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Festival and the Kitchen Theatre; her Wilson Award, the Otis Guernsey New
aria, Revolution Begins in the Bedroom, Voices Award and the Neukom Award in
produced by American Opera Projects Playwriting, nominations for Drama
for their 2021 virtual tour. Alice has an League and NYIT. Gina is a former Core
MFA from The New School and a BA cum Writer with the Playwrights Center, and
laude from Princeton University. She an Alum of EST Youngblood, Page73's
teaches at Augsburg University's Interstate 73, Pipeline Theatre’s
Creative Writing MFA Program and is on PlayLab, New Georges' Audrey
the Creative Writing faculty of The New Residency, the Ingram New Play Lab at
School, where she received the 2020 Nashville Rep and Parsnip Ship's Radio
Distinguished University-Wide Teaching Roots Writer's Group. Gina’s a New
Award. Georges Affiliated Artist and has
Gina Femia is an award- received residencies with Page73,
winning playwright and Powerhouse, NTI at the O’Neill, SPACE
performer whose work on Ryder Farm, and Fresh Ground
Pepper. As a teacher, Gina has worked
has been seen/developed
at The Goodman Theater, with The Playwrights Center, Primary
MCC Theater, Playwrights Stages ESPA, and TDF in addition to
Horizons, EST, Page 73, running independent classes that focus
New Georges, The on writing your first novel as well as
Playwrights Center, CTG, writing autobiographical stories for the
Theater of NOTE, Rivendell Theater, stage. Gina's debut YA novel, Alondra
Cape Cod Theater Project, was named a Best Book for Teens in
Bag&Baggage, Mirrorbox Theater, 2023 and is a Finalist for a Golden Kite
among others. Selected honors include award. Learn more:
The Kilroys List, Leah Ryan Prize, Doric www.femiagina.com.