Justin Huertas (he/him) is an award-winning playwright, composer, lyricist, and actor best known for his original musical Lizard Boy, which first premiered at Seattle Rep and recently ran Off-Broadway with Prospect Theater Company (3 Drama Desk Nominations). His performance as Trevor has earned him regional theatre awards in Seattle, San Diego, and SF/Bay Area. He and Steven Tran composed original music for Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show! podcast. A 2021 Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist, his other works include The Mortification of Fovea Munson based on Mary Winn Heider’s novel (The Kennedy Center), Lydia & the Troll co-created and directed by Ameenah Kaplan (Seattle Rep), and We’ve Battled Monsters Before with Rheanna Atendido (ArtsWest, The Green Room 42).
As a Filipino-American artist-activist who grew up with fables and modern myths like the Power Rangers, Spider-Man, X-Men, and other superheroes, Justin has committed to dismantling and decolonizing American mythos one original musical fairy tale at a time.