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Trans Voices Cabaret's Performers
Trans Voices Cabaret has a different cast for each performance, and has hosted nearly 100 performers since 2017. Below are just some of the incredible talent that has graced our stage in the past nine years.
Valeria Aceves (they/she) is a proud Mexican actor, graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse. Seen most recently in Sugar Skull (National Tour), I Am Going To Die (Old Greeny Fringe Festival) Book Of Wonder (Forestburgh Playhouse), and Boys Will Be Dogs (The Rat), Valeria is drawn to characters with emotional duality, messiness and full of both grit and tenderness. Valeria took the Caveat stage and perform Pink Pony Club and Lost In the Brass, and was extremely grateful to the supportive and energetic audience! Take a peek @valeria.acevess <3
Contact: vale.acevess@gmail.com
René Elliot Auster (He/Him), planning to make NYC his home! Earned his BFA at AMDA College of the Performing Arts graduate NYC and LA. He has performed in various places: U.S., China, Greece and Russia. His experience includes musical theatre productions like “Shrek” as Shrek and “Bat Boy”, ensemble, as well as opera such as Die Fledermaus (China). He also performed in international concerts, such as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day concert. (Greece).
Contact Info:
Email: reneelliotauster@gmail.com
IG: @reneelliotauster
Jonathan Chisolm they/them. Notable Credits: Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse (Samuel Chase, u/s Andrew McNair), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Ursula), Original Off-Broadway Cast of Waiting In The Wings The Musical (Kelsey), La Cage Aux Folles (Albin/Zaza).@jschisolm22
Donnie Cianciotto: Donnie (he/him) is the creator and producer of Trans Voices Cabaret. He has been seen onstage at The Public Theater (Southern Comfort), 54 Below, The Cutting Room, Le Poisson Rouge, The Duplex, National Queer Theater, Green Room 42, NYMF, Prospect Theater, The Lark, The Tank, and more. He is also a writer, director, comedian, and trans activist, and currently resides in New York City. @thedonniecianciotto
Joyah Dominique (She/Her, They/Them, JD) Joyah is a New York Based performer, creator, and bakestress who grew up the mean streets of rural Pennsylvania before galavanting to the far away of land of Philadelphia where she studied pretend. She’s previously been seen twirling through House of Telescopes at Pipeline Theater Company, The Elementary Spacetime Show with NYSAF/Powerhouse, Sheltered at the Cell Theater, and The Civility of Albert Cashier at The Players Theater. Follow them @ButJDisBetter everywhere media is social. Free Palestine. Free Congo. Free Sudan. Long reign Audra McDonald!
Jules Geiss (They/Them) Theater: Cats (Revival First National Tour), La Cage Aux Folles, Legally Blonde, Brian Wilson Space Experiment (Choreographer), Phryne Queen of Athens (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain), Newsies, A Chorus Line, La Boheme, Yondering. Film: Buzzcut Baby (Choreographer/Soloist), Memorie As a Friend (Choreographer/Soloist), Only Human (Choreographer). Training: Houston Ballet Academy, Milwaukee Ballet II. Signed with UIA Talent. @jwgeiss
Veronica "Ronni" McAllister is an artist and educator whose work has taken her all over the Tri-State Area. With two degrees in musical theatre and over a decade of experience in Circus Arts, Ronni has performed in musicals, plays, cabarets and theme parks, but her proudest accomplishment is beginning her teaching journey in 2024. With her inclusive and encouraging approach, students of all ages have grown as actors, singers and even jugglers under her guidance, and she hopes in the near future to open her own school with a focus on safe and accessible Circus Training. Whether she's onstage or in the classroom, Ronni's hope is that queer and disabled students can see an adult like them in a position of leadership, and know that their dreams are not out of reach.
Max Raymond (he/him) is a trans man performer living in NYC. Recently: DADDY: a love story (Voxel); Paradise Lost in Space (PH); Charlotte Lucas is 27 and Not Dead (Prospect); Too Bright to See, PoserCorpse, Velvet Rage (Tank); Waco Boy Club (NQT); The Trojans (cell, Loading Dock); Why We Celebrate Juneteenth (Black Spectrum); The Wolves (gender-expansive prod., SoHo Playhouse); Death Avenue Posse (High Line); In Camera (TFT); In the Castle of Eternal Sunset (Brick Aux). Max is the Lead Producer of the annual all-transmasculine variety show Let's Hear It For the Boys. AEA. Rep: Inclusive Management. IG @maxraymond_ / maxraymond.org
I'm represented by Alaina Feehan (she/her) at Inclusive. Alaina can be reached at alaina@inclusivemgmt.com or (929) 726-8268.
Freddy Vaccaro (he/him)is a passionate theater artist living in Brooklyn. The things he loves best are Shakespeare’s plays, Sondheim’s songs, working on new plays, creating cabaret set lists, and doing crafts! His career highlights have been originating the leading role in Casual by Sam Lee Victor, singing with his rich baritone at myriad cabaret venues around the city, directing and acting in an original musical at the Flea, and sword fighting in Central Park as Mercutio in R+J. He looks forward to making more art, working with new collaborators, and being unabashedly proud of his trans voice, body, and heart!
Contact info:
Freddyvaccaro.com
Eli Wassertzug is an NYC-based actor and singer with a BA in Drama from Vassar College. They are a member of Notch Theatre Company's ensemble, a frequent collaborator with The Firebird Project, and a summer teaching artist for Traveling Players Ensemble; they have recently appeared in the city in Time Signatures as part of The Exponential Festival. Eli aims to create inclusive, collaborative, and spectacular art that challenges entrenched systems of power, especially gender. Email: eliw@earthlink.net; eliwassertzug.com