Intergenerational Queer Audio Project: Recent Episodes
Oregon Children's Theatre
Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theatre Program in collaboration with Oregon Children's Theatre presents the Intergenerational Queer Audio Project.This podcast includes stories, reflections, poems, and songs from members of our diverse queer community, ranging in ages from fourteen to eighty. Themes of the podcast include “generations”- our relationships to family and ancestors, moments that feel like “the eye of the hurricane”, and dreams for a future of justice and caring. The project is led by Cambria Herrera, Director, Ash (Amir Shirazi), Music Director, and Marissa Sanchez and Justin Charles, Co-Directors. Visit www.octc.org/intergenerational-project for more info. Artwork by KC Fong
Enjoy all the songs from the project, including the previously unreleased song, I Only Cared About You!
00:00 Way Out by Sidra Morgan-Montoya
03:41 Be Done With the Game by Venessa
06:13Shattered Pieces by Anna Gunderson
09:29 You Are Loved by Kaitlyn O'Neill
13:10 Magnetism lyrics and vocals by Ari Chadwick-Saund, music and piano by Anna Gunderson
16:00 I Only Cared About You music by Anna Gunderson, vocals by Anna Gunderson, Kaitlyn O'Neill and Venessa
Visit our website for more info about the project.
Trevor Lifeline (24-hour crisis line for LGBTQ youth): (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline (24 hour crisis line for Trans folks): (877) 565-8860
Call to Safety (24-hour domestic & sexual violence crisis line): (503) 235-5333
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT (5428)
Racial Equity Support Line: (503) 575-3764
Read the accompanying Resource Guide for additional resources, the cast and creative team bios, discussion questions, Land Acknowledgement resources, and more.
Please take our Audience Survey so we can continue programs like this one!
CREDITS
The Cast
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Keller Dean Henry
Melory Mirashrafi
Eloise
Elijah Castillo
Tina Uyeno
Ari Rapkin
Loki Saldivar
Ari Chadwick-Saund
Claudia Craig
Sidra Morgan-Montoya
Corey Gallet de St. Aurin
Brenda Culhane
Venessa
Anna Gunderson
Meli
Kaitlyn O'Neill
The Team
Cambria Herrera, Director
Ash (Amir Shirazi), Music Director
Justin Charles, Co-Director
Marissa Sanchez, Co-Director
Jason Rouse, Editor Sound Design and Sound Engineer
Jeff Desautels, Producer
Marilou Carrera, Equity Consultant
Rob Smith, Musician
Production support provided by OCT Production
Artwork by KC Fong
This is a collection of audio art– songs, stories, poems, reflections. This is a message to our younger selves. We ask that you listen on their behalf.Please enjoy this bonus episode, written and performed by Corey Gallet de St. Aurin.
A special thanks to Forward Stride.
Visit our website for more info.
Trevor Lifeline (24-hour crisis line for LGBTQ youth): (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline (24 hour crisis line for Trans folks): (877) 565-8860
Call to Safety (24-hour domestic & sexual violence crisis line): (503) 235-5333
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT (5428)
Racial Equity Support Line: (503) 575-3764
Read the accompanying Resource Guide for additional resources, the cast and creative team bios, discussion questions, Land Acknowledgement resources, and more.
Please take our Audience Survey so we can continue programs like this one!
Content Warningsgender essentialism and gender identity
body image
CREDITS
The Cast
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Keller Dean Henry
Melory Mirashrafi
Eloise
Elijah Castillo
Tina Uyeno
Ari Rapkin
Loki Saldivar
Ari Chadwick-Saund
Claudia Craig
Sidra Morgan-Montoya
Corey Gallet de St. Aurin
Brenda Culhane
Venessa
Anna Gunderson
Meli
Kaitlyn O'Neill
The Team
Cambria Herrera, Director
Ash (Amir Shirazi), Music Director
Justin Charles, Co-Director
Marissa Sanchez, Co-Director
Jason Rouse, Editor Sound Design and Sound Engineer
Jeff Desautels, Producer
Marilou Carrera, Equity Consultant
Rob Smith, Musician
Production support provided by OCT Production
Artwork by KC Fong
This is a collection of audio art– songs, stories, poems, reflections. This is a message to our younger selves. We ask that you listen on their behalf.
Visit our website for more info.
Trevor Lifeline (24-hour crisis line for LGBTQ youth): (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline (24 hour crisis line for Trans folks): (877) 565-8860
Call to Safety (24-hour domestic & sexual violence crisis line): (503) 235-5333
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT (5428)
Racial Equity Support Line: (503) 575-3764
Read the accompanying Resource Guide for additional resources, the cast and creative team bios, discussion questions, Land Acknowledgement resources, and more.
Please take our Audience Survey so we can continue programs like this one!
