Christian St. Croix News

Christian St. Croix received the 2024 Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award, honoring playwrights who have forged their own paths and taken artistic risks, with finalists Aimee Chou and Robert Alexander Wray. Learn more about St. Croix and about the award.

MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA, a whip smart and heartfelt play by Christian St. Croix produced in its L.A. premiere by Rogue Machine Theatre, argues that in the present, monsters and human beings aren’t easily distinguishable from each other.  Monsters can take human form and vice versa. I guess that’s the…uh…the Thing?

Currently at Rogue Machine, the Los Angeles Premiere of Christian St. Croix’ Monsters of the American Cinema, which just opened April 6, 2024, at the Matrix Theatre. Rogue Machine’s producing artistic director John Perrin Flynn directs the cast of Kevin Daniels and Logan Leonardo Arditty. John took some time out of his very busy schedule to answer a few of my queries.

Rogue Machine Theatre starts off their 2024 season with the West Coast premiere of Juan José Alfonso’ Middle of the World opening January 27, 2024, at the Matrix Theatre. Guillermo Cienfuegos directs the cast of Cheryl Umaña, Christian Telesmar, Leandro Cano, Jennifer Pollono and Dan Lin. Guillermo managed to spare some time out of his multi-tasking to answer a few of my queries.

Cygnet Theatre has revealed its lineup of playwrights for the 2023 Bill and Judy Garrett Finish Line Commission. In partnership with the UCSD MFA Playwriting Program, the commission supports Cygnet's commitment to new theatrical works, written by groundbreaking local playwrights as well as nationally recognized playwrights. 

Things are cooking again at Kitchen Theatre Company as the 33rd season sizzles to life with MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA. Written by Christian St. Croix and directed by Rachel Lampert, this haunting tale will play from September 20 to October 1.

When his husband dies suddenly, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself the guardian of both the Good Time Drive-In movie theatre and his husband's white teenage son, Pup. Bonded by their shared love of classic monster movies, Remy & Pup's relationship is put to the test when Remy discovers troubling footage on Pup's video camera. Can Remy save Pup from the monster he's becoming?

Starting in August, the Know invites you to dive into live theatre in ways you've never experienced it before: from a black comedy about a rising tide of fascism, to a heartening affirmation of the boundless love of the father-son bond, to a bittersweet romance of a love soured by the relentless pursuit of unattainable ideals, the Know is ready to take you on life-changing quests around the city and across the stars.

Prologue Theatre's next production, Monsters of the American Cinema by Christian St. Croix, explores the definition of family, coming-of-age challenges, and the fun of classic films in this regional premiere presented at the Atlas Performing Arts Center July 20 - August 6, 2023.

Kitchen Theatre Company has announced the 2023-24 Mainstage Season. Ithaca's bold, intimate, and engaging 98-seat Equity theater enters its 33rd year with an exciting lineup of plays. 

ArtsWest's fourth production of its 2022-2023 Season, Christian St. Croix's ZACH, will be directed by Seattle's own Sara Porkalob, creator of the critically-acclaimed DRAGON CYCLE and star of Broadway's 1776. ZACH, a hilarious and affecting satire on the 90s teen sitcom, plays at ArtsWest May 3 through May 28, 2023.

Diversionary Theatre announces the cast and creative team for its production of Monsters of the American Cinema by Christian St. Croix, directed by Desireé Clarke.  

Devised and performed by Jimmy Award Winner Gloria Alcalá (they/them), AN ENDLESS SHIFT pays tribute to everyday heroes — five frontline healthcare professionals confronted with what would become the longest shift of their lives.

Diversionary Theatre has announced its 2022/2023 season: the legacy revival The Mystery of Irma Vep (December 2022), by Charles Ludlam and directed by Matt M. Morrow; the American Premiere of The High Table (February/March 2023), by Temi Wilkey, directed by Bibi Mama; and more.

Scripps Ranch Theatre concludes their 42nd Season with the return of the dynamic Out On A Limb - New Plays From America’s Finest City, a festival featuring brand-new original short plays. 

For a play to be a truly satisfying journey we need compelling characters, conflict between those characters and some kind of resolution to the conflict where the characters grow or are richer for the experience. And while ArtsWest’s World Premiere of Christian St. Croix’s “Monsters of the American Cinema” certainly has the first two elements it lacks the third making for an unsatisfying evening.

Christian St. Croix's MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA will make its world premiere at ArtsWest in West Seattle on January 27, running through February 20.

ArtsWest has announced their 2021-2022 season WHEN WE WAKE, with six productions – three world premieres and three Seattle premieres – featuring plays by innovative and original new voices in the American theater.

Cleveland Public Theatre has announced An Extraordinary Love (three short plays in progress), a Zoom Reading directed by Nicole Sumlin.

Prologue Theatre has launched their new workshop program, FOREWORD: A New Works Series. FOREWORD is structured as a series of two-week intensive, virtual workshops during which playwrights are paired with a director, actors, and a stage manager who will help to further develop their play.