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# Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley speaks in Ann Arbor
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/danielle-brathwaite-shirley-brings-her-archive-to-ann-arbor/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-13T00:11:19.000Z
- Description: The Penny Stamps series puts the game designer on the Michigan Theater stage Thursday at 5:30 p.m., free, to talk storytelling and resistance.
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Events, Art, Independent Games, United States, #radar-item, #events-past

Event details

When

Thu., Nov. 5, 2026, 5:30 p.m.

Where

Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, Mich., for the University of Michigan Penny Stamps Speaker Series

Cost

Free and open to the public

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley speaks at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 5:30 p.m. for the University of Michigan's [Penny Stamps Speaker Series](https://stamps.umich.edu/penny-stamps-speaker-series?ref=killscreen.com). The talk covers games as tools for storytelling and resistance, per [the announcement](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfP0ywRmFIs/?ref=killscreen.com). It is free and open to the public.

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Brathwaite-Shirley’s preview of **The Eyes Under the Sky*, from the game’s announcement.

Brathwaite-Shirley makes participatory games that archive the stories of Black trans people. Past works include *THE DELUSION*, commissioned by Serpentine Arts Technologies, *THE SOUL STATION* at LAS Art Foundation in Berlin and *THE REBIRTHING ROOM* at Studio Voltaire. The most recent release, *The Eyes Under the Sky*, is [a free browser horror game about gender enforcement in public toilets](https://www.killscreen.com/danielle-brathwaite-shirley-releases-the-eyes-under-the-sky/).

The Penny Stamps series brings artists to the Michigan Theater most Thursdays, free of charge. Killscreen has [covered Brathwaite-Shirley's work](https://www.killscreen.com/danielle-brathwaite-shirley/) for years.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/2026/11/dbs-stamps-2.jpg)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/2026/11/dbs-stamps-3.jpg)

Installation views of **Trans & Conditions* at CIRCA, London, 2025, via the announcement.

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