Christina Traister

Mid-Michigan
(310) 213-2558
traimez@aol.com

Certified Teacher,
Fight Director

Member since: 1994

Christina is currently an Assistant-Professor of Classical Acting, Voice and Stage Combat at Michigan State University, teaching in the MFA, BFA and BA programs of the theatre department. Prior to relocating back to her home state of Michigan, she was a San Francisco based actor for twelve years. She has professionally acted and fight directed at such theaters as the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival and BoarsHead Theatre. Additional teaching and fight directing venues include the American Conservatory Theater, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, North Carolina School of the Arts: SSISC, University of San Diego, University of California-Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Additional regional theatre acting credits include Carmel Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare at Stinson and Center Repertory Company. Christina holds an MFA in acting from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and a BFA in acting from the University of Michigan.