Emily is a lesbian writer based in Manhattan; her plays focus on queerness, sisterhood, and mental illness. Her plays include BLESSED ARE THE DEAD, MOTHER SAYS SHE’S SHOCKED HER CHILDREN ARE UPSET (Part 5), HEDY, FALLOUT, a one-act ALL MY DEAD UNCLES, and a collection of short plays produced for Fast & Furious and 7×7 at The Tank. Her ensemble piece YOU OWE ME YOUR BONES was set to be performed as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2020, through a commission from CalArts. She assisted playwright Tony Kushner from 2016-2020, working on shows at Hampstead Theatre, The National Theatre, The Public, Broadway and more. She has developed work with Bedlam, The Bechdel Group, Baggage Productions, The 24 Hour Plays, The Tank, and UTSC among others. Awards include the 2020/21 Guilford Performing Arts Festival Artist Award for her play THE HOMEWRECKER (co-written with Marialena DiFabbio), and the 2021 Rising Artist Award for her play HALLMARK. She was also a finalist for the 2020 Nancy Dean Lesbian Playwriting Award, and a semifinalist for the 2021 LA Script Awards for her play TITLE NINE. She is a current Dairy Hollow writer-in-residence, a former Long Wharf Theatre Artistic Resident and former Hot Bread Writer-in-Residence. BA Vassar College.