Raised just outside of Charlotte, NC, Quinn Xavier Hernandez is a theatremaker currently residing in Atlanta, GA. Their two favorite books-turned-movies of all time are MATILDA and THE HELP; as a playwright, their work is interested in the spectrum between the two. Their play, MOMMA, was originally developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center during their time with the National Theater Institute. It has gone on to receive development through Working Title Playwrights' masterclasses and the competitive Ethel Woolson Lab series. Their short plays STORM CLOUDS FOR LONELY HEARTS and EAT YOU ALIVE have been featured at the ImproStudio in Los Angeles through the Wishbone Theatre Collective and at the Atlanta Mask Center through the Atlanta AppCo Alumni Association, respectively. When not writing, Quinn can often be found in the director’s chair; their most recent directorial credits include HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (Clemson Players), AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN (Theatre Unhinged), HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON (Warehouse Theatre; assistant director), and IN THE HEIGHTS (Glow Lyric Theatre; assistant director). They are currently engaged in the inaugural New Play Development apprenticeship through Working Title Playwrights, Atlanta's premiere New Play Development organization, under the direction of Amber Bradshaw and Rebekah Suella. Quinn received their B.A. in Production Studies in the Performing Arts (Theatre) with a minor in Dramatic Writing from Clemson University in May of 2018. They are also a proud alumnus of the National Theater Institute’s Advanced Playwriting program (Spring 2017).