Hello, my name is Gina!
“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political
I must listen to the birds
and in order to hear the birds
the warplanes must be silent.”
— Marwan Makhoul
Born and raised in San Jose, California, I moved cross-country to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BFA Acting ‘25) after being introduced to the power of queer Chicago artists through Steppenwolf’s 2019 production of Ms. Blakk for President by Tarrell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau.
For me, the performing arts have been a space to unmask and lead with the heart– a place to explore many identities truthfully without consequence.
By exploring classics, adaptations, and new work through this lens, I hope to continue expanding my artistic toolbox on stage and in film, while finding an artistic home back in the Bay Area, in Chicago, and beyond!
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