Ep. 82 Quince Questions? Christine Olivas

Christine Ann Olivas

Former homeschooled Fundamentalist. Marketer. Comic, storyteller, writer. Creator: 7 shows. Founder: @offmiccomedyschool

From her Fundamentalist Christian, homeschooled upbringing to her liberal arts education in California, Christine’s life has been a study in extremes. But whether we’re talking organized religion or modern media, Christine insists on asking provocative, important questions about the ideas and practices we take for granted. Especially if they negatively affect women, body image, and sex.

Christine started her arts journey as a fiction writer, with short stories focused on on the intersection of gender, sex, and technology. She gives us complex female characters that are both longing for more and self-isolating in a world that doesn’t seem to understand them or want them to exist. Her short fiction has been published in Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Paper Darts, Breakwater Review, Alternating Current, Aptly, and on Catapult Community. She is also currently working on a full-length book about her life that will combine personal essay and memoir.

When Christine relocated to Philly in 2018, she began studying and performing two new art forms: first-person storytelling and standup comedy. Since then, she has performed on local comedy/storytelling shows (Tell Me a Story, Comedy Incarnate, Story Hole, and Pass the Mic, to name a few) and at established venues in Philly (Punchline, Good Good Comedy Theatre, Philly Improv Theater), Tempe, Las Vegas, and NYC (Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club).

Christine is also a talented, visionary show producer in her own right, creating and hosting comedy shows that equally benefit performers and venues — while thoroughly engaging audiences. After creating Jenkintown’s first comedy showcase, she now hosts “The Afternoon After,” Philly’s first and only daytime open mic. She is also the brain behind and co-producer of “No Mo’ Sexual FOMO,” a monthly experience combining standup and sex education. Since the pandemic began, Christine has quickly pivoted to taking standup comedy online. Already, she has produced and hosted a recurring virtual roast battle called Doomsday, two editions of Fools for Good (which benefits Philly venues, performers and non-profits), and is working on a virtual edition of No Mo’ Sexual FOMO.

Links:

https://www.christinesgotstories.com/

http://www.offmiccomedyschool.com/