“Beyond the Stage,” The Theater Offensive’s premier annual fundraiser for their LGBTQ youth program, True Colors, has moved online. The event had been one of the earliest postponed back in March due to the pandemic.
Now, festivities will be held, virtually, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 12. For details, go to the event’s page at thetheateroffensive.org.
At the event, the 2020 True Colors Champion Award will go to Myron Miller of the Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation. “Miller is the trustee of the Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation, a charitable foundation with the mission to empower disadvantaged communities in Boston and throughout Massachusetts,” American Theater reported.
TTO’s 2020 Outstanding Youth Leader Award will go to Chioke Waithe-Howard, who “started as a True Colors member in 2010, and has since become an integral part of the growth and development of True Colors programming,” reports American Theater.
Guests will also be treated to performances and testimony that demonstrates how TTO’s community’s generous support impacts the lives of True Colors youth and alums. This year marks 25 years of True Colors programming, plus the first-ever True Colors National Tour.
True Colors’ mission is to “transform real-life stories of queer youth into powerful performances and workshops, based on their lived experiences of topics such as bullying, homelessness, coming out, and discrimination. By touring to local schools and community groups, these performances combat bigotry, hate, and discrimination. True Colors is a safe space for all youth, where they can explore their identities and build key creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and problem solving skills. True Colors provides direct service to 100 youth annually and reaches an average of 4,000 audience members each year.”
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