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INTRODUCTION
The art is an invitation to listen closely. Through original theater, documentary film, and collaborative performance, we bring TGI2+ stories into spaces where people can encounter one another beyond headlines and assumptions. The work holds joy, grief, humor, resilience, and the everyday complexity of being human.
Our artists bring their voices and creative practice into that exchange. We value artistic excellence, authentic representation, and fair compensation, alongside the conversations that continue after a performance or screening ends. Whether you come as an audience member, a presenter, a partner, or a supporter, there is a place for you in helping this work reach the next community.
PRODUCTIONS
ORIGINAL STAGE PRODUCTION
LOVELY BOUQUET OF FLOWERS: AN EXPLORATION OF NON-TRADITIONAL GENDER VOICES
Created by Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton and David Hays Gaddas, this original theatrical work brings personal stories into conversation through spoken word, movement, music, and performance. The flower imagery makes room for distinct voices and experiences, inviting audiences to encounter the humanity, complexity, and dignity of trans and gender-expansive lives. The work premiered at the Renberg Theatre in Los Angeles in 2013 and continues through performances, selected excerpts, workshops, and dialogue.
HISTORICAL FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
IN FULL BLOOM... TRANSCENDING GENDER
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This documentary feature carries the theatrical journey onto the screen, bringing performance together with candid personal interviews and historical perspective. It offers audiences another way into the lives and questions at the heart of the work, with opportunities for screenings and facilitated conversation.
ORIGINAL DOCUSERIES · IN DEVELOPMENT
LOVELY BOUQUET OF FLOWERS: THE ANTHESIS TOUR ... AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Our documentary series in development will follow the artists, stories, and community encounters connected with the Anthesis Tour. It will make space for the lives unfolding around the performances, exploring what becomes possible when storytelling travels and people meet one another with curiosity, honesty, and care.
CREDITS
Lovely Bouquet of Flowers: An Exploration of Non-Traditional Gender Voices
Created by Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton and David Hays Gaddas.
Original production
Lovely Bouquet of Flowers received its world premiere on June 23, 2013 at the Renberg Theatre at the Lily Tomlin / Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center (now the Los Angeles LGBT Center).
The production was directed by David Hays Gaddas, with production design by Gary Lee Wolf, costume design by John Shea, choreography by Anthony Spencer, and original musical score by Shane Ivan Nash.
Original cast
Hibiscus: Nika Breeskin
Baby’s Breath (Felix): Destin Fox
Rose #1 (Luisa): Maria Louise Roman
Rose #2 (Jacqueline): Gizelle Joslyn Messina
Rose #3 (Jessica): Daniea Phillips
Rose #4 (Carmen): Nadia Milan
White Carnation (Ms. Karnayshun): Lana Houston
St. John’s Wort (Dr. Leroi): Skip Pipo
Sweet William (Claude): Jaguar Busuego St. Claire
Amaryllis: Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton
Forget-Me-Not: Hugo Braham
Dahlia: Maria Louise Roman
Wild Blue Lupine (Ora): Helen Wong
Sensitive Plant (Henry): Skip Pipo
Pomegranate #1: Nadia Milan
Pomegranate #2: Gizelle Joslyn Messina
Pomegranate #3: Daniea Phillips
Pomegranate #4: Lana Houston
Poppy (Erica): Bramyla Wilson
Larkspur (The Angel): Simonne Simmons
Borage (Rev. “B”): Shane Ivan Nash
Current cast
ChiChi Charlas: Baby’s Breath (Felix); Hyacinth #2
Veronica Yvett Fernandez: Rose #1 (Luisa); Dahlia
Jade Ali: Rose #2 (Jacqueline); Poppy (Erica)
Dani Kay: Rose #3 (Jessica); Pomegranate
Joie Gyondla: Rose #4 (Carmen); Borage (Rev. “B”)
Perce Alvarez: Sweet William (Claude); Trick or Treat
Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton: Amaryllis; Hyacinth #1
Jia Miramontes: Wild Blue Lupine (Ora)
LZ Love: Larkspur (The Angel)
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton
Co-creator, performer, and community advocate
Jazzmun Nichcala Crayton has built a career that bridges the worlds of entertainment and advocacy. As a celebrated actress, Jazzmun has appeared in numerous television and film roles, including Clean Slate with Laverne Cox, Roseanne, The Closer, The Wayans Brothers Show, the CSI franchise, the box-office hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and a starring role in Punks, the groundbreaking Black gay romantic comedy that premiered at Sundance in 2000. Beyond the screen, Jazzmun is a dedicated advocate for equity and justice. She currently serves as Associate Director at Access Prevention Advocacy Intervention and Treatment (APAIT), where she develops and oversees programs serving historically marginalized and underserved communities. Her civic leadership extends to the City of Los Angeles Transgender Advisory Council, where she works to shape policy and legislation that advance the empowerment of transgender communities, particularly around inclusive housing and employment opportunities. Jazzmun is also the co-producer of the stage play Lovely Bouquet of Flowers and its companion documentary In Full Bloom. Both works explore the beauty, resilience, and complexity of living as a person of trans experience in America.
