Arts & Entertainment
Caitlyn Jenner’s role on ‘Transparent’ will be dream sequence
scene will be ‘wild, nitrous-inspired goddess-worshiping dream sequence’
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Caitlyn Jenner’s upcoming role on “Transparent” has been kept under wraps, but showrunner Jill Soloway has revealed details on her character.
Soloway told Variety Jenner will make an appearance alongside Ntozake Shange, author of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” in a television classic, a dream sequence.
“She’s in a dream sequence. [Gaby Hoffmann’s character] Ali has a kind of wild, nitrous-inspired goddess-worshiping dream sequence,” Soloway says. “And you can’t talk about the goddess without Ntozake Shange and Caitlyn Jenner who are both in the dream.”
Fellow castmembers Hoffman and Jeffrey Tambor told Variety Jenner was a good addition on set.
“She was great. She was a total natural. She was funny. She was great at improvising,” Hoffman says.
“She floats all boats,” Tambor told Variety. “Everybody is better for this in the community because of her authentic decision and her courageous decision.”
“Transparent” season three is available for streaming on Amazon Prime on Friday, Sept. 23.
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.
Out & About
DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
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