https://christinequintana.ca/about-me/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cqheadshot2022.jpgcqheadshot20222026-01-12T17:58:43+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/acting/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/anywherebuthere.jpegAnywhere But HereFebruary 2020, Electric Company Theatre // Performing in the world premiere of Carmen Aguirre's Anywhere But Here was one of the greatest honours of my life. The piece, about a Chilean family in exile traveling across a border of time, memory, and land, was an unbelievable experience that I will remember forever.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/coyotes.jpgThe Coyoteshttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/christine-quintana-and-anton-lipovetsky-photo-by-matt-reznek-v2small.jpgNever The Lasthttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dorothy.jpgEast Van Panto: Wizard of Ozhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yogaplay.jpgYoga Playhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/marinelife.jpegMarine Lifehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1.jpgElbow Room Cafe: The Musicalhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/heahters.jpgHeathers: The Musicalhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2015_04_07-tift-0083.jpgStationary: A Recession-Era Musical https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/the-glass-menagerie-172.jpgThe Glass Menagerie2023-06-20T19:57:40+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/contact/2023-06-13T20:27:54+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/writing/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/clean.jpegcleanhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/elterremoto.jpgEl TerremotoEl Terremoto // Nineteen years have passed since the three Jurado sisters lost their parents, and life seems to continue on in their East Vancouver home. A birthday party, a failed proposal, and a missed connection fill the days and months until an earthquake nearly destroys the city, and brings forward a shocking turn of events. In development with Tarragon Theatre.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/joimage.jpgJoJo // Jo is a 60-year-old alcoholic now eight years sober and ten years estranged from her daughter – once a prominent botanical researcher, Jo is slowly regaining her status at the university that fired her, and joining the dating scene for the first time since her divorce. But strange things keep happening. She wakes up one morning covered in scratch marks – another morning, she is panicked after feeling hung-over despite her sobriety. A mysterious phone call from a person from her past sends her on an urgent quest to find her daughter, as aspects of her research bleed into her personal life in unexpected and life-changing ways. In development with the Belfry Theatre. https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stationary.jpgStationary: A Recession-Era MusicalStationary: A Recession-Era Musical //Under the flourescent lights of real life, social niceties loom large. But in the world of day-dreams, anything is possible. An indie-rock musical. Music by Mishelle Cuttler, Rap Lyrics by Brian Cochrane. Last seen at Talk is Free Theatre in Barrie and The Cultch in Vancouver in April 2015, Winner of the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Musical, Small Theatrehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/selfieimage.jpgSelfieSelfie // originally commissioned from Théâtre la Seizième, French Language premiered in March 2015, nominated for a Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Script, winner of the Sidney Risk Prize for Outstanding Script by an Emerging Playwright. Additional commissioning by Young People’s Theatre, English Language premiere in April 2018https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/goodthingsgraphic.pngGood Things To DoGood Things To Do // A solo performance for one, via a unique, custom built digital platform. For when it’s all a little too much. Workshop premiered at the 2018 rEvolver Theatre Festival and inaugural foldA in Kingston, ON.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cleancollage.jpgCleanClean, Spanish Translation and Adaptation by Paula Zelaya Cervantes// Memories, fantasies, and reality mix on a rainy night at a Cancun resort. Adriana, a hotel floor manager, is reeling from the news of her father’s death. Sarah, a visiting wedding guest, is haunted by events from the past. When a chance incident connects them, the echoes of their pasts and imagined futures collide with the present, in the false paradise of the resort. In Development with Neworld Theatre, podcast produced by Aluna Theatre.