Z Space

CAST
TAFFETA: Roger Q. Mason
ABE LINCOLN: Dean Linnard*
ELMER ELLSWORTH: Jackson Janowicz*
*Appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association.

Running Time: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes (No intermission)

Roger Q. Mason (Playwright/Taffeta) (they/them) is a writer and performer who uses the lens of history to disrupt the biases that divide rather than unite us. Their playwriting has been seen on Broadway (Circle in the Square Reading Series, 24 Hour Plays at Town Hall), Off and Off-Off-Broadway, and regionally. Mason’s World Premiere of Lavender Men was lauded by the Los Angeles Times as “evoking the mingled visions of Suzan-Lori Parks, Jeremy O. Harris and Michael R. Jackson.” They are a recipient of the 2024 Playwrights' Center National Playwright Commission, the inaugural Dramatists Guild Foundation Catalyst Grant Award, a nod on the Kilroys List, and the Chuck Rowland Pioneer Award - an honor also received by queer icon Billy Porter. As a filmmaker, Mason has been recognized by the British Film Institute, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, SCAD Film Festival, AT&T Film Award, and Atlanta International Film Festival. Their films have screened in the US, UK, Poland, Brazil, and Asia. Mason holds degrees from Princeton University, Middlebury College, and Northwestern University. They are a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and an alum of the Ma-Yi’s Writing Lab, Page 73’s Interstate 73 Writers Group, and Primary Stages Writing Cohort. Mason currently produces a memoir/cooking segment on Instagram called Cooking with Q: A Playwrights Guide to Telling My Trouble. Previously, they co-hosted the podcast Sister Roger’s Gayborhood and hosted This Way Out Radio’s Queerly Yours: Portraits in Courage. Mason has served as lead mentor of The Marsha P. Johnson Institute’s Starship Fellowship, the New Visions Fellowship, and the Shay Foundation Fellowship. They are currently on faculty at CalArts and Lambda Literary. Instagram: @rogerq.mason