MEET THEE CAST & CREW OF TGAβS JUSTICE IS SERVED
Get to know the gay brains & brawn bringing court into session. Whether you see them onstage, behind the curtain, or being held in contempt β give them some words of affirmation and maybe a coffee (they desperately need it)! Listed in alphabetical order by first name π
AΓda Hernandez: Jury Member @aidaluh
Arcelia Posadas: House Manager @estrogenconnoisseur
Bad Luck Penny: Band @badluckpennyband
Courtney Cook: Set Build @cornpone
Eddie Hale:Jury Member; Lawyer @eehale_
Emmet Hunker: MC, Defendant, & TGA Director
Faith Vivian: Social Media Manager @faith.vivian
Hal Cosentino: Stage Manager https://www.double-text.com
Irielle Wesley: Judge @irielle_is_dumb
P1nkstar: DJ @p1nkstar_
Taylor Dominique: Jury Member; HomoLyfe advocate @taylaconcealer
Kelsey Oliver: Jury Choreo (in collaboration with dancers) @kelsey___oliver
Sirena Del Canto: Bailiff @sirenadelcanto
Theo Snow: House Manager; PI @tea____snow
Mase Kerwick: Judge @masekerwick
Steph VF: Prosecutor @stephv.f
Vincent Tomasino: Technical Lead; Therapist @vinny.squeegie
π₯ AΓda Hernandez-Reyes
AΓda Hernandez-Reyes is an interdisciplinary Austin-based artist. As a local performer, they are premiering a new work Nosebleed this year. They love testing stamina, resting, being upside down, and being queer!
πΈ Arci Posadas
Arci is a trans woman who has lived in Austin for 2.5 years. She enjoys playing guitar, sewing, and bringing queer community together.
πΈ Bad Luck Penny (Juniper + Kai)
Bad Luck Penny merges the raw energy of folk-punk with mesmerizing psychedelic elements. The duo spins dynamic vocal harmonies and thought-provoking lyrics alongside a kaleidoscope of unique instrumentation. Our inner children have come out to play and want to give you some hand-picked flowers.
π¨ Court Cook
Court (they/them) is a friend, a professional hype guy, an unprofessional builder & loves thee gays and their various agendas.
βοΈ Eddie Hale
Eddie Hale is a multi-versed performance artist based out of Austin, TX. They both perform and teach multiple styles of dance locally, having gotten their Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas Tech University. Eddie has worked professionally with Early Era Collective and Veritas, currently working with Austin Creative Pulse and Kelsey Oliver on an upcoming project. They actively work to include as much authenticity and funky queer-ness in their artistic vision as possible.
π Emmet Hunker
Emmet Hunker (they/them) is a comedian, storyteller, and producer. Based in Austin, they are the proud dad and director of the queer art collective, Thee Gay Agenda.
π¨ Faith Vivian
Social Media Manager β making cute gay videos + graphics for TGA β¨ππ
π Hal Cosentino
Hal Cosentino is a writer, performer, and turns out, also a stage manager.
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Irielle Wesley
Irielle Wesley is a comedic performer, writer, and inconsistent stand-up comic based in Austin, Texas. She is in local and legendary comedy groups Big Fart, Garage, and Sugar, Water, Purple.
π KO (Kelsey Oliver)
KOβs Austin-born butt is a choreographer, performer, costumer, and attempted flying squirreler, routinely in scrappy, maximalist, humor-struck collaborations. KO is Β½ of Torko Rover, and has co-created works with a fun slew of theatre-makers, dancers, competition teams, and fellow clowners. She adores her queer family with 3 fur floof children.
@kelsey___oliver | Kelsey-Oliver.com
π Lynn Metcalf
A crazy, cavorting, madcap cavalcade of characters. Cringe, cry, and cream to the..."unique" stylings of Lynn Metcalf.
πΌ Mase Kerwick
Mase Kerwick is a filmmaker, performer and general cutie patootie. Known for creating and shepherding the beloved local podcast Queertowne, Mase is excited to return to TGA for more queer chaos.
π p1nkstar
p1nkstar is the first trans person to receive an Austin Music Award and has received three Best of Austin awards for her space-making work in the city. She has been described as βearly Aughts Paris Hilton on Hello Kitty steroidsβ by The Austin Chronicle, who crowned her as their Pop Princess in 2020. Since 2016, p1nkstar has become a pillar in the Texas arts and nightlife scenes by opening inclusive spaces for trans and queer artists.
πΈ Roy Muyinza
Photographer and visual storyteller who has worked with TGA through the entire HomoLyfe saga and stuck by our side. 1/2 of Ephrance Vintage.
β€οΈβπ₯ Sirena Del Canto
Sirena Del Canto has been entertaining crowds as a vocalist, dancer, and nightlife performer for over 10 years! She's all about embracing every different body because they are all beautiful. She sings the classics, dances along to them, and teases you with a striptease. You can follow her on Instagram @SirenaDelCanto.
π Sofie Cardinal
Sofie is a dancer, jester, producer, squirreler, and all around very-down-to-be-helpful Pisces. Call her stage hand or legal clerk, but be warned: she is NOT shy about serving up some nasty subpoenas.
π€ Steph VF
Stephanie Vasquez Fonseca (they/she/him) is a queer Afro-Latinx immigrant originally from Santa Marta, Colombia. They are skilled and find joy in a variety of artistic mediums: from improvising on Fuck This Week every Monday and Garage every Thursday at Fallout Theater to producing and performing with the Paramount Story Wranglers during the school year.
π Taylor Dominique
Postmodern movement artist baddie πβ¨ An Aquarius sun with an Aries moon and Leo rising, Taylor Dominique loves developing and performing alongside her awesome queer peers β€οΈβπ₯π€
π§ Theo Snow
theo is a wizard, hairy, curly! More importantly, they're a local goof, musician, radio professional, and theater fanatic that is also a freak for harmony and community. They most enjoy providing support to fellow queer artists, activists + creatives to thrive and feel alive! π₯
π§ Vinny Tomasino
Sometimes onstage, sometimes offstage, Vinny Tomasino does whatever needs doing to help make the Art art. He can usually be found at the 7th Street HEB cooling off by the shrimp cocktail.