BOIDS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026 at 3:30PM
at THE SUSAN & RONALD FRANKEL THEATER
AT THE ROBERT W. WILSON MCC THEATER SPACE
by reid tang (they/he)
Directed by Kedian Keohan
Stage Manager: Angie Salazar (they/she)
featuring Che Kabia (they/them), Ema Zivkovic (they/them), Futaba (he/him), Ishmael Gonzalez (they/them), Jonny Beauchamp, Kyr Siegel (he/him), Sagan Chen
Five men go to men's group to be taught how to be a proper man—by a woman. Fortunately, gender isn't real.
BOIDS is a Breaking the Binary Theatre commission.
reid tang (they/he)
Writer
reid tang writes plays and things shaped like plays. Their work includes Isabel (NAATCO), DEBT (co-written w/ Adrian Einspanier), WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY (Clubbed Thumb Summerworks), FUTURE WIFE (Relentless Award Honorable Mention, Goethe-Institut Beijing, Theatertreffen Stückemarkt), and Party in a Google Sheet (New Georges). Currently, they’re a resident playwright at New Dramatists, and a recent fellow at MacDowell and the Target Margin Institute. In the past, they’ve been part of Ars Nova's Play Group, the New Georges Jam, Clubbed Thumb’s ECWG, and NYTW’s 2050 Fellowship. They grew up in Singapore and presently live in Brooklyn, NY. reidtang.com
Kedian Keohan
Director
Kedian Keohan is a trans theater director and creator of live performances. Upcoming: PITY WHORE (Under the Radar, January 2027) and DeliaDelia! The Flat-Chested Witch! (Bushwick Starr, February 2027). Director: Nurit Chinn's godbird (Exponential Festival), Kaye Hurley's :/secondplace (Exponential Festival), reid tang’s ISABEL (NAATCO), Genevieve Simon’s PUNCH BACK (Breaking the Binary), Erin Markey’s First Lady (Bard Spiegeltent), Jimmy Fay’s Straight Wedding (Brown’s Writing is Live). Associate Director: Morgan Bassichis’ Can I Be Frank? (Soho Playhouse), Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s Rheology (The Bushwick Starr), GALAS (Little Island), Ryan J. Haddad’s Dark Disabled Stories (The Public Theater).
Angie Salazar (they/she)
Stage Manager
Angie Salazar (They/She) is a Colombian-American Stage Manager. Credits include: Rheology (Playwrights Horizons and The Bushwick Starr), La Tormenta (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre), Watch Me Walk (Soho Rep), Honor (Fin Productions), Tomorrow Never Came (National Queer Theater), i know why iris chang died (Moxie Incubator), Fireside Dances and Moon Bear (Breaking the Binary). Alternate Stage Manager for workshops at Mercury Store. Broadway workshops include: The Interestings, ALI, and SMASH. They graduated from the University of Michigan for her Bachelor's and Mesa Community College for their Associate’s. They currently run a photo project of archive carabiner culture of the now (@thecarabinerproject).
Che Kabia (they/them)
ADAM
Che Kabia is thrilled to be joining the BTB Festival this year! They are an actor, [anti]disciplinary artist, and a trans child of immigrants. Che’s work celebrates identity, play, and cross-cultural connection. Currently they are an ensemble member of Mercury Store, an Apprentice with Theater MITU, and a collaborator of Desiré Graham’s Song Research Project with The Theater Offensive. Che was recently a ‘25-‘26 Folger Shakespeare Library Artist Research Fellow. They have a BFA from Boston University. Other credits include Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre) and Notice to Appear (Visual Echo/La MaMa).
