Awake, Unafraid
by Dena Igusti, Kit Yan, Rob Madge, George Strus, Haruna Lee, L Morgan Lee, Nazareth Hassan, Noah Mogaka, Preston Max Allen, R. Réal Vargas Alanis, Shualee Cook, Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel, Dante Green

Off-Broadway

Highlights

Female

Male

10 mins Present Day Role(s) for Trans Actor(s) Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

In this scene, Saphira helps their friend Mega with their death doula training.

Together, they contemplate death and life.

Part of the collection Bliss: A Collection of Commissioned Scenes and Monologues by TNB2S+ Artists for TNB2S+ Artists

Character	Gender	Age	Description
LYNN MITCHELL (she/her) – Trans. An actor.	male	—	(she/her) – Trans. An actor.
SAI RICHARDS (they/them) – Trans. An actor.	male	—	(they/them) – Trans. An actor.
CODY SHAWN THOMAS (he/him) – Trans. An actor.	male	—	(he/him) – Trans. An actor.
DR. PEYTON RUSSELL (they/them) – Trans. A social media facilitator.	male	—	(they/them) – Trans. A social media facilitator.
STAGE DIRECTIONS READER/DYLAN (he/him) – Trans. Any age.	—	—	(he/him) – Trans. Any age.
ANNOUNCER Any gender. Any age. An Offstage Announcer with an opinion.	—	—	Any gender. Any age. An Offstage Announcer with an opinion.
KEN/KIA SHIPLEY (he/him or she/her) – Cis man or woman. The charming host of The Learning Curve. Described as about thirty. He or she is definitely older but will never tell.	female	—	(he/him or she/her) – Cis man or woman. The charming host of The Learning Curve. Described as about thirty. He or she is definitely older but will never tell.