A writer, director, actor, and teacher based in the SF Bay Area, Gabriel "GG" Grilli works in theatre, cinema, and other creative mediums across the U.S. and internationally.
As an actor and director, GG's career includes collaborations with many NYC and SF Bay theatre companies such as Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, Concrete Temple, Custom Made, 59E59, 42nd St. Moon, HERE, The Magic, Pacific Coast Rep, PlayGround, Playwrights Foundation, San Jose Stage, Symmetry, and more. Critics have hailed his “hilariously elegant” and “visually magnetic” performances.
GG founded and was Artistic Director of BrickaBrack, a multidisciplinary company (2012 - 2020). His original works with BrickaBrack include The Memory Project, 9 Ways & Means, Lights Across the Field, On the Flip Side, The Hope Frieze, Daffodil, never fall so heavily again, Duck Duck Octopus, and Stalking Christopher Walken, which won "Best Of" at the San Francisco Fringe Festival.
A teacher of acting, directing, movement, ensemble theatre, and Viewpoints, GG has headed classes and workshops at Bentley Upper School, Berridge Conservatory (France, U.S.), Berkeley Playhouse, Custom Made Theatre, Marin Shakespeare, NYU, The New School, School of Visual Arts, Syracuse University, Penn State, and Oxbridge Programs (UK).
Member: Actors’ Equity Association, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Sundance Collab.
MFA Directing - Penn State, BFA Acting - Hofstra.
As an actor and director, GG's career includes collaborations with many NYC and SF Bay theatre companies such as Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, Concrete Temple, Custom Made, 59E59, 42nd St. Moon, HERE, The Magic, Pacific Coast Rep, PlayGround, Playwrights Foundation, San Jose Stage, Symmetry, and more. Critics have hailed his “hilariously elegant” and “visually magnetic” performances.
GG founded and was Artistic Director of BrickaBrack, a multidisciplinary company (2012 - 2020). His original works with BrickaBrack include The Memory Project, 9 Ways & Means, Lights Across the Field, On the Flip Side, The Hope Frieze, Daffodil, never fall so heavily again, Duck Duck Octopus, and Stalking Christopher Walken, which won "Best Of" at the San Francisco Fringe Festival.
A teacher of acting, directing, movement, ensemble theatre, and Viewpoints, GG has headed classes and workshops at Bentley Upper School, Berridge Conservatory (France, U.S.), Berkeley Playhouse, Custom Made Theatre, Marin Shakespeare, NYU, The New School, School of Visual Arts, Syracuse University, Penn State, and Oxbridge Programs (UK).
Member: Actors’ Equity Association, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Sundance Collab.
MFA Directing - Penn State, BFA Acting - Hofstra.
Photo - Melissa Hamburg
