ABOUT ME

gina young (she/they) is an award-winning writer, director, songwriter, performer, and curator based in los angeles. they have worked nationally and internationally, from The Hammer Museum, MOCA, and REDCAT to punk clubs and gay bars across the US and Europe.

gina's interests include creating queer space, interlacing music, movement and text in new ways, and queering content and form. she is the creator of SORORITY and Feminist Acting Class.

I WRITE AND DIRECT

I am a winner of the Humanitas/PLAY LA Prize, The Jane Chambers Award for Playwriting and a two-time Finalist for Center Theatre Group's Sherwood Award for boundary-pushing theatre artists. My debut screenplay starring A League of Their Own's Roberta Colindrez and directed by Broadway's Whitney White is a winner and finalist at film festivals worldwide. I welcome commission inquiries anytime.

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I TEACH AND COACH

I founded Feminist Acting Class as a series of experiments to see if the form and content of an acting class can both be made feminist. It has been presented everywhere from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference to Directors Lab West. I teach classes in LA and online, and lecture at universities nationwide. I also offer private acting and career coaching.

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I CURATE PERFORMANCE

Active in the lesbian + queer nightlife scene for over 20 years, I currently throw a party called SPORTS BRA in Los Angeles, and curate live performance salons under the name SORORITY, a Los Angeles cult fave that has been presented by venues including the Hammer Museum, the Annenberg Community Beach House, and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).

SORORITY

UPCOMING EVENTS

good clean fun

july 27, 2024 at voxx haus

a night of musical acts, comedians, and dj couples therapy (gina young + sorrell scrutton) at a new warehouse space in glendale

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NOT FUNNY: a night of serious prose

NOT FUNNY's theme is month is FAILURE and it features swan huntley (I Want You More), gina young (ROOM TONE), naz riahi, ali liebegott, canyon carballosa, and rae isla. will sell out--don't miss it!

aug 15 at the lyric-hyperion

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