Christian Henrriquez

Christian D. Henrriquez is a second-year M.F.A. candidate in lighting design at the University of Maryland. As a native Californian, Christian’s work has been seen around the Greater Los Angeles Area at companies like The Chance Theater, The Gem Theater, Project LaFemme, OC-Centric New Play Festival, and more. Most recently, he worked as a stage technician at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim where he worked on various entertainment offerings. Most notably, Christian was a master electrician for the first Villain’s Grove installation for Disney California Adventure’s Oogie Boogie Bash in 2019. 

A proud, queer Salvadoran-American, he has a passion for telling stories of marginalized QTBIPOC communities. Christian is passionate about holding space for and telling stories of intersectional, marginalized communities. His research interests include Latin-American influence on American popular culture, magical realism, and theatre in post-civil war El Salvador. He hopes to use theatre as a tool to inspire and share stories of the strength, love, and resilience of Central American people and their cultures.

In 2020, Christian co-founded Wayward Voices, an initiative of The Wayward Artist to amplify, uplift, and empower BIPOC artists. The initiative manifested as a virtual four-show season, a new play workshop, and a collaboration with California State University Fullerton’s Theatre Artists Union for Student Equity and Diversity. Wayward Voices is currently preparing for its third season of production.

Education:

California State University, Fullerton; BA Theatre Arts (Production/Design Emphasis); BA Communications (Public Relations Concentration); 2018

Professional affiliations:

Christian D. Henrriquez is currently a company member at In The Margin, a service-minded, community-oriented arts and advocacy organization comprised of multifaceted, intersectional creatives and community organizers from around the country.