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In Our Stories Are Alive, LGBTQIA2S+ older adults and younger co-conspirators will discover what we are called to communicate about ourselves and our future. Our Stories Are Alive builds on a program in partnership with Spectrum Arts Productions called the S.G.B. Generational Bridge Program, created with Craig Anthony Bannister and supported by Apollo Boissiere.
We are creating a community ensemble of performers in the welcoming home of the Queens Center for Gay Seniors in Jackson Heights, NY, in partnership with LaGuardia Community College.
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Through workshops that mix theatre games, improv, poetry performance, and story circles, we are building community and develop a "promenade-style" (like a parade but synchronized and intimate) performance on the Jackson Heights 34th Avenue Open Street.
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In June 2025, Liliana Rebolledo Vergara brought her experience as a musician and activist to the group, deepening our experiences as music and song leaders. Our work will continue in Fall 2025.
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“Sharing my story through improv allowed me to share a vulnerable side of myself in a way everyone enjoyed.” - Participant
Delightful, informative, respectful, entertaining, thrilling, welcoming, structured, warm, very playful, interactive, fun, and multicultural” - Participant
