Socks Whitmore
Socks Whitmore theythemtheirs is a Los Angelesbased agendergender nonconforming performer creative and storyteller In their early days as a vocalist they performed with the NAfME national honors choir and the Honors Performance Series in renowned spaces such as the Grand Ole Opry Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House Theyve originated roles on stage in productions like the immersive show Stardust the ballet operetta Children Cannot Sleep and the new musical The Bully Problem as well as their own original works and on screen theyre known for their performances in The Magical Christmas Tree Blue Belt and Baby Cat You can hear their VO skills across the internet in audio dramas Georgie Romero Is Done For The Sheridan Tapes Life with Leoh video games Detour Bus Cryptid Crew Georgia audiobooks the Narwhal Jelly series This Is Our Rainbow Blood City Rollers and over 20 different animated shorts Socks creative work as a musician and wordsmith spans from live performance to digital media to print including audio dramas narrative design for games poetry short fiction opeds and more They have been produced by New Musicals Inc Overtone Industries and Feminist Fairytales and published by Translash Media the American Composers Forum Sappho Small Talk blog and Queer Quarterly magazine among others They specialize in book lyrics and music for original music theater such as their work on Marrow Original Vision Selection 2022 We Are Here NMIs New Voices Project winner 2019 and Back to One A Coming of Self Musical CalArts 50th Anniversary Alumnx Showcase 2023 In addition to acting singing and writing Socks serves as a neuroqueer educator director producer and consultant Socks is a cofounder of the gender expansive vocal group 8TPS a queer events producer at Prismaticone a leader at the transled indie Bolero Game Studio and the recipient of Celebration Theatres 2024 Vibrant Voice award They are a graduate of the Beth Morrison Projects Producer Academy and hold a BFA PerformerComposer degree from CalArts with minors in Digital Arts and Creative Writing