Ema Zivkovic (they/them)
SIR/NW
Ema Zivkovic (they/them) is a Croatian actor, writer, and choreographer living in NYC. They have worked at/with Ars Nova, Syracuse Stage, Indiana Repertory, The Public, Clubbed Thumb, Rattlestick Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Powerhouse Theater, The TEAM, The 24 Hour Plays, The Hangar Theatre, Target Margin, MCC, National Theatre Inst., Williamstown, Perseverance Theatre of Alaska, DGF, Drama League, New Harmony Project, National Queer Theatre, and more. Edu.: British American Drama Acad. & Sarah Lawrence College. They are in the Mercury Store Acting Company. Upcoming: “Show Trial” @ The Tank (Mainstage). Also, are you an agent? Get Ema an agent. IG: @donut_cry__joe www.emazivkovic.com
Futaba (he/him)
MAN
Futaba (he, his) is an actor of transgender and Asian Diaspora experience and the winner of an Obie and a Paul Robeson Award for his work bridging art and advocacy. Select Theater Credits: Feste in Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre), Gerd in A Transparent Musical (Center Theatre Group), Clown in The 39 Steps (Rep Theatre of St. Louis), Actor 1 in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Galatea in Galatea (WP Theater), NoFi in BLUSH (SoHo Rep), Gangster in Drowsy Chaperone (Breaking the Binary Theatre), and the Original 20th Anniversary Cast of RENT. Film: Therapist Crush, Sideways Smile. heyfutaba.com / @heyfutaba
Ishmael Gonzalez (they/them)
WOLF
Ishmael Gonzalez is a multidisciplinary artist with Cuban roots in Miami, FL. Their next step is taking on the role of Sonny in City Center’s gala production of In the Heights. Theater: Spread at INTAR (Drama Desk Win, Drama League Nom.), & Juliet (Broadway & 1st Nat’l Tour). TV/Film: Doom Patrol (max), They’re Packing (happytobehere). Reps: DGRW & Vision Entertainment. NWSA & YoungArts ‘18. UNCSA ‘22. @ishmoves. Para mis ángeles, Julio, Mima y Zoraida.
Jonny Beauchamp
LEON
A Proud Nuyorican, Jonny returns after performing in Sarah Mantell’s FIGHT CALL, directed my Mei Ann Teo for BTB’s 2023 season.
Film/Tv: Roland Emmerich’s Stonewall, ABC’s Will Trent, CW’s Katy Keene, SHOWTIME’s Penny Dreadful, NBC’s Chicago P.D, and HBO’s How To Make It In America. Regional Theatre/Off Broadway: The Hombres (San Diego’s Old Globe,) Spring Awakening (ReVision Theatre) and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Wide-Eyed Productions.) Workshops/Theatre Festivals: Two River Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Playwright’s Horizons, Baltimore Centre Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and BTB. A graduate of New York City’s Professional Performing Arts School and Marymount Manhattan College.
Kyr Siegel (he/him)
CHRISTIAN
Kyr Siegel (he/him) is an actor, dancer, lighting designer, and playwright. He holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and is an alum of the National Theater Institute (Playwriting Theatermakers ‘22 and Acting Track '20). Credits: Breaking the Binary’s Bliss at Public Theater, WalkOver at Kraine Theater, Cornflake Pie at The Wild Project (“Outstanding Supporting Role”), Hamlet at National Theater Institute, The Archivists with The Drama League, and the Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker. He is ecstatic to bring this piece to life alongside the boi(d)s! kyrsiegel.com
Sagan Chen
BABY
Sagan Chen (IG: @sagan.chen) is a queer genderfluid chinese american artist currently seeking representation, and always seeking liberation for all.
Onstage: i know why iris chang died, Isabel, WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY, and has supported new work with NYTW, NAATCO, Rattlestick, Ars Nova, Manhattan Theater Club, Roundabout, Soho Rep, Atlantic, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, Breaking the Binary, Playwrights Realm, and National Queer Theater, among others.
Onscreen: Survival of the Thickest (Netflix/A24), Grand Crew (NBC), High Maintenance (HBO), This Really Happened (Tribeca), Girl Talk (Outfest).
Online: You can also catch Sagan as a recurring player on the viral series Brooklyn Coffee Shop, and as co-creator of two award-winning series called Here We Wait and Sideways Smile.
In your ears: the Audible Original The 126 Year Old Artist, and audiobooks: Ana On the Edge, All The Things We Don’t Talk About, This Way to Happy, and The Jump.