Quinn Xavier Hernandez

Biography

QUINN XAVIER HERNANDEZ is a theatremaker currently residing in Atlanta, GA (originally from Charlotte, NC). Their play, MOMMA, was originally developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center during their time with the National Theater Institute. It has gone on to receive development through Working Title Playwrights' masterclasses and the competitive Ethel Woolson Lab series. Their short plays STORM CLOUDS FOR LONELY HEARTS, EAT YOU ALIVE, and YOU ARE GOING TO DO AMAZING THINGS have been featured at the ImproStudio in Los Angeles through the Wishbone Theatre Collective; at the Atlanta Mask Center through the Atlanta AppCo Alumni Association; and virtually through Actor's Express, respectively. They are overjoyed to rejoin Actor's Express after having last written episode 3, 'This Side of Nowhere' for the New Play Podcast CROSSROADS. Quinn originated Working Title Playwrights' New Play Development and Production Apprenticeship under the mentorship of Amber Bradshaw and Rebekah Suellau and now serves as the organization's Assistant Managing Director. They are a founding member of The Cultivators, an Atlanta-based new works development organization for theatre and film. Quinn received their B.A. in Performing Arts (Theatre) with a minor in Dramatic Writing from Clemson University in May of 2018 and is a proud alumnus of the National Theater Institute’s Advanced Playwriting program (Spring 2017). To learn more about Quinn's work, please visit their New Play Exchange profile at: https://tinyurl.com/qxhnpx

• Virtual Downstage Monologue Series, Playwright