Playwright: Javier Rivera DeBruin
Director: Janelle Zapata Castellano
Sound Designer: Rachel Brees
Musical Guest: Miss Olithea
Cast includes: Dariel Angeles, Tori Ashley Matos, Daniel A. Drew, Tanya Perez, Mel Nieves, and Danny Newman
Stage Manager: Lauren Nicole Jackson
It's Angel's 33rd birthday and it's time to celebrate! As the party unfolds Angel and her sibling Girlie find themselves tangled in a mixed-tape of nostalgia, gender-euphoria, psychosis, and reality. Lured into the family basement by a time traveling pirate and a walkman, Angel and Girlie must confront their darkest and most secret memories. Will Angel and Girlie free themselves from a time-knot and find the connection and liberation they seek?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL DEAREST is a Radio Roots Writers' Group radio play commission, recorded live in May 2023.