David Hays Gaddas
Co-creator and director
David Hays Gaddas is a Los Angeles-based actor, director, writer, and creative activist whose work bridges performance and purpose. Trained across classical and contemporary forms with a B.A. in Theatre from Middlebury College, where he earned an Irene Ryan nomination for his portrayal of Solyony in Chekhov's Three Sisters, David deepened his craft through intensive Meisner Technique study at Playhouse West and The Cohen Acting Studio under Robyn Cohen. Stage credits include Piaf at Olney Theatre Center for the Arts and participation in A Streetcar Named Desire at The Kennedy Center, both formative milestones in a performance career that also includes his role as Bradford Westfall III in Welcome Home, Soldier at Playhouse West Repertory Theatre. As a director, David's all-female, anti-war production of Henry V enjoyed an extended run at The Next Stage in Hollywood. He currently co-stars in and serves as Associate Producer for The Cohen Acting Studio's production of What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck, with recent performances at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum and Electric Lodge in Venice. In film, he has collaborated on a wide range of independent projects, including The Interview directed by Nicolas Bordage, which screened at the Directors Guild of America, and he co-created the documentary feature In Full Bloom... Transcending Gender. He is thrilled to be bringing Lovely Bouquet of Flowers back to life with Jazzmun and their wonderful cast.
ChiChi Charlas
Performer
ChiChi Charlas (any/ChiChi) is a Gender-Expansive, Queer, Mexican-American raised in Mexico and rooted in Los Angeles. ChiChi is a City Commissioner, community advocate, and cultural strategist whose work bridges policy, storytelling, and joyful public life. As part of the City's LGBTQ+ Commission, specifically through its community engagement work, ChiChi helps shape conversations and initiatives that center equity, belonging, and the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ communities. As an experience creator and host, ChiChi designs immersive, community-centered gatherings that celebrate Queer, Transgender, and Latine brilliance while fostering spaces for healing, dialogue, and collective imagination. Their work spans LGBTQ+ organizations across Southern California, where ChiChi serves as a consultant, facilitator, and volunteer supporting cultural competency, community engagement, and equity-driven programming. As a drag and makeup artist, ChiChi uses beauty, performance, and digital storytelling to highlight the resilience and creativity of Queer and TGI+ communities. Their Instagram series and interviews spotlight local leaders, artists, and organizers, amplifying stories that deserve to be seen and celebrated. Across every project, ChiChi leads with intention, humor, and heart, building coalitions, nurturing community, and creating experiences that remind people of their power, their joy, and their belonging.
Veronica Yvett Fernandez
Performer
Veronica Fernandez has built a dynamic career that bridges show business and more than a decade of advocacy for the transgender community. An accomplished performer, she has appeared in numerous stage productions and musicals and recently provided voice dubbing for the role of Amar in the Netflix series El Secreto del Río. She serves as Program Manager of the Transgender Health Program at St. John's Community Health, where she leads initiatives advancing recovery, housing stability, employment access, legal advocacy, and culturally responsive care for transgender women of color and gender diverse communities. She also facilitates TARA, Trans Addressing Recovery and Addiction, and delivers transgender cultural competency and LGBTQ+ workplace trainings across Southern California. Veronica serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Transgender Health Housing HIV Equity Project, ensuring research reflects lived experience. As a proud Trans Latina woman, she champions visibility and uses storytelling to elevate trans voices and drive systems change.
