A native of Monroe, Louisiana, Christopher Givens has been living and working in New Orleans for the past 12 years. Along with a fellow University of New Orleans film studies graduate, he ran a film, theatre, and art venue out of a hollowed-out shotgun house, facilitating the production of 21 plays and screening more than 200 films over four years. He is an MFA candidate in theatre design at Tulane University as well as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Community Engagement. He recently adapted and directed a movement-driven piece inspired by Frankenstein in the Tulane sculpture studio and also enjoys collaborating with the dance community. This spring and fall he will be helping to open a new space in downtown New Orleans dedicated to the performing arts called Beaubourg.