David Cerda is the co-founder and Artistic Director of HIAH Productions. He’s also the resident playwright. Cerda has written SuperPussy Vixens, Go Faster! Kill!, SCARRIE-The Musical (1998, 2003,2015), Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer (1997-2018), Joan Crawford Goes to Hell, Touched by Jayne Mansfield, The Birds (2001, 2014, 2015), Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical 2001, 2010, 2019, How ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane’ Happened, Caged Dames, The Rip Nelson Halloween Spooktacular, Lady X, and TROGG! A Musical, Sexy Baby, Scream, Queen, SCREAM!, Christmas Dearest, Lady X-The Musical, The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular, The Golden Girls- The Lost Episodes, Vol. 1,, 2, 3, 4, The Golden Girls Holiday Special 1 and 2, The Golden Girls Valentine Edition, The Golden Girls- BEA AFRAID, The Facts of Life- Satan’s School for Girls, The Drag Seed. His plays have been produced throughout the country by discriminating camp aficionados. Cerda has worked around Chicago with A Red Orchid Theater, The New Colony, Corn Productions, The Paper Machete -Alive magazine show, Live Bait, Victory, Lookinglass Theater, Amazon Films, The Facility Theatre, and Court Theatre. He is also the founder of The Joans, a rock band dedicated to giving Joan Crawford a rock and roll voice. He lives in Chicago with his partner Christopher.

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