SARAH TAYLOR ELLIS
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​​Emma: No One But Herself

Available for licensing with Uproar Theatrics 
and soon available in German language!

Click here for an unlisted trailer and contact [email protected] to access the full video.​
​Music by Sarah Taylor Ellis
​Book and lyrics by Meghan Brown

Bridgerton meets Regencycore exuberance meets Brené Brown’s TED Talk on the power of vulnerability.

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? This energetic and contemporary classical adaptation of Jane Austen's novel explores the necessary risk of feeling your feelings. With a fresh book and soaring score, the effervescently-paced EMMA: No One But Herself will charm you with its wit and heart. 

Welcome to Highbury, people.


Development Photos


Production History​:
  • Available for licensing with Uproar Theatrics, soon available in German language
  • Lansdale Catholic High School: April 17-19, 2026
  • UCLA: March 6-14, 2026
  • Saddleback College: October 24-November 2, 2025
  • Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London: July 5-8, 2023

Development History:​
  • ​Songs featured in concert at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Workshop with director Thom Southerland in London: April 2018
  • 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
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  • Bio
  • Music
    • Active Projects >
      • These Girls Have Demons
      • Emma: No One But Herself
      • Die Mitte der Welt
      • glanz&krawall
      • All Fours
      • The Trojan Women
    • Archive >
      • Resolutions
      • Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten
      • Hamlet at the National
      • The Yellow Wallpaper
      • Intimate Apparel
      • Thank You, Mr. Falker
      • Intern the Musical
      • Choral Music
  • MD
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Contact
  • CV