Emily Welty

Emily Welty is an academic, activist and artist living and working in New York City. She has worked with The Civilians, the Acting Studio at Chelsea Rep, The New Group, New Perspectives and the Einhorn School of Performing Arts. Her play “What Do You Say at the End of the World?” was a finalist for Best Play in the Long Island City One Act Play Festival and won Best Actress. It was also performed as part of the Emerging Artists New Works Festival in New York City and was a finalist for the Little Fish Theatre 2019 Pick of the Vine Festival. Emily is a member of the Dramatists Guild and has degrees from the College of Wooster, American University and the SOAS/University of London.
When not playwrighting, Emily serves at the Director of Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University and is...

Emily Welty is an academic, activist and artist living and working in New York City. She has worked with The Civilians, the Acting Studio at Chelsea Rep, The New Group, New Perspectives and the Einhorn School of Performing Arts. Her play “What Do You Say at the End of the World?” was a finalist for Best Play in the Long Island City One Act Play Festival and won Best Actress. It was also performed as part of the Emerging Artists New Works Festival in New York City and was a finalist for the Little Fish Theatre 2019 Pick of the Vine Festival. Emily is a member of the Dramatists Guild and has degrees from the College of Wooster, American University and the SOAS/University of London.
When not playwrighting, Emily serves at the Director of Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University and is part of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) where she works on nuclear disarmament.

Scripts

Delphi Falls

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Girls just wanna have cults!
When high school senior, Mara, decides to start a cult rather than apply for college, her girlfriend Savannah struggles to articulate what she wants and how to escape her small town life. Delphi Falls is a reminder of how it feels to be in love for the first time and why we should never, ever underestimate the power of teenage girls.

Girls just wanna have cults!
When high school senior, Mara, decides to start a cult rather than apply for college, her girlfriend Savannah struggles to articulate what she wants and how to escape her small town life. Delphi Falls is a reminder of how it feels to be in love for the first time and why we should never, ever underestimate the power of teenage girls.

Luminescence

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Three people on a Buddhist retreat are trapped together after the wall of a cave collapses and have to figure out how to sustain themselves and each other in the dark. Luminescence is about being present to each other in whatever ways we know how, fixing what we can, caring for the people around us and being brave in the face of everything else.

Three people on a Buddhist retreat are trapped together after the wall of a cave collapses and have to figure out how to sustain themselves and each other in the dark. Luminescence is about being present to each other in whatever ways we know how, fixing what we can, caring for the people around us and being brave in the face of everything else.

Goodbye, Green

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

True story: In January 2015, the Oxford Junior Dictionary eliminated 50 words associated with nature from the dictionary to make room for words deemed more relevant to kids. Goodbye, ‘moss’, make way for ‘blog’. Can Green defend themselves or are they next to go?

True story: In January 2015, the Oxford Junior Dictionary eliminated 50 words associated with nature from the dictionary to make room for words deemed more relevant to kids. Goodbye, ‘moss’, make way for ‘blog’. Can Green defend themselves or are they next to go?

Daniel Striped Tiger

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

It's been a rough day over at the Animal Customs unit at JFK and someone is about to be reminded why you never ever underestimate Queens.

It's been a rough day over at the Animal Customs unit at JFK and someone is about to be reminded why you never ever underestimate Queens.

Annunciation Remix

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

An understudy's dream is about to come true but not everyone agrees that this news is so good. What happens when the original #blessed feels anything but?

An understudy's dream is about to come true but not everyone agrees that this news is so good. What happens when the original #blessed feels anything but?

Declare Yourself

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Does it matter what we major in if the climate is collapsing?

Does it matter what we major in if the climate is collapsing?

Book Club

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Can you actually be voted out of a book club? What if you always read the book? Leila is about to learn that book clubs are never really about the book.

Can you actually be voted out of a book club? What if you always read the book? Leila is about to learn that book clubs are never really about the book.

St. Gertrude on the Wall

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

It’s hard to be a saint no one has ever heard of in a dusty corner of a cathedral. What does it take to get a prayer or two these days?

It’s hard to be a saint no one has ever heard of in a dusty corner of a cathedral. What does it take to get a prayer or two these days?

Tiny Blurs of Light (The Prize)

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Five scappy activists win the ultimate prize. But what do we lose when we win?

Five scappy activists win the ultimate prize. But what do we lose when we win?

Appalachian Trail

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

In the course of 24 hours of hiking on the Appalachian Trail, two couples struggle to navigate the past and the future of their relationships. Married couple Syd and Sam are hiking the entire AT in the wake of Syd’s health crisis. Dating couple Leah and Alex might be on the brink of engagement as they hike towards the campsite for the night. Whit is a feral, fierce eleven year old girl who inhabits the forest...

In the course of 24 hours of hiking on the Appalachian Trail, two couples struggle to navigate the past and the future of their relationships. Married couple Syd and Sam are hiking the entire AT in the wake of Syd’s health crisis. Dating couple Leah and Alex might be on the brink of engagement as they hike towards the campsite for the night. Whit is a feral, fierce eleven year old girl who inhabits the forest and shapes the lives of all four hikers with her competence and commitment to the green world of the wilderness. A reminder of why we should ALWAYS sweat the small stuff!

What Do You Say at the End of the World?

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Everyone's waiting for the world to end at any moment.
Larissa and Ian haven't seen each other since they broke up.
Can they figure out what to say to each other before it's all over?

Everyone's waiting for the world to end at any moment.
Larissa and Ian haven't seen each other since they broke up.
Can they figure out what to say to each other before it's all over?

Boundary Waters

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Gertie and Clayton are at the end of their long careers as National Park Service rangers but when Clayton sees something in the water that defies science, Gertie has to choose between trusting her partner or trusting her scientific training.

Gertie and Clayton are at the end of their long careers as National Park Service rangers but when Clayton sees something in the water that defies science, Gertie has to choose between trusting her partner or trusting her scientific training.

Beebot

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Evelyn is so skeptical about artificial intelligence that she won’t even have a vacuuming robot. When she and Kevin start loosening the perimeters of what is ethically acceptable they find themselves in an unimaginable nightmare. What do we choose not to see when we embrace what is convenient?

Evelyn is so skeptical about artificial intelligence that she won’t even have a vacuuming robot. When she and Kevin start loosening the perimeters of what is ethically acceptable they find themselves in an unimaginable nightmare. What do we choose not to see when we embrace what is convenient?

L. Chaun

by Emily Welty

Synopsis

Frank is just minding his own business at the end of a flight. Do you know the protocol and rules of engagement for meeting a leprechaun?

Frank is just minding his own business at the end of a flight. Do you know the protocol and rules of engagement for meeting a leprechaun?