Content Warnings1:01: intergenerational, historical and other trauma, sexism, medical abuse, gender essentialism and sexual identity, microaggressions, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia
9:36: eating disorders and body image, intergenerational, historical and other trauma, sexism, self-harm
13:58: mental health, intrusive thoughts, eating disorders and body image, self-harm, grief and loss, sexual identity
19:35: racial and cultural identity, mental health
23:16: gender and sexual identity, mental health
27:19: gender essentialism and identity, sexual identity, racial and cultural identity
CREDITS
The Cast
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Keller Dean Henry
Melory Mirashrafi
Eloise
Elijah Castillo
Tina Uyeno
Ari Rapkin
Loki Saldivar
Ari Chadwick-Saund
Claudia Craig
Sidra Morgan-Montoya
Corey Gallet de St. Aurin
Brenda Culhane
Venessa
Anna Gunderson
Meli
Kaitlyn O'Neill
The Team
Cambria Herrera, Director
Ash (Amir Shirazi), Music Director
Justin Charles, Co-Director
Marissa Sanchez, Co-Director
Jason Rouse, Editor Sound Design and Sound Engineer
Jeff Desautels, Producer
Marilou Carrera, Equity Consultant
Rob Smith, Musician
Production support provided by OCT Production
Artwork by KC Fong
This is a collection of audio art– songs, stories, poems, reflections. This is a message to our younger selves. We ask that you listen on their behalf.
Visit our website for more info.
Trevor Lifeline (24-hour crisis line for LGBTQ youth): (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline (24 hour crisis line for Trans folks): (877) 565-8860
Call to Safety (24-hour domestic & sexual violence crisis line): (503) 235-5333
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT (5428)
Racial Equity Support Line: (503) 575-3764
Read the accompanying Resource Guide for additional resources, the cast and creative team bios, discussion questions, Land Acknowledgement resources, and more.
Please take our Audience Survey so we can continue programs like this one!
Content Warnings1:36: gender essentialism and gender identity, sexism, childhood trauma
3:43: childhood trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, mental health, gender identity
11:26: homelessness, theft
16:01: gender essentialism and identity
17:17: sexual identity, historical violence and trauma, microaggressions, grief and loss
25:36: gender identity, medical transitioning
30:55: gender identity, medical transitioning
CREDITS
The Cast
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Keller Dean Henry
Melory Mirashrafi
Eloise
Elijah Castillo
Tina Uyeno
Ari Rapkin
Loki Saldivar
Ari Chadwick-Saund
Claudia Craig
Sidra Morgan-Montoya
Corey Gallet de St. Aurin
Brenda Culhane
Venessa
Anna Gunderson
Meli
Kaitlyn O'Neill
The Team
Cambria Herrera, Director
Ash (Amir Shirazi), Music Director
Justin Charles, Co-Director
Marissa Sanchez, Co-Director
Jason Rouse, Editor Sound Design and Sound Engineer
Jeff Desautels, Producer
Marilou Carrera, Equity Consultant
Rob Smith, Musician
Production support provided by OCT Production
Artwork by KC Fong
This is a collection of audio art– songs, stories, poems, reflections. This is a message to our younger selves. We ask that you listen on their behalf.Visit our website for more info.
Trevor Lifeline (24-hour crisis line for LGBTQ youth): (866) 488-7386
Trans Lifeline (24 hour crisis line for Trans folks): (877) 565-8860
Call to Safety (24-hour domestic & sexual violence crisis line): (503) 235-5333
SAGE LGBT Elder Hotline: (877) 360-LGBT (5428)
Racial Equity Support Line: (503) 575-3764
Read the accompanying Resource Guide for additional resources, the cast and creative team bios, discussion questions, Land Acknowledgement resources, and more.
Please take our Audience Survey so we can continue programs like this one!
**Content Warnings
0:33 Intergenerational, historical, and other trauma; homophobia
2:21 Intergenerational, historical, and other trauma; slavery; police violence
4:29 Racial and cultural identity
5:45 Islamophobia; microaggressions; gender and sexual identity; racial and cultural identity; assimilation
11:29 Racial and cultural identity; assimilation; intergenerational, historical and other trauma
15:07 Gender essentialism and gender identity; microaggressions
19:12 Intergenerational, historical, and other trauma
22:28** grief and loss; religion and spirituality
CREDITS
The Cast
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman
Keller Dean Henry
Melory Mirashrafi
Eloise
Elijah Castillo
Tina Uyeno
Ari Rapkin
Loki Saldivar
Ari Chadwick-Saund
Claudia Craig
Sidra Morgan-Montoya
Corey Gallet de St. Aurin
Brenda Culhane
Venessa
Anna Gunderson
Meli
Kaitlyn O'Neill
The Team
Cambria Herrera, Director
Ash (Amir Shirazi), Music Director
Justin Charles, Co-Director
Marissa Sanchez, Co-Director
Jason Rouse, Editor Sound Design and Sound Engineer
Jeff Desautels, Producer
Marilou Carrera, Equity Consultant
Rob Smith, Musician
Production support provided by OCT Production
Artwork by KC Fong
In this discussion, the cast and creative team will be sharing their experiences of working in a creative space focused on the queer community, the process of collaboration and creating their stories, personal discoveries made, and the impact the experience had on them.
Visit our website to watch the recording, and for more info!
In response to COVID-19 and the challenges of gathering together, Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theatre Program, in collaboration with Oregon Children’s Theatre, is excited to announce its first-ever audio play!
The Intergenerational Queer Audio Project Message to Ourselves is inspired by the question “what is your message to your younger self?”
This podcast will include stories, reflections, poems, and songs from seventeen members of our diverse queer community, ranging in ages from 14 to 80. Themes of the podcast include “generations: our relationships to family and ancestors," "moments that feel like the eye of the hurricane”, and dreams for a future of justice and caring.
IGQAP's Message to Ourselveswill premiere on June 28, 2021.
Artwork by KC Fong
"Tomie's Bubbles" by Candlegravity is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0