As an actress, Gabi has appeared on Mad Men, Wilfred and was directed by Joss Whedon in the Firefly pilot, and George Clooney in his HBO pilot Unscripted. She did her one stint on a reality show as one of the contestants to be the next Shirley Partridge on VH1’s In Search of the Partridge Family. She made it too the top four and played Emma Stone’s “mother” for a while, (she was cast as Laurie.)
Favorite theatre roles include: Emily in The Lifespan of a Fact; Maggie in Valer; Erin Kamler’s DIVORCE! the Musical, (nominated for 5 Ovation, 2 LADCC, 3 LA WEEKLY and 2 Garland Awards); Workshopping and recording for her latest Land of Smiles;Polly Peachum opposite in The Threepenny Opera (Garland Award nod); Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella; Sooze in Suburbia.
As a writer, her musicals, “iWish” and City of Light have been produced multiple times on both coasts. She has many plays as well that have been produced all over the country. (Pot Odds, Net Worth, Catch 23, Alexa, Darling, Life is What Happens…, among others. Please see Writing page for more details.
Gabi received her BA in Theatre and Music from Smith College and also attended Motley Design School and BADA in London. After moving to LA, she studied at the renownThe Beverly Hills Playhouse for 20 years, and also studied vocal performance and Musical Theatre writing at New Musicals Inc. She received her MFA in Playwriting and Screenwriting from Point Park University.
She is repped by FireStarter Entertainment, is a proud member of the AEA and SAG-AFTRA and The Dramatists Guild and co-owns and sings with Christmas Matters Holiday Carolers.