Christian Jay Santiago

MFA design candidate in the Theatre Arts Department at the University of Iowa.

BA in Fine Arts - Theatre from the University of Guam, where he was the scenic designer for Twelve Angry Men, Mother Courage, and Fences. Additionally, he has been the scenic designer for 5 children’s summer theatre camp productions, most recently Forgiven: A Fairy Tale.

Although his experience has mainly revolved around scenic design, he is excited to try his hand at both lighting and costume design and sees himself being involved in many different aspects of theatrical production throughout his career. He hopes to bring the skills and knowledge he is acquiring here at the University of Iowa back to his island home in order to help foster the new generation of creative artists of Guam and the Pacific.