The GynoKid Cast

Claire is a writer, director, and producer who creates empowering and entertaining content through her production company Try Anyway Productions. Claire is the writer and director of the upcoming feature film EMPIRE WAIST, a heartfelt dramedy about teens learning to love their bodies through fashion design. Starring Rainn Wilson, Missi Pyle, Mia Kaplan, Jolene Purdy and Mima Yevu, Claire’s feature debut was produced in partnership with Wayfarer Studios, American High, and P&G. The EMPIRE WAIST script was the #1 Comedy on The Black List, and Claire was honored to be selected for The Black List 2019 Annual Feature Lab and Cassian Elwes Independent Screenwriting Fellowship at Sundance 2020. She hosted 17 live readings and talkbacks across the U.S. in 2019, including a stop at the Powerhouse Theater. Claire launched her career in the New York City comedy scene as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater where she wrote, directed, and performed both sketch comedy and storytelling shows. Claire has also written for Amy Poehler's Smart Girls and is the creator behind two web series: “A Series of Comebacks” (2015) and “Your Hair Looks Great Today” (2018). After a nine-year performing hiatus, she got back onstage in 2023 with her new solo comedy show The GynoKid, a laugh-out-loud love letter to her parents about growing up as the child of a small-town gynecologist and nurse midwife. After premiering at the 2023 Frigid Fringe in NYC, The GynoKid won Best Solo Show, Top Grossing Show, and the EstroGenius Award. She's beyond excited to bring the show back to her hometown of New Canaan, CT where she discovered her love of writing and theater. To see more of Claire's work, visit www.claireayoub.com. You can also subscribe for updates on Empire Waist, The Gynokid, and more on Substack: https://claireayoub.substack.com/