Gina Young

Gina Young is an American playwright, director, songwriter and performer. She is a new member of The Kilroys. She is a winner of the HUMANITAS/PLAY LA Prize, and the Jane Chambers Award for Playwriting for her play Femmes: A Tragedy. She was previously known for recording and touring with the music and performance art group Team Gina, which disbanded in 2010.

As a performer, Young has been called "hugely talented" and reviews of her performance with the It Gets Better musical said she "captivated the audience with her folksy mezzo sound and easily relatable performance as an actress."

She is also the creator of the popular SORORITY performance salon which has been presented by the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the conceptual project Feminist Acting Class, which has been presented by the Women's Center for Creative Work.Academic Daisy Marsden says, "Young challenges the traditional, hierarchical structure of a learning environment and challenges conventional notions of gender, drawing attention to the oppressive structures in place."

Young's project BUTCH BALLET, presented by REDCAT in the Summer of 2017, is a groundbreaking movement-theater piece created for and with a cast of butch women, trans men and gender nonconforming performers from diverse backgrounds.

• HUMANITAS/PLAY LA Prize
• The Jane Chambers Award for Playwriting
• Finalist, Center Theatre Group's Richard E. Sherwood Award