Christine Quintana

Pronouns: She/Her

Born in Los Angeles to a Mexican-American father and a Dutch-British-Canadian mother, Christine is now a grateful visitor to the Unceded Coast Salish Territories. As an actor, Christine has recently played in The Coyotes (Caravan Farm Theatre), Marine Life (Ruby Slippers Theatre), Yoga Play (Gateway Theatre), East Van Panto (Theatre Replacement and The Cultch). Playwriting highlights include Delinquent Theatre’s Never The Last (co-created with Molly MacKinnon) winner of a Significant Artistic Achievement Award, and Selfie (commissioned by YPT in Toronto), winner of a Dora Award for Outstanding TYA Play, and the Sydney Risk Prize for Outstanding Script. Christine is a Siminovitch Protégée Prize winner for playwriting, and is currently Playwright in Residence at Tarragon Theatre. She is a proud founding member of the Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition, and holds a BFA in Acting from UBC.

Website: christinequintana.ca
Twitter: @christinequinty