Christine Quintana Explained

Christine Quintana
Nationality:	Canadian

Christine Quintana is a Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director from Vancouver, British Columbia,^[1] whose play Selfie was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2021 Governor General's Awards.^[2]

Selfie premiered on stage in 2018,^[3] before being published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2020.

Quintana was the recipient of the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre's Protégé Award in 2017.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Janet Smith, "Rising local playwrights Christine Quintana and Norman Yeung send Tremors into digital space". The Georgia Straight, August 8, 2018.
2. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2021/10/14/rachel-cusk-among-fiction-finalists-for-governor-generals-literary-awards.html "Rachel Cusk among fiction finalists for Governor General’s Literary Awards"
3. Martha Schabas, "Review: Selfie is a modern morality play that tackles weighty subjects". The Globe and Mail, April 27, 2018.
4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/playwright-marcus-youssef-wins-100k-siminovitch-prize-1.4389318 "Playwright Marcus Youssef wins $100K Siminovitch Prize"