Monisa Brown

Tacoma Washington native Monisa Brown will take you on a comedic roller coaster with an off-beat, absurdity sure to split your sides with laughter. Monisa has contributed her distinctive stylings in the standup and sketch comedy communities. She is creator and head producer of QTPOC Is Not A Rapper, a Queer Trans and POC focused curated comedy open-mic and showcase, a co-producer of the Comedy Nest, and has appeared in Portland’s Minority Retort, the PNW Black Comedy Festival, and Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival.

Rising Up: The Art of Protest, Resistance, and Celebration

by Monisa Brown | May 16, 2017

Last Thursday Gay City Arts premiered a play entitled Rising Up, a work that openly condemns gentrification and displacement in the Central District by sharing the QTPOC experience and the importance of chosen family. The debut work from playwrights Sara Rosenblatt and Ebo Barton, directed by Barton along with Neve Andromeda Mazique-Bianco, depicted an honest and personal representation of the QTPOC experience in Seattle.

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