Christian Erben (she/her) is a contract stage manager based in the Twin Cities. She works full time as the Associate Production Manager and Company Manager for Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis, MN. In the Twin Cities, she has worked in various stage/production/company management roles at theaters such as The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Artistry MN, Theater Mu, Lyric Arts, and Lakeshore Players Theatre. 

Christian moved to Minneapolis, MN in the fall of 2022 after living in and around Austin, TX her whole life! She graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX, where she emphasized stage management, performance, and properties. She started out doing theatre as an actor, and was subconsciously stage managing everything and everyone around her, until she discovered that her many annoying gifts could be used for good... Once stage management fell into her lap, she never looked back. She started working professionally as a stage manager in Austin, TX in 2018 and has been in love with management ever since. 

Outside of the Twin Cities, in the summer of 2023, she spent the summer living and working at The Black Hills Playhouse in Custer, SD, where she served as the Stage Manager for Silent Sky and The Drowsy Chaperone, and the Production Manager for 9 to 5. At her home theater in Austin, TX, TexARTS Association, she stage managed shows such as The Last Five Years & The Full Monty, as well as served as the Assistant Stage Manager for their production of Annie. She also made her professional musical debut there as Beadle Bamford in their production of Sweeney Todd.