Monday, November 17, 2025 2:00 PM
TBAConnect is back this November to bring the many different theatremaking disciplines into space and conversation together. We know that creativity can’t be contained into a tiny box; we won’t ask you to limit yourself here. Bring your main hustle, your side hustle, your niche interest, and your secret passion.
This year’s conference will feature a keynote speech from drag luminary Peaches Christ, an energizing plenary panel on arts advocacy with the inaugural cohort of artist-advocates from CA for the Arts, the Grass Roots Artists Advocacy Program and many unique workshops throughout the day. Come to connect, learn, share, and be part of the Undeniable Creativity of the Bay Area theatre scene.
Don’t Dream It, Be It: A Glitter Sermon with Peaches Christ
Afternoon Plenary, Z Space, Steindler Stage
This year’s keynote speaker, drag luminary Peaches Christ, embodies what is possible in Bay Area performance. Drag artist, producer, filmmaker — she is a true multi-hyphenate talent.
Both on stage and in the audience, Bay Area theatre has been a haven for outsiders and cutting-edge artists for generations. This home for experimentation is the only place Peaches could have been born.
Today as queer art and queer artists are under attack nationwide, we stand together, unwavering: art has never been more important. It is undeniable that theatre’s ability to change minds, move hearts, and spread a little glitter is needed now more than ever before.
Together, with Peaches Christ as our guide, let’s explore the question: In these turbulent times, what does it mean to be an artist?
Peaches’ vibrant and unapologetically queer keynote will inspire us to embrace the artistic work that challenges ourselves and our audiences, remind us of the connective power of performance, and ignite the possibilities of what we can create.
