About

Chris is Southern California native, born in the valley and reared in Orange County to Syrian-Lebanese-Palestinian parents and grew up Byzantine Eastern Rite Catholic. She earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts from Loyola Marymount University and was the first class to open Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre in LA.

In 2012 she premiered her cult character Fancy (a bio-Queen based on the song by Bobbie Gentry) which was was nominated for Best Solo show and won the Veterans for Virgin award at Hollywood Fringe Theatre Festival. In 2014, Fancy returned with a whole new show and won Best Cabaret/Variety for Hollywood Fringe 2014 and the Bitter Lemons Trailer Trash Award.

As a theatre artist, Chris has worked with Cornerstone Theatre Company and originated the role of Young Desiree’ in Making Paradise: The West Hollywood Musical, and then worked with them to mount a series of play readings to promote dialogue about school discipline reform. She has performed with Open Fist Theatre Company playing The Fool in DeLEARious, with Theatre Unleashed originating the role of Linda in Pope! An Epic Musical, REDCAT’s New Works Festival’s Circle Jerk, the West Coast Premiere of Women by Chiara Atik as Marmie (Winner top of Fringe 2015) and many more.