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/neverlast-4178web.jpgNever The Lasthttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image2-1.jpgimage2 (1)Brief Encounters: Gastown Edition // I am honoured to be part of the Gastown Edition of Brief Encounters, which will take over Gastown for two nights in September of 2017. https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image1-2.jpgimage1 (2)The Symposium // commissioned by Boca Del Lupo as part of the Performance Corporation’s The Symposium, imagining a retrospective on today’s world taking place 150 years from now. 2022-08-25T13:37:40+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/essays-speaking/2022-06-19T19:22:40+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/about-2/2022-01-15T00:06:37+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/2021/12/21/this-little-light/2021-12-21T21:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2021/06/30/what-we-may-be/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/flowers.jpegflowers2021-06-30T23:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2016/09/05/east-van-love-song/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/image1-1.jpgimage1 (1)2021-06-30T00:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2013/11/02/front-page-test/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ghostlight.jpgghostlighthttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/stationary_selects_edited_-web_sized-33.jpgstationary_selects_edited_ web_sized-33https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/desktopwp1.jpgdesktopwphttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/desktopwp.jpgdesktopwphttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/desktop.jpgdesktop2021-03-15T19:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2020/08/24/little-piece/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/stone.jpgstonehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bridge-1.jpgbridgehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bridge.jpgbridgehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/leaflung.jpgleaflung2020-09-02T15:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2020/03/14/spring-forward-fall-back/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_9825.jpgIMG_98252020-03-14T22:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2018/07/27/the-losing-and-lost/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0599.jpgIMG_05992020-03-14T22:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2019/12/22/the-wicked-stage/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/35f35630-c63c-4bed-85c0-6b57600c71a5-e1577066462971.jpg35F35630-C63C-4BED-85C0-6B57600C71A5https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_1990.jpgIMG_19902020-03-10T19:10:58+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2019/08/14/siminovitch-protegee-prize-acceptance-speech/2019-08-14T17:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2017/11/19/aqui-hogar-and-other-simple-palabras/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_8879-e1511138895390.jpgIMG_8879https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_8584-e1511138862423.jpgIMG_85842017-11-20T02:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2014/02/03/death-of-a-genius/2016-12-21T18:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2016/12/19/the-intermission/2016-12-24T05:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2015/06/24/high-tide/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cq-jessies.pngCQ-Jessieshttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_7591-1.jpgIMG_7591 (1)2016-04-29T07:06:34+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2016/04/21/spring-things/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_6142.jpgIMG_61422016-04-22T04:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2015/10/19/pgc-featured-playwright/2015-11-19T22:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2014/03/27/thank-you-for-coming/2015-06-25T01:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2015/02/03/thought-residency/2015-02-04T00:58:07+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/gallery-2/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ghostlight.jpgghostlightGhost Light, Banff Arts Center, September 2014.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/amanda.jpgMarilyn Norry as Amanda Wingfield, publicity photo for The Glass Menagerie, November 2014https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/castcompositesmall.jpgThe Glass Menageriehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nwtlandlinefront.jpgNWTLandlineFrontPostcard for Landline (a theatrical experience created by Dustin Harvey and Adrienne Wong)https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bestman1.jpgThe Best, ManJohn Voth and Mack Gordon in a publicity photo for The Best, Man. August 2012.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-9.jpgJessie van RijnJessie van Rijn headshot, July 2012.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/learcq11.jpgKing LearSimon Webb as King Lear in the Honest Fishmongers production, February 2012https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_08851.jpgWild HoneyView from the wings of Wild Honey, Theatre at UBC April 2011. Set design by Amanda Larder.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/meaghanheadshot2.jpgMeaghan ChenoskyMeaghan Chenosky Headshot, April 2012https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ohmygod2.jpgOh My GodKarina Palmitesta and Tich Wilson in Oh My God, September 20112015-01-18T20:47:16+00:00weekly0.6https://christinequintana.ca/2014/12/24/another-round/2014-12-29T23:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2014/12/01/self-portrait/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/selfportraitseries.jpgselfportraitseries2014-12-02T19:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2014/06/12/swimming-alone/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4.jpgphoto 4https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1.jpgphoto 12014-06-12T23:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2014/01/24/cdncult-times/2014-01-25T06:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2013/11/02/perfect-harmony/2013-11-03T06:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2013/06/17/under-your-skin/2013-06-18T06:30:34+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/01/04/surviving-the-wicked-stage/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/chekhovclass1.jpgchekhovclass1Us