WHAT A BLAST WE HAD!
OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
1974-2024
Images from the TOSOS 50th Anniversary Gala (2024) by Mikiodo
Pissi Myles welcomes you to the TOSOS 50th Anniversary Gala!
From RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7, the lovely Mrs. Kasha Davis sends good wishes to TOSOS!
Drag Race Season 8 Miss Congeniality herself, the beautiful Cynthia Lee Fontaine, sends her love!
THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE IS…FIFTY!
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
WHAT A NIGHT!!!
We brought our TOSOS community together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding in 1974.
We were honored to receive three proclamations from the offices of NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, NYS Assembly Member Tony Simone and NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher!
We were graced with the presence of Chanel Lopez, Deputy Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs in the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and NYS Assembly Member Landon Dais!
We bestowed the TOSOS Honors Award on our longtime artistic director Mark Finley and managing director Barry Childs, who revived TOSOS in 2002 with the sole surviving original founder, playwright Doric Wilson. They’ve kept the company going for the last 22 years!
We had a blast coming together to salute the company’s place in LGBTQIA+ history, theatre history, New York City history — and all the intersections therein!
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GALA SPONSORS
GALA CO-CHAIRS
Rob Byrnes
Jamie Heinlein
Chris Weikel
GALA COMMITTEE
Tara J. Sullivan
Irwin Kroot & Anthony Catanzaro
GALA AMBASSADORS
Chris Andersson & Anne Andersson
Ken Goldman & Barry Boehm
W. Thomas Koch
Ben Phillipp
Marvin Shiller
GALA PATRONS
David Andersson
Kevin Brofsky
Barry Childs
Shelby Edwards
Joe Godfrey
Steven Hauck
Jamie Heinlein
Rick Hinkson
Jerry Homan
Robin Kaufman
Dianna Mounsey
Matthew Pucker
Scott Sickles
Tari Stratton
Kathleen Warnock
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TOSOS BOARD
Chris Andersson, President
Jamie Heinlein, Treasurer
Rosalind Brown
Rob Byrnes
Barry Childs
Mark Finley
Ken Goldman
Robin Kaufman
Kathleen Warnock
Chris Weikel
TOSOS CELEBRATES PRIDE
Brooke Haven, Invasion of the Pines, 2019
The Other Side of Silence (TOSOS) celebrates writers — the chroniclers of our diverse collective history — and serves as a curator of the LGBTQ+ theatrical timeline by keeping our theatrical heritage alive and in conversation with the playwrights of today.
Through our mainstage productions and our free reading series, our audiences — and especially our LGBTQ+ youth — can hear the voices of both the past and the present to learn how far we’ve come (or not) as a community. They are given the opportunity to understand the generations who came before us, what life was like for them, and how they fought for the rights and freedoms we have today. At the same time, we give the stage to the writers of the present day who help us understand the continued struggles and incremental triumphs of our community and give us perspective on our collective progress.
Community is big for us. With great joy and good humor, we bring our TOSOS family together at social events like our free play readings and holiday parties. We discuss and debate the art we showcase — to learn from each other and build respect and understanding — and have lots of laughs!
At TOSOS, we embrace our differences. As an LGBTQ+ theater company, we value the diversity of artistic, cultural and life perspectives our artists bring to our stages. As storytellers, we champion the voices that aren’t being heard. As people, we strive toward equality, toward a world where everyone is welcome to the party. Join us!
TOSOS needs your support.
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