Theo Malloy

Theo Malloy (he/they) is a writer, actor, and dramaturg from Cleveland, Ohio. He holds a BA in Theatre Arts, with a concentration in Directing, and Sociology from Cleveland State University and is an MA candidate in Performance Studies at NYU. Their work focuses on queer and trans performance and dramaturgy, identity formation, and audiences and spectatorship. He is also an author set to publish their debut novel in Fall 2023 and the founder and Artistic Director of the TrouserRoles Theater Project.

Title of Project

Transitional Stage: Trans Performance and Relationship to the Audience

Description of Project

Transitional Stage is a dramaturgical artist statement for an alternative approach to trans visibility in theater. This project tries to imagine a theater collective that could avoid vulnerability to negative audience reactions and create an artistic space for identity formation and expression onstage. I want to theorize audience relations to trans actors and provide a dramaturgical model to move forward from just representation, and to present an example of what that performance might look like.

Areas of Academic Interest

Queer Studies, Trans Studies, Performance Studies, Theater History, Dramaturgy, Spectatorship, Performance of Identity