in class. Not pictured: sweat, blood, tears.2012-12-25T03:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/01/09/discipline/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0214.jpgHanukkah Aftermathhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hamsteronwheel.jpgHamster on Wheel2012-12-25T03:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/01/13/the-loneliest-number/2012-12-25T03:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/01/16/ignite-youth-week-reading/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/20110115-114856.jpgIgnite ReadingsKholby and Pippa, actors extraodinare2012-12-25T03:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/01/23/the-kids-are-alright/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/bfaphoto-copy.jpgbfaphoto copyhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/classphoto2.jpgDead Man's Cell Phonehttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/classphoto1.jpgclassphotohttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/classphoto.jpgclassphoto2012-12-25T03:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/02/09/when-it-rains-it-pours/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ourtimeposter.jpgourtimeposter2012-12-25T03:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/03/02/towards-a-humane-theatre/2012-12-25T03:24:19+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/03/12/wild-honey-tech-weekend/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/photo-2.jpgphoto-2Costume racks - note the Justin Bieber poster on the left.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/photo-1-e1299976934366.jpgphoto-1Being good little actors and staying nice and quiet.https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/photo-on-2011-03-12-at-13-26-2.jpgPhoto on 2011-03-12 at 13.26 #2https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wildhoney.jpgwildhoney2012-12-25T03:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/03/18/wild-honey-opening-night/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/picture-107.jpgpicture-107https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0743.jpgIMG_0743https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_0738.jpgIMG_07382012-12-25T03:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/03/26/goodnight-freddy/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wall.jpgwallhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/freddy.jpgfreddy2012-12-25T03:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/04/11/you-are-enough/2012-12-25T03:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/05/01/voter-turnout-and-the-olympic-legacy/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/olympics.jpgolympics2012-12-25T03:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/05/28/the-5-stages-of-audition-anxiety-part-1/2012-12-25T03:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/06/09/upcoming-show-bridge-mix/2012-12-25T03:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/08/05/the-5-stages-of-audition-anxiety-part-2/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bridgemix.jpgbridgemixhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/photo12.jpgphoto(12)2012-12-25T03:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2011/08/26/party-at-my-house/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_3319.jpgIMG_3319This is for Gen's surprise birthday party on Friday and Saturday. The rest of the week I am pretending its an early Happy Birthday for me?https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_3320.jpgIMG_3320This is clearly not what my I normally put up in my room. No, seriously...https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_3312.jpgIMG_3312This is what our fridge looks like right now. Not pictured: Anyone who actually lives here.2012-12-25T03:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2012/02/25/what-ive-learned-the-first-9-months/2012-12-25T03:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2012/05/20/writing-for-the-blank-generation/2012-12-25T03:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2012/06/12/in-two/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/boxersbreak.jpgboxersbreak2012-12-25T03:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2012/03/07/leap-playwrighting-intensive-for-youth-writers-reading-series/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/leap.jpgLEAPLEAP Reading Series - Arts Club Theatre Company, March 2012 // Through the month of March, I joined an amazing group of actors under the guidance of Shawn MacDonald to do readings of new plays by talented high school students. This series finished with a reading of my dear friend Scott Button's new full length play The Hunger Room. I feel so lucky to have taken part in such a fantastic program with some truly inspiring artists.2012-12-25T03:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2012/07/19/the-quiet-place/2012-12-25T03:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.ca/2012/12/23/goodbye-walter/https://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmas-walter.jpgChristmas Walterhttps://christinequintana.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/christmas-walter.jpegChristmas Walter2012-12-25T03:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://christinequintana.cadaily1.02026-01-12T17:58:43+00:00