Emma
Music by Sarah Taylor Ellis
Book and lyrics by Meghan Brown
Emma Woodhouse, handsome and clever and rich, amuses herself by matchmaking for her friends - until she meets her own match. Is opening herself up to the possibility of romance worth the sacrifice of her independence and control? With a fresh book and soaring score, this steampunk Regency adaptation of Jane Austen's novel explores the necessary risk of feeling your feelings.
Songs from Emma were recently featured in a student concert conducted by Filip Holacky at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Everyone Likes Me and The Two of Us Together Is Enough.
Development History:
Book and lyrics by Meghan Brown
Emma Woodhouse, handsome and clever and rich, amuses herself by matchmaking for her friends - until she meets her own match. Is opening herself up to the possibility of romance worth the sacrifice of her independence and control? With a fresh book and soaring score, this steampunk Regency adaptation of Jane Austen's novel explores the necessary risk of feeling your feelings.
Songs from Emma were recently featured in a student concert conducted by Filip Holacky at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Everyone Likes Me and The Two of Us Together Is Enough.
Development History:
- Workshop with director Thom Southerland in London: April 2018 (Contact me to access a full video of this reading)
- Industry reading starring Kerstin Anderson, Claybourne Elder, and Ruthie Ann Miles at the DiMenna Center: September 2017
- Developmental lab with Apples and Oranges Studios at Los Angeles Theater Center: February 2017
- Developmental reading with Apples and Oranges Studios' THEatre ACCELERATOR at Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center: August 2016
- Staged reading at Brooklyn's Gallery Players: November 2-3, 2015
- First reading by DC's Pallas Theatre Collective: June 13-14, 2015