transcomedyaward.org/blogWho will play the parts I have written?Posted on December 1, 2012 by Claire Parker
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Within the trans community there is an age old story that does the rounds every few months and that is the one of whether a trans person should be played by a trans person.
Many people argue that it doesn't matter because it's "acting darling". Well in that case I'm off to black up for my audition of Othello at the National.
Maybe the time has come to challenge audiences both with new stories as well as letting trans people represent themselves.
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Welcome to the 2012 Trans Comedy AwardRetrieved from the Internet on December 2, 2012 by SJ
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Trans Comedy have joined forces with BBC Writersroom to launch The Trans Comedy Award: a talent search to encourage writers to promote a positive portrayal of Transgender people in mainstream comedy.
The Trans Comedy Award opens up an opportunity for the transgender community and members of the general public to portray transgender characters and the transgender experience in a fresh affirming manner, without resorting to cliché or stereotype.
We are looking for original comedy sitcoms, comedy dramas or sketch shows featuring transgender characters and/or themes and written for television. An award of up to a maximum of £5000 will be allocated to the selected writer(s) in order that they may develop a pilot or taster.