Linda Maria Girón (they/them) is an actor, playwright, Theater maker creating live art to inspire queer ☻joy☻, empathy, and collective liberation.
On stage, Linda has originated, devised and performed in theatrical roles across the Bay Area, most recently at Shotgun Players this summer where they starred in back-to-back roles. First, as Carolina in BEST AVAILABLE (a Jonathan Spector world premiere), then as Betty 3 in Jen Silverman’s COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BETTIES.
On film, Lin has starred in a range of queer-ky roles, including hopelessly bi-curious ghost-girl, Sofia, in the upcoming paranormal romcom, DEAD IN LOVE; manic-pixie dream BFF, Portia, in GOLDEN; and flirtatious florista, Vera, in award-winning spanglish series, AMOR EN CUARENTENA.
On book, Lin has written nationally and regionally recognized plays, including amémonos//let us love each other (semi-finalist: Blue Ink Award and BAPF, 2022); and MEMORIA (finalist: BAPF, 2019). Their newest play, LIMÃO Y SAL, will be part of UC Berkeley’s New Play Reading Series this fall.
Linda holds a BA in Theater & Performance Studies from UC Berkeley where they received the Michael Mansfield & Randy Sweringen Social Justice Award and the Roselyn Schneider Eisner Prize for Acting & Playwriting. Present and past residencies include: MCCLA’s Artist-in-Residency (2018), Shotgun Players' M.A.D. Fellowship for Artistic Directing (2019), Crowded Fire Theaters's Resilience & Development Lab (2020) and Alternative Theater Ensemble’s Alter Lab Playwriting Cohort (2023).
By day, Linda works as the Patron Services Manager & Graphic Design Associate at Golden Thread Productions and lives in Oakland with their inspiring partner and their competitively inspiring cat.
Free Palestine.
