The Red Shades

A Trans Superhero Rock Opera

Z Space is supporting the ongoing development of this project, including a July 2019 workshop production and a January 2020 internal reading. Stay tuned for an announcement about the 2020 world premiere production.

Written by Adrienne Price
Music by Adrienne Price, Matt Grandy, and Jeanine Adkisson
Directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe and Rotimi Agbabiaka

Mixing elements of rock concert and musical theater, The Red Shades tells the story of Ida, a teenage trans girl, who runs away from her small-town life to join a gang of trans superheroes squatting in the Tenderloin.

Concert versions of The Red Shades have been performed at El Rio, Starline Social Club, PianoFight, the Fresh Meat Festival, and the San Francisco Trans March 2018. It has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle and on KPFA.

The July 2019 workshop was supported in part by The Horizons Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Graphic design by Raisa Yavneh.