khattieQ (She/He/They) is a performer born and raised in Cupey, Puerto Rico. Nominated Best Actor by readers of the Austin Chronicle in 2024. khattie has been part of the Austin music scene since the late 90s, most notably playing guitar in BLXPLTN and playing the drums in The TunaHelpers. In 2020 they co-created the piece Catalina La O Presenta: Now With Me with Jenny Larson-Quiñones and was awarded the Vancouver Fringe New Play Prize. Catalina La O features original music by khattieQ and Anton Berríos available on all streaming services. Catalina was presented by the Queer Arts Festival in Vancouver and ArsNova’s AntFest in 2022 and Outsider Fest in Austin in 2023. A 2021 Bill Millerd Award recipient from The Arts Club Vancouver. Some of khattie’s professional credits include (2016) Denim Doves, and (2022) Casta for Salvage Vanguard in Austin, TX; (2018) Heaven Born Wind at the University of British Columbia; (2021) I cannot lie to the stars that made me, and (2020) Be-Longing for the frank theatre in Vancouver, Canada. (2025)I wanna be a fucking princess for Ground Floor Theatre, and Nora for Trinity Street Players in Austin TX. khattie served as Musical Director for Anais West’s AUF, and co-created original music for jkjk’s Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes and Death by Bad Jokes. A member of Emerging Arts Leadership at Belfry Theatre (2021) they served as Associate Producer on Neworld’s Clean (2022). Hosted 2022’s Rumble Theatre’s Untrue Stories series, and co-curated Interplay Festival from 2021 to 2024. khattie loves karaoke. And yes they played a pharmacist in a Walgreens commercial. What’s next? Let’s go!
photo by Minerva Villa
BLXPLTN
khattieQ on drums
khattieQ on drums
khattieQ on drums