Gina Kaufmann

Gina Kaufmann (she/her) is an Amherst, Massachusetts-based director and theater educator who revels in celebratory feminist work by and about women.  Current Role at WAM: director (Bright Half Life). Directing Elsewhere: She has worked as a director and acting coach in numerous regional venues, including The Williamstown Theatre Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Theatre Company and Shakespeare & Company.  In New York, she has directed for SoHo Rep, HOME for Contemporary Theatre and Art, Wings Theatre, and Dixon Place.  Most recently, she directed The Beggar’s Opera Cabaret at Eastworks (her adaptation of The Beggar’s Opera for a three-woman cast) and Wild Thing for the 52nd Annual Siglo de Oro Festival in El Paso. For Silverthorne Theater, Gina directed Lauren Gunderson’s feminist comedy The Revolutionists in 2019 and Tanya Barfield’s Bright Half Life this past December.  Affiliations: Gina is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), Professor of Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-director of the MFA Directing Program.  Connect: www.ginakaufmann.com

Bright Half Life Creative Team