Christoper Pazdernik

Christopher Pazdernik (any) is a Jeff Award-winning director and producer who has been active in Chicago theatre since 2007. Described as having “a near encyclopedic knowledge of musicals," they were recently named to NewCity Stage’s Players 2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago. In addition to their creative pursuits, Christopher has held staff positions at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Porchlight Music Theatre, Refuge Theatre Project, and most recently, Producing Director at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theater. An openly HIV+ artist, Christopher is also active in AIDS advocacy work, producing the annual benefit concert Belting for Life and leading a team at AIDS Run/Walk Chicago for the past decade. He is currently the Managing Director at Season of Concern.