Genius Teatime with Socks Whitmore
Channel: Opulent Mobility
Date: 2023-06-09

Socks Whitmore:
Trans Inclusivity in Artistic Spaces 

Socks Whitmore is an agender/gender non-conforming performer, composer, and storyteller rooted in voice and text. You can hear their voice and musical talents in audio dramas (Georgie Romero Is Done For, The Sheridan Tapes, Life with Leo(h)), video games (Detour Bus, To Remember A Friend, Georgia), audiobooks (the Narwhal & Jelly series, This Is Our Rainbow), and on the cast albums of musicals, including their original works We Are Here and Back to One: A Coming of Self Musical. On fancier occasions, they’ve performed in renowned spaces such as the Grand Ole Opry, Carnegie Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. Their creative work has been produced by New Musicals Inc. and Overtone Industries, and published by American Composers Forum, the Sappho Small Talk blog, Translash Media, and Queer Quarterly magazine, among others. A self-described “professional overachiever,” Socks likes to keep busy—if they’re not recording VO or writing a new musical, they can be found working on choral music, indie games, short fiction, or amassing large amounts of socks.

This talk series was created by Pamela Samuelson of Embodywork LA and A. Laura Brody of Opulent Mobility. We asked our friends, colleagues, and inspirations what they could give a talk on for 40 minutes with no notes and no preparation, and they delivered. $10-30 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donations this week benefited the Trans Entertainment Guild and the Opulent Mobility accessibility fund.

Find out more at www.opulentmobility.com/genius-teatime.html