-wish basis. You can sponsor this event and help make it all possible! Simply follow this link to make your sponsorship gift and select “Provincetown Sponsorship” as the designation, or email jess@thetheateroffensive.org to become a sponsor.

$1,000

  • 2 Tickets to the event

  • Logo/name listed in all event print materials

  • Logo/name listed in all digital promotions

  • Logo/name listed on TTO website with a link to your business

$2,500

  • 4 Tickets to the event

  • Logo/name listed in all event print materials

  • Logo/name listed in all digital promotions

  • Logo/name listed on TTO website with a link to your business

  • A social media shoutout (8k followers across multiple platforms)

$5,000

  • 6 Tickets to the event

  • Logo/name listed in all event print materials

  • Logo/name listed in all digital promotions

  • Logo/name listed on TTO website with a link to your business

  • A social media shoutout (8k followers across multiple platforms)

  • Verbal recognition of your gift from the stage

$7,500

  • 8 Tickets to the event

  • Logo/name listed in all event print materials

  • Logo/name listed in all digital promotions

  • Logo/name listed on TTO website with a link to your business

  • A social media shoutout (8k followers across multiple platforms)

  • Verbal recognition of your gift from the stage

  • Logo/name placement in event slideshow

$10,000

  • 10 Tickets to the event

  • Logo/name listed in all event print materials

  • Logo/name listed in all digital promotions

  • Logo/name listed on TTO website with a link to your business

  • A social media shoutout (8k followers across multiple platforms)

  • Verbal recognition of your gift from the stage

  • Logo/name placement in event slideshow

  • A VIP dinner with Executive Director Giselle Byrd

  • Recognition by name as Lead Sponsor in press release


Previous Updates

TDOV: Radical Trans Futures

Thank you all for Joining us for a beautiful day of community building, conversations and cabaret! We can’t wait to share space again soon.

Until next time,

- Team TTO

Queering The Screen Presents: Tangerine

We had a great time laughing, crying and feeling all the feels. Stay tuned for our next title, coming soon!

Letta Neely is Back!

Experience Pulling It All Into the Current, Letta Neely’s new one-woman show for a limited time November 15th, 16th & 17th at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum !

Thank you all for a beautiful weekend of sold out shows!

TTO x Coolidge Corner Theatre

Thank you all for supporting our partnership toward We’re Queering The Screen! This is as a part of Coolidge Corner Theatre’s signature program bringing queer stories to the big screen accompanied by introductions and panel discussions.

THE BEST PART OF NIGHT IS BLACK, A Black Queer Horror Love Story

The Best Part of Night is Black follows a queer Black couple as they struggle to survive the aftermath of devastating news. When their one-bedroom apartment seemingly becomes haunted, their relationship is put to the test as they live out a tale of grief, loss, and the things no one prepares us for when falling in love.

TTO Joins Long Wharf Theatre to Co-Produce

Black Trans Women at the Center: A New Play Festival

“TTO acknowledges that Black trans liberation is directly tied to radical collective care and the stewardship of Black trans artists whose work offers dynamic expansion of the performing arts canon." - Giselle Byrd

True Colors Troupe Revamped

True Colors is the longest running LGBTQ youth theater program in the U.S. This term, True Colors Performing Ensemble is back as new year-long program!

💃🏾 We Kicked Off TTO's 35th Pride Season with a bang!

Hosted by Norm Lewis and Neon Calypso, this dazzling evening kicked off TTO’s anniversary pride fundraiser.

Photos by Rodrigo Larios

Giselle Byrd Joins The Theater Offensive as Executive Director

“I’m excited to lead The Theater Offensive on its journey of theater innovation and queer and trans liberation.”

🪩 Queer Prom Was A Blast!

Hosted by Candace Persuasian, Queer Prom was a joyful celebration of queer belonging. Thank you to our community for supporting this inaugural program. Stay tuned for next year!

Photos by Rodrigo Larios

✊🏾 Photos from our Black Legacy Brunch

We invited a few of Boston’s cultural leaders to celebrate Charles D. Evans & Paul Glass!

Photos by Olivia Slaughter

Queer [Re]public Residency Welcomes A New Cohort of Artists

Innovative 22-month program provides queer and trans artists of color with guidance and tools for success.

Experience TTO’s Queer [Re]public: On QTPOC Liberatory Aesthetics

TTO Named Beneficiary of $1M Cultural Investment Grant

This investment from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture brings TTO closer to its goal of opening their first-ever permanent home. 

TTO Is Building A Queer [Re]public

TTO is Building A Permanent Home in the Fenway. We are excited to launch the public phase of our $20 million campaign to build the Boylston Black Box. Anticipated to open in the Spring of 2024, it will be the largest theater in the world owned and operated by QTPOC for all LGBTQ people, their allies, families and friends.

A Transformative Gift for TTO

With a $3 million transformative gift from Mackenzie Scott and Dan Jewett…


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