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Emery is a Philadelphia born, New York City and Edinburgh-based playwright and lifelong theatre nerd (see above on the right). After a childhood of writing comprehensive storylines for her Barbie dolls, she decided to make it her life’s work.
Emery’s play We Used To Be Girl Scouts (directed by Kate Stamoulis and produced by Hey, Thanks Theatre Co) received enormous praise during its 2024 Edinburgh Fringe run, including a 4-star review from The Scotsman. Her play Rachel was longlisted for A Play, A Pie, And A Pint’s 2024 David MacLennan New Play Award. She was recently under commission by F-Bomb Theatre Co. for their May 2025 production MONUMENTAL, a sight-specific theatrical walking tour highlighting the silent heroines of Edinburgh which received multiple rave reviews (see here, here, and here), and in the same year, her play Good For You premiered in the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
She is the recipient of a critics choice audience choice recipient for her short play, 80 Percent (Theatre of Diversion’s Theatre, Lime, and Salt), as well as a Mermaids Performing Arts Bursary award for her historical play I Hope It All Burns.
Emery is looking forward to her upcoming production BearGirl will premiere in the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe and is the runner-up for AssemblyFest’s prestigious ART Award. The play is being produced by Hey Thanks! Theatre Collective and directed by Kate Stamoulis. You can catch BearGirl every day from August 5th - 31st (except on the 17th and 24th).
In her New York days, Emery’s work could be found at The Tank NYC, Shakespeare On The Sound, the Long Island City One Act Festival, UCB, Brunch Theatre, and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, her alma mater.
BFA: NYU Tisch Experimental Theatre Wing. MFA: University of St. Andrews, mentored by Oliver Emanuel and Zinnie Harris
Find specific descriptions of her work on New Play Exchange (scripts available upon request only)