Gigi Watson (she/her)
Since 2017, Gigi has helped hundreds of students toward their dream school as a Consultant, Monologue, Acting for Song and Interview Coach, and has served as the Director of My College Audition since 2021. Originally from Philadelphia, she has been a Boston-based actor, singer, and theatre maker for fifteen years. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College, where she also worked in the Performing Arts Admissions Department for several years. Gigi has worked and trained in various capacities with the SITI Company, Shakespeare and Company, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, CAP21, and the University of the Arts.
A proud member of Actors' Equity Association, Gigi has worked with many local theatre companies including Speakeasy Stage, ArtsEmerson, the Huntington Theatre Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Gloucester Stage, Actors' Shakespeare Project, Wheelock Family Theatre, Greater Boston Stage Company, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Company One, and more. She can be seen periodically in your TV and web commercials, and works with clients regularly as a voiceover artist.
Gigi has taught and lectured at numerous locations, including the International Thespian Festival, the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, and schools all over the East Coast.
Outside of theatre, her second passion is practicing yoga, and she has been a Registered Yoga Teacher since 2016. Gigi is incredibly grateful to lead the My College Audition team, and believes deeply in the value of a post-secondary Theatre education. In each of her students, she tries to instill a sense of confidence, a sense of excitement, and a sense of humor as they board the fantastic and fulfilling ride of a career in the arts.