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Ezra Tozian

Non-binary, SWANA, COVID-conscious performer and advocate.

Ezra Tozian (they/them) is a non-binary, SWANA performer and COVID protections advocate. They've consulted with TCG, theatreWashington, and multiple independent theatres on trans and COVID related issues using a community-focused and trauma-informed lens. Through education and, frankly, exhausting work, they've convinced multiple theatres in the D.C. region to include mask-required performances as part of their accessibility offerings. They were also instrumental in the Helen Hayes Awards becoming gender-inclusive (just in time for multiple non-binary performers to win their awards!). Previous published works include: Challenging the COVID Status Quo and A New Conscious-ness

A group of people standing in a line wearing black face masks.
Essay

How to Negotiate COVID Protections

20 March 2025

COVID protections are essential for many artists to work safely. However, they are not the norm within the theatre industry. Performer Ezra Tozian offers a practical guide for theatre workers to negotiate COVID protections for productions.

Two people in stage blacks wearing masks stand backstage.
Essay

Challenging the COVID Status Quo

29 April 2024

Ezra Tozian, Claudia Alick, and Jon Jon Johnson discuss the need to challenge the status quo of ignoring COVID within the theatre industry and the impact that the lack of care is having on them and other disabled theatremakers. 

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