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Join us for the Joy Who Lived 2026!

Trans and Gender-nonconforming theater + comedy festival!

March 31st - April 12th, 2026 | Los Angeles + On-line

Event Schedule
Donate to support trans theater
Volunteer submissions now open
Event Schedule
Gentlemen's Club: Joy Who Lived Kickoff Party!
Mar 31
Gentlemen's Club: Joy Who Lived Kickoff Party!
The Man Who Ate Time
Apr 1
The Man Who Ate Time
Christopher Nolan Hates Women
Apr 3
Christopher Nolan Hates Women
Yes More Missus Nice Guy
Apr 3
Yes More Missus Nice Guy
It's Alive! LIVE
Apr 3
It's Alive! LIVE
Kid Power
Apr 4
Kid Power
Short Play Incubator Showcase
Apr 4
Short Play Incubator Showcase
Hear Us Out! + Please Be Nice To Me: Game Show Hour
Apr 4
Hear Us Out! + Please Be Nice To Me: Game Show Hour
Genderchella
Apr 4
Genderchella
Robo Waitress Assassins, a cyberpunk action dramedy live reading
Apr 5
Robo Waitress Assassins, a cyberpunk action dramedy live reading
Access Denied
Apr 5
Access Denied
Twink Death of the Universe and The Alleged Travels of Marco Polo / two short comedies
Apr 5
Twink Death of the Universe and The Alleged Travels of Marco Polo / two short comedies
Meeting in My Mind
Apr 5
Meeting in My Mind
Holy Mother - Live Table Read
Apr 6
Holy Mother - Live Table Read
Urgent Care
Apr 7
Urgent Care
Smitten
Apr 7
Smitten
No Access + Banana Man: LIVE / Double Feature
Apr 8
No Access + Banana Man: LIVE / Double Feature
Should We Spend Our Lives Together?
Apr 8
Should We Spend Our Lives Together?
Syrian Soap
Apr 8
Syrian Soap
Another Mask
Apr 9
Another Mask
Couplet
Apr 9
Couplet
PT Plays House (as alfie)
Apr 10
PT Plays House (as alfie)
Trans Community Day with Joy Who Lived
Apr 11
Trans Community Day with Joy Who Lived
Archive Of Our Prov: Improv Show
Apr 11
Archive Of Our Prov: Improv Show
Snappy Campers: A Musical Improv Show
Apr 11
Snappy Campers: A Musical Improv Show
An Improv Trans-travaganza: Improv Show
Apr 11
An Improv Trans-travaganza: Improv Show
Gendermation: An Hour of Trans and Nonbinary Animation
Apr 11
Gendermation: An Hour of Trans and Nonbinary Animation
Danielle She/Her
Apr 11
Danielle She/Her
Transformative Revue
Apr 11
Transformative Revue
Anastasia Scrooge, or A Christmas Carol But Make It Trans (Staged Reading)
Apr 12
Anastasia Scrooge, or A Christmas Carol But Make It Trans (Staged Reading)

Upcoming Events

Festival News

News
Free + Discounted Tickets for Participants
Free + Discounted Tickets for Participants
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Ocean’s 11: But Make it Trans
Ocean’s 11: But Make it Trans
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Announcing: the Joy Who Lived 2026 Lineup
Announcing: the Joy Who Lived 2026 Lineup
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