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FAIR Assistant Director, Fat Ham
Brenda Palestina is a Houston-based director, actor, and teaching artist. Brenda co-curates the Happy Hour Readings with Emma Bacon, a play reading series at Rec Room Arts that celebrates the joy of reading plays, elevates emerging Houston artists, and fosters community among them. Acting credits include: Stages: Panto Alicia in Wonderland (Hortensia); Teatrx: Sexo y Tortillas (Marcia), Don’t Quit (Kendall); The Garden Theatre: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Snout, Cobweb). Directing credits include: Stages: that drive thru monterey; ConcertiaHTX: Cloud Tectonics; Teatrx: The Hummingbird’s Wedding; Octarine Accord: Advance Man (Assistant Director); Happy Hour Readings: Atacama, Override. Teaching artist: Alley Theatre. BFA Acting, University of Houston. brendapalestina.com