Artist Bio

Kristina Valada-Viars

(Bio as of October 2016)

Kristina Valada-Viars returns for her fourth season of A Christmas Carol. Her Chicago credits include The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence (Theater Wit), The Diary of Anne Frank (Writers Theatre), The Great God Pan (Next Theatre), Completeness (Theater Wit), Time Stands Still (Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Jeff Award nomination) and Pony (About Face Theatre). She served as an understudy in the Broadway cast of August: Osage County. Ms. Valada-Viars’ other New York credits include Monstrosity (13P), Love Drunk (Abingdon Theatre Company), The Music Teacher (New Group) and 516 (New York International Fringe Festival). Her film and television credits include Molly’s Girl (Best Actress in a Feature, Iris Prize Film Festival), The Door in the FloorBlackBox, ShamelessLaw & Order: CI and Animal Husbandry.