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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.
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