Cade & MacAskill

Rosana Cade and Ivor MacAskill use the story of Pinocchio to guide us through their work process, their relationship, and Ivor’s gender transition. Pinocchio’s desire to become a “real boy” and his adventurous journey serve as a witty metaphor for their queer realities of life. That they make them visible is as important as ever. They write, “We feel a great urgency to make unapologetically celebratory and complex works by and for trans people that also resonate strongly with a broader audience. We live in a time when transgender and gender-expansive lifestyles are gaining unprecedented visibility, and with that comes toxic fear-mongering that endangers the rights of trans people and threatens the health and well-being of the queer community.”

Cade & MacAskill work both as a duo and each on their own projects, which fall somewhere between performance, queer cabaret, and social practice, always with a great sense of humor and a great passion for the concerns and culture of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Simply put
Ivor has undergone gender reassignment surgery to become a man. He is in a relationship with Rosana. The play tells of what they have experienced with a lot of humor. Their story has similarities to the story of Pinocchio.