An outspoken transgender advocate, Laverne Cox is the first trans-woman to produce and star in her own television show, TRANSForm Me, appear on the cover of TIME Magazine [June 9, 2014] and be nominated for an EMMY. She is also the first trans-woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show, Orange is the New Black. She received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for the role of “Sophia Burset.”
A critically acclaimed actress, Cox has won rave reviews for the groundbreaking role of “Sophia Burset,” an incarcerated African American transgender woman. TIME magazine named “Sophia Burset” the 4th most influential fictional character of 2013. She is also a recipient of the Dorian rising star award for Orange is the New Black.
A renowned, in-demand speaker, Cox has taken her empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations to live more authentically all over the country.
Laverne Cox will be speaking at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on April 22, 2015 at 7 PM. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. This event is sponsored by SUBOG, Student Activities, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, the Rainbow Center, the Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center, the Women’s Center, the Asian American Cultural Center, and the African American Cultural Center.
General admission tickets are free for UConn undergraduate students (one ticket per UConn ID) and will be available for pickup at the Jorgensen Box Office from March 23, 2015-April 22, 2015. Tickets will be available to the public (including graduate students, staff, and faculty) at the Jorgensen Box Office for $25 each starting on April 6, 2015 depending on availability.
For more information, contact: Sarah Lindahl in Student Activities at sarah.lindahl@uconn.edu