Christian Flynn
they
Ridgewood, Queens, NY
performer/creator, theater/comedy
Biography

Christian Flynn (they) is a mixed race Puerto Rican playwright and director in NYC. Their interactive theatre piece, "Gamepiece" was developed in The 2023 Evolution Festival at the Center at West Park and returned there December 2023 and April 2024. His play "everyone in new york is beautiful" is a 2024 O'Neill NPC Semi-Finalist. They've directed for First Kiss Theatre, The Tank, The Spade Collective, etc. He's been seen on stage at The Wilma Theater. They are the artistic director of The Spade Collective.

Plays

[O'Neill 2024 Semifinalist] Two couples navigate polyamory in a fictional town called Brooklyn in the 2020s. The dirtbag left clashes and makes love with the progressive left. No one is safe <3.

Cast:
2F, 2M, 1NB

[T4T thriller] Clarence, transmasc, an addict, bursts through the door. He tries to get Floyd out of the room without telling him he just stole 10,000 dollars from his ex-girlfriend. She hates him — but that's because he's a toxin who ruins lives, not the money thing. A gunshot just blew out his window but if he can get out alive then maybe... just maybe...

Cast:
by Christian Flynn

A woman in the 19th century — maybe the protagonist of a Victorian novel — juggles various suitors. Whenever she gets a letter from the suitor, the playwright comes out on stage and writes it with the audience.

Cast:
1M. 1F
by Christian Flynn

A boy who got his face cheese-grated off by bullies seeks revenge in a town destroyed by a gas fire.

Cast:
Two men. One woman.

Successes

Residency for 2023 Evolution Festival at the Center at West Park