#Albert Cashier

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I made this piece in honor of all the queer folks that came before us, especially the gender nonconforming ones. Many are not famous or well known, and that is on purpose. It hangs on my wall.

People mentioned here: Billy Tipton, Murray Hall, Charley Parkhurst, Joseph Israel Lobdell, John Smith and James Pratt, Mademoiselle de Beaumont, Lili Elbe, Kuchek Hanem, We'wha, Olha Koby Iianska, Akiko Uosano, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, Bayard Ruston, Yukio, Arthur Berloget, Bowery Queen, Zimri Lim, Ela, Sylvia Brake, James Clay, Albert Cashier, Public Universal Friend, Jack Bee Garland, Mary Jones, Thomas Hall, Boulton and Park, Sammy Williams, Nell Pickerell

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ALBERT UPDATE! See our last Tumblr Post and DM Keaton at his website for special COAC Cool Kid / Possum Buddy stuff in honor of our short production in LOS ANGELES. Everyone on #TeamTumblr will get to see it one way or another! Keaton promises!

[nickysfacts]

Albert was dunking on Confederates and challenging Gender norms before it was cool!

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[decaffeinatedmisery]

Some Cool Facts I learned from Queer, There, and Everywhere: 27 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager:

Bisexuality and polyamory were the norm in Han Dynasty China, with many empowers having a female wife and an official male companion. It only ended because Emperor Ai of Han had wanted his male partner, Dong Xian, to succeed the throne.

Queer people had their in own country in Oceania from 2004-2017: The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands

Abe Lincoln had a male “intimate friend” called Joshua Fry Speed

Albert Cashier was a trans Irish immigrant who fought for the Union. His fellow soldiers from the Ninety-Fifth made sure he was buried as a man

Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok were lovers, their correspondances shared after their deaths.

[tommy-288]

American Civil War + Glory (1989) Memes

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I commented about it in the previous post but I shall more officially promote The Civility of Albert Cashier! It's a musical about Albert Cashier, a real-life trans soldier from the American civil war (on the right side of that, don't worry) and it's got some great Americana music and a very sweet friendship/romance and there is transphobia but they cast the transphobic villain with a trans woman and it's a small part of the overall storyline so at least for me it didn't take away from my overall enjoyment. Most productions have made an effort to cast Albert with actors who aren't women but they have mostly been quite small productions so it's understandable they haven't always been able to find someone. The story has two storylines with the main one of Albert and his friends in the army and the second with middle-aged Albert in a mental institution. Iirc two of the three writers are trans. Overall it's really great and if any of you guys like biographical/historical musicals this is a really good one. I'm not sure if he'll respond but the creator made this post https://www.tumblr.com/albertcashiershow-blog/187213920107/hey-possum-buddies-sorry-for-being-lazy-on?source=share about how you can email him to get the proshot (or you might have to pay $10 for it? I can't remember exactly but I think they had some way to get it a while back if you paid). The tumblr account hasn't been active in a while but there's some good stuff there. There's also a cast recording but I would the proshot if you have the choice because there are enough non-musical scenes you'd be missing a lot just listening to the album. A few of the songs are filmed and on youtube too, if anyone wants to check those out first!

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I commented about it in the previous post but I shall more officially promote The Civility of Albert Cashier!

It's a musical about Albert Cashier, a real-life trans soldier from the American civil war (on the right side of that, don't worry) and it's got some great Americana music and a very sweet friendship/romance and there is transphobia but they cast the transphobic villain with a trans woman and it's a small part of the overall storyline so at least for me it didn't take away from my overall enjoyment.

Most productions have made an effort to cast Albert with actors who aren't women but they have mostly been quite small productions so it's understandable they haven't always been able to find someone.

The story has two storylines with the main one of Albert and his friends in the army and the second with middle-aged Albert in a mental institution. Iirc two of the three writers are trans. Overall it's really great and if any of you guys like biographical/historical musicals this is a really good one.

I'm not sure if he'll respond but the creator made this post https://www.tumblr.com/albertcashiershow-blog/187213920107/hey-possum-buddies-sorry-for-being-lazy-on about how you can email him to get the proshot (or you might have to pay $10 for it? I can't remember exactly but I think they had some way to get it a while back if you paid). The tumblr account hasn't been active in a while but there's some good stuff there.

There's also a cast recording but I would the proshot if you have the choice because there are enough non-musical scenes you'd be missing a lot just listening to the album. A few of the songs are filmed and on youtube too, if anyone wants to check those out first!

[genderkoolaid]

from Ghost Boy, the first song in The Civility of Albert Cashier; a trans-produced musical about Civil War soldier Albert Cashier who fought for the Union and lived most of his life as a man until he was outed in old age and forcibly detransitioned. Young Albert is played by actor Dani Shay (they/them) and the music was done in part by musician Joe Stevens (he/him). The entire show can be watched (without captions) here.

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Colony Theatre Burbank Instagram Story Sept 8, 2024

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COAC Updates~!!

Hey Possum Buddies! Keaton here!

Sorry for the radio silence. Very much just overwhelmed with social media and missing the COAC tumblr-community the most though.

A handful of "COAC Cool Kids" have been asking for our script and old Chicago video to watch the show and do captions, but we've actually been working for the past three years with some amazing artists, activists, directors and dramaturgs to develop the show even MORE and have found new characters, new scenes, and an even better reflection of Albert's story that we're so excited to share and help him be remembered the way Albert would want.

To that end, I have a video recording of our latest private reading that I can share with anyone who messages me. And Once we begin production, can even share our script when we open in Los Angeles for a 4-week run on August 31st. Anyone on Tumblr can message me personally (if you can, use my website so I find it the fastest - keatonwooden.com) and I promise to get y'all at least discount tickets and anything cool and special I can muster.

We love ya'll so much, me especially. thank you for teaching an old man (is 36 old?!) how to find an online fandom and community. We love you all so much, you are the original possum buddies.

[trans-peterpan]

If I had a nickel for every time I was hyper fixated on a musical that I thought a good number of people knew about but turned out to be so niche that finding a bootleg is nigh impossible, I would have 2 nickels.

[doyouknowthismusical]

[noxexistant]

bill: [trying to pay for something with his apple wallet watch while it’s playing up]

albert: [stuck behind him in line holding a handful of loose change he’s planning on passing off as enough] alright, inspector gadget, hurry it up.

[tommy-288]

I just wanna go to a pride parade dressed as Albert D. J. Cashier :(

[unproduciblesmackdown]

asia kate dillon as albert cashier in good men wanted at powerhouse theater in 2017

[theridgebeyond]

texted my family the dates for the Civil Wat encampment at the museum I volunteer at, bc I’m joining their infantry to rep the ladies who fought in the Union Army, and for long enough to hit “send” I had the balls to mention the trans adjacent/equivalent men who also fought…

I’m not not going to mention whenever I can that trans people do exist and have always existed, but it still makes my insides buzz when it has to do with my family.

[waffle-bubbles]

Please go watch this musical now. It's about a trans civil war soilder.