Pride on the Hill Award Winner: Jo Michael Rezes

The Pride on the Hill honors students who, through community involvement, artistic expression, written work or scientific research, have contributed the most to an understanding at Tufts of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trans identities during the preceding academic year.

Jo Michael Rezes (PhD candidate in Theatre and Performance Study) is a scholar and artist whose contribution to researching and making theatre about queer, non-binary, and trans lives is exceptional. Jo developed a Tedx Tufts talk about the relationship between gender and theatre, and directed a powerful virtual performance of the Trans Play of Remembrance to honor the lives and legacies of trans people. Their thesis and dissertation projects show an unwavering commitment to celebrating the lives of LGBT people and building community across difference.