Linnea Valdivia (she/they) is a bicoastal scholar and theatre practitioner. Her specialties include developmental dramaturgy, queer theatre and Latinx theatre. They have artistic credits with: the Lark, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Anthropologists, National Queer Theater, Curious Theatre, Playwrights Realm and New Dramatists. Linnea is most interested in supporting and creating spaces for new work that re-imagine popular cultural narratives, challenge American folklore and explore histories that have undergone relentless historical erasure.