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.
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.
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).
UPCOMING EVENTS
SAFE SANE CONSENSUAL
april 25-27 at highways
an accidental death. an epic romance. set in the 1990s lesbian bdsm subculture of san francisco, SAFE SANE CONSENSUAL is a staged reading of a new play by bayla travis, editor of on our backs. directed by carly dw bones, starring lindsay coryne, and produced by gina young.
AGE PLAY
may 25 at the lgbt center
AGE PLAY is the staged reading of a new play by gina young. ME is a 40-something lesbian. YOU is in their early 20s and nonbinary. The clash of ages and generations proves no match for their attraction, and what erupts is an "unproduceable" play because it is so radically, unabashedly devoted to centering the desires of queer women and nonbinary people.
