Directed by Janelle Zapata Castellano

Sound design by Rachel Brees

Music from Miss Olithea

Featuring Dariel Angeles, Tori Ashley Matos, Daniel A. Drew, Tanya Perez, Mel Nieves, and Danny Newman

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.

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