CHRISTIAN ST. CROIX
PLAYWRIGHT

CONTACT:
saintsriot@gmail.com

AGENT:
Bonnie Davis,
Bret Adams, LTD
bdavis@bretadamsltd.net

HONORS & AWARDS:

  • Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award – Monsters of the American Cinema (2024)

  • Young-Howze Theatre Journal, Stage Writing of the Year – ZACH (2023)

  • Selected Playwright – National New Play Network Convening's Playwrights Slam (2023)

  • Finalist, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference – We Are the Forgotten Beasts (2022)

  • Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize – Monsters of the American Cinema (2021)

SELECTED WORK:

Monsters of the American Cinema

A man becomes the guardian of his late spouse's teenage son, and their bond over classic monster movies is tested when he discovers the teen's involvement in bullying. LA Times critic Charles McNulty calls the play “exhilarating”, praising it for its “grit” and “capacious empathy.”

Productions:

  • Pandora Productions, Louisville, KY (2024)

  • Buffalo United Artists, Buffalo, NY (2024)

  • Rogue Machine Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (2024)

  • Kitchen Theatre Company, Ithaca, NY (2023)

  • Know Theatre, Cincinnati, OH (2023)

  • Prologue Theatre, Washington, DC (2023)

  • Penny Seats Theatre Company, Ann Arbor, MI (2023)

  • Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, CA (2023)

  • Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective, Asheville, NC (2022)

  • ArtsWest Playhouse, Seattle, WA (world premiere, 2022)

Workshops:

  • Prologue Theatre, Arlington, VA (2021)

  • San Diego International Fringe Festival, San Diego, CA (2019)

  • Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, CA (2018)

Readings:

  • Live Arts Theatre, Atlanta, GA (2024)

  • Urbanite Theatre, Sarasota, FL (2021)

ZACH

A satirical comedy skewering 90s teen sitcoms, this play follows two teens of color at a predominantly white high school as they get drawn into the antics of the new kid. The Seattle Times called it a “nostalgic yet probing exploration of belonging.”

Productions:

  • Loud Fridge Theatre Group, San Diego, CA (2023)

  • ArtsWest Playhouse, Seattle, WA (world premiere, 2023)

  • Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (digital premiere, 2020)

Workshops:

  • Boy and Monster, San Diego, CA (2018)

We Are the Forgotten Beasts

Four lost souls find solace in a remote Mojave Desert motel, escaping into the fantastical worlds of their childhoods. A finalist for the O'Neill Playwrights Conference praised for its blend of lo-fi realism and strange wonder.

Workshops:

  • Third Culture Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (2022)

Readings:

  • Cygnet Theatre, San Diego, CA (2023)

  • Garry Marshall Theatre, Burbank, CA (2022)

  • New Village Arts, San Diego, CA (2022)

We Lovers

Under moonlit woods, four neighbors share spellbinding tales of love, horror, and fantasy, weaving homespun magic that transcends time and reality. *Formerly a one-act, now a full length*

Workshops & Student Productions:

  • Short Version - Live Arts Theatre, Atlanta, GA (2024)

  • Short Version - Hollywood Fringe, Hollywood, CA (2024)

  • Short Version - Loud Fridge Theatre Group, San Diego, CA (2024)

  • Short Version - Conundrum Theatre Company, Burbank, CA (2024)

  • Short Version - Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI (2023)

  • Short Version - Adams State University, Alamosa, CO (2023)

  • Short Version - Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, CA (2022)

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