Bea Cordelia and Daniel Kyri are the creators, producers, directors, and
stars of The T, a new webseries based on their own lives about the
friendship between Jo, a white trans woman from the north side of Chicago,
and Carter, a black queer man from the south side. The show premiered with
a screening last month at the Chicago Cultural Center, where they filmed
part of The T. The Chicago landmark sits across Randolph Street
from where the two first connected almost a decade ago.
In Kyri’s favorite scene, Carter comes to terms with how shame impacts his
sexual health. He shares his HIV status with another queer black man named
Teddy, played by Travis Turner. Upon hearing the news, Teddy moves closer
toward Carter and listens attentively. He provides a caring and sensitive
response, rather than fear or rejection, which gives Carter room to be
emotionally vulnerable with him.
However, they did meet and reconnect, thanks to underground queer art
spaces like Salonathon and the Dojo. Currently, Cordelia and Kyri are
working together on writing pilots for future webseries and continue
performing around the city. Cordelia will be featured in the Fly Honey Show
next month at the Den Theatre and Kyri just finished playing the lead role
in the Gift Theatre’s Hamlet, directed by Monty Cole.
thetwebseries.com
