FOUR QUARTERS

Gigi Wynn Perkins (Director), a newcomer to NYC, has come from Houston where she most recently directed and costumed Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly and appeared in a two-person cabaret act entitled Where the Broadway Ends. As a costumer, director, and actress, she has worked with Theatre Under The Stars (regional), The Humphrey's School Of Musical Theatre, The Strand Street Theater, Galveston Outdoor, and others. She is a founding member of the Eclipse Blackbox Theate Initiative and worked extensively with the southwestern premiere of the comical musical, Ruthless. Gigi worked at the renowned Bethune Fine Arts Academy as the theatre specialist for 5 years, and while there, developed an award-winning creative drama curriculum that supports under-achieving students through theatrical experiences. In 2000, Gigi received a Fulbright Memorial Scholarship for her work in Creative Theatre Teaching techniques, and spent time in Japan working with traditional Japanese Theatre companies and innovative children's theatre programs. In addition, Gigi has received numerous government grants and state funding for her programs that promote young student success through performances and examinations of Shakespeare's' works.

Her performing credits include Mary Jane Moore in Assassins, Ella in Bells Are Ringing, Rosemary in How To Succeed..., Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Snoopy in Snoopy and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has directed Baby, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Murder By the Book, and many cabaret reviews and murder mystery/dinner theatre performances.

Presently, Gigi enjoys her "9-5" job working in the fashion industry and is collaborating with her cabaret partner, Matthew George, on developing a musical cabaret extravaganza, Secretions and Stitches, which chronicles the life and times of a washed-up diva from Tulsa. She is excited to be in NYC and looks forward to many unforgettable theatrical moments here in the Big Apple.

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