Yamina Khouane
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| Primary Theater | The New Movement |
| Years Active | 2010-2013 |
Yamina is an actor and improv comic from Texas now working in New York City.
History
Yamina started her improv career with short-form college troupe Gigglepants in 2006. After graduating with a BA in Theatre from UT in 2010, she started her long-form training at The New Movement Theater. Within a year of training under Chris Trew and Tami Nelson, Yamina became a regular main-stage performer at the theater, with house teams like Delta Burka and Claws with Fangs. In 2012, TNM moved from East Austin to Downtown Austin, giving birth to a new era for Austin Improv. The move was also the beginning of Yamina's stint as an improv instructor and a cast member of "The Megaphone Show", TNM's flagship weekly event.
As a main-stage player for The New Movement theater, Yamina has been a performer for Fun Fun Fun Fest and has been invited as a guest performer at TNM New Orleans. Yamina's house team CHECKBOOK has been nominated for a B. Iden Payne award for Outstanding Improvisational Theatre and has also participated in several festivals, including Hell Yes Fest, The Megaphone Marathons, and the Del Close Marathon. She also writes sketch.
