Works by Christian St. Croix:
MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA
WE ARE THE FORGOTTEN BEASTS
ZACH
Synopses:
Monsters of the American Cinema – When his husband dies, Remy Washington, a Black man, finds himself both the owner of a drive-in movie theater and a caregiver to his late husband’s straight, white teenage son, Pup. United by their love of classic American monster movies, the two have developed a warm and caring familial chemistry – but their relationship fractures when Remy discovers Pup and his friends have been bullying a gay teen at his school. Told through dueting monologue and playful dialogue, “Monsters of the American Cinema” is a haunting and humorous tale about fathers and sons, ghosts and monsters.
We are the Forgotten Beasts – On a scorching summer evening at a Riverside, California motel, Archie, a gay Black man reaching the ends of several ropes, upends his life (yet again) to save his straight half-brother Nick from the rock bottom of a cross-county bender. As the heat rises and painful memories of their shared pasts begins to surface, the brothers rediscover an imaginary world they’d created together as children. “We Are the Forgotten Beasts” is an indie, epic slice-of-life story about fathers and brotherhood, childhood and the imagination.
ZACH – A satirical comedy that lovingly skewers the popular tropes of the 90s teen sitcom, “ZACH” introduces us to the lives and loves of two teens of color at an affluent, majority-white Southern Californian high school. P.J., a lovesick surfer boy, and Gina, a budding fashionista, are overjoyed when they’re invited into the inner circle of Zach, the white, charismatic, prank-happy new kid at school. But when Zach plans a prank that goes too far, P.J. and Gina must race to stop him before it’s too late – and along the way, learn to see their peers, and themselves, with fresh eyes.
Bio:
CHRISTIAN ST. CROIX is a playwright based in San Diego, CA. He was named a Theatre Worker You Should Know by American Theatre Magazine. The San Diego Union-Tribune has called him “one of the nation’s fastest-rising playwrights, thanks to his ability to write multidimensional characters with wry humor and truth, as well as unique stories told from his perspective as a queer Black writer.” His plays include “Monsters of the American Cinema”, winner of Italy’s Carlo Annoni International Drama Award, “We Are the Forgotten Beasts”, a Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Finalist, and “ZACH”, winner of the 2021 Young-Howze Theatre Award for Best Comedic Writing.