Jade Ali
Performer
Jade Ali is a trans Filipina-Mexican grassroots organizer and artist originally from Carson, California. She is a freelance model, actress, showgirl, and certified mermaid currently residing in the South Bay. Through Jade's 3+ years of experience in grassroots organizing for LGBTQ+ communities of color, she has developed a burning desire to utilize performance art and storytelling as a creative outlet to foster collectivism towards these underserved communities through a lens of mutual aid. After being cast in the role of "Poppy," Jade is grateful to utilize her trauma and intersectional identities as the root of creating catharsis and connection alongside other TGI community members in The Anthesis Tour.
Dani Kay
Performer
Dani Kay began her career at the legendary drag club The Queen Mary in Studio City. She is a transgender artist who has worked and performed in most drag shows in Southern California, as well as in film and TV, for the last twenty years. She holds the title of Miss Southern California Continental 2025 and competed in Miss Continental 2026. You can currently catch her at brunch at Hamburger Mary's West Hollywood. Dani married her husband in 2009.
Joie Gyondla
Performer
Joie Gyondla is a proud and out Trans woman in her fifties. As an activist, she has been fighting the stigma of HIV/AIDS since the early 1990s. She is also an advocate for recovery from substance use disorders and a member of the sober community here in Los Angeles. Joie has been performing since the age of 11, when she started training in classical ballet at Chicago City Ballet with the Tallchiefs, and with Ruth Page in Chicago. She went on to dance on Broadway in "CATS" and toured the country in several national tours. During that moment in time, gender roles were very definitive, and after being stifled and told boys dance boys' roles, Joie packed her identity away for a long time. After years of self-loathing, dysphoria, and addiction, she was finally able to unpack her internalized transphobia and allow herself the freedom to live authentically. And what a beautiful gift it has been. Today Joie uses her privilege and platform to advocate for Queer identities, support queer youth struggling with addiction and mental health, and empower Trans folks of all ages to find their joy and celebrate authenticity. Never let anyone dull your light!
Perce Alvarez
Performer
Perce is a Los Angeles based digital artist and performer with a dedication to telling LGBTQ+ and Latine stories through a variety of mediums. With an emphasis on academic research and community engagement, his work constantly approaches production in film, theatre, video art, and game design through analytical perspectives and collective engagement. Whether it's as a creator, performer, or activist, Perce's work is always fueled by the goal of encouraging conversations, embracing community, and making you question what the heck life is about.
Jia Miramontes
Performer
Through the Department of Public Health, Jia is an advocate for the well-being of the TGI (Trans/Gender Nonbinary/Intersex) community. Additionally, Jia volunteers as a Reentry advocate responding to those in the LGBTQI2-S community who are impacted by incarceration or simply justice involved. Having served with the Transgender Service Provider Network and the LA City Transgender Advisory Council, Jia hopes to actively create progressive and inclusive change in policy for TGI identities with a focus on proper gender affirming care. As the actor Gia Ryan, they have played several sex workers, and as a dancer, they have performed with various dance companies on many stages around LA and CA. Jia also sings with the Trans Chorus of LA and forever supports gender and sexual diverse artistic expression.
LZ Love
Performer
LZ Love is a Chicago native trans woman. LZ started her career as a gospel singer in church at the age of eight and received her professional break at 16, singing background for the late disco diva Sylvester. She continued her music journey in Europe, recording countless dance singles that charted as high as #2 in Texas. She lived in Austin, Texas for 10 years, built a large fan base, and became the first Black transgender woman to receive a proclamation from Mayor Will Wynn. Now making Los Angeles her home, she is a favorite performer who has received countless awards and grants, including the WeHo Legend Rainbow Key Award, an award from the City of Los Angeles Office of the Assessor, and the Connie Norman President's Award. People, make some noise for Ms. LZ Love!
8TPS Choir
Ensemble collaborator
8TPS Choir contributes a collective voice to Lovely Bouquet of Flowers as Larkspur (The Angel).