Emily Haver

Emily Haver (she/her) is a Seattle-based playwright, actor, playwright, and producer. (She also dabbles in film!) She has her B.A. in Theatre and a minor in Chinese from Seattle University, and an M.A. in Intercultural Communication Studies at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Emily lived in Shanghai and Taipei from 2017-2025, and remains deeply connected to her artistic communities in Asia.

As an artist Emily collaborates across cultures, making ensemble and experimentation-based work that provokes social questions and is emotionally grounded.

Emily is inspired by nature, the place in between dreams and memories, and the people she loves. She loves to find the magic and absurdity in slivers of life, whether it's a sudden vision of a refrigerator on a white sandy beach, or a child playing hide...

Emily Haver (she/her) is a Seattle-based playwright, actor, playwright, and producer. (She also dabbles in film!) She has her B.A. in Theatre and a minor in Chinese from Seattle University, and an M.A. in Intercultural Communication Studies at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Emily lived in Shanghai and Taipei from 2017-2025, and remains deeply connected to her artistic communities in Asia.

As an artist Emily collaborates across cultures, making ensemble and experimentation-based work that provokes social questions and is emotionally grounded.

Emily is inspired by nature, the place in between dreams and memories, and the people she loves. She loves to find the magic and absurdity in slivers of life, whether it's a sudden vision of a refrigerator on a white sandy beach, or a child playing hide-and-go-seek with their pet rock! As a playwright, she follows a thread of childlike wonder, imagination, and questioning-- always asking, what if?-- while still remaining emotionally grounded, socially aware, and connected with real human experience.

Scripts

little moons

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

The ten-minute play "little moons" is a sweet and silly meditation on finding love and connection in unexpected places. In the piece, two characters come together to witness a solar eclipse while wearing hydrating face masks and listening to Debussy's Clair de Lune. You know, normal things. The play is a reminder that love and magic are real - we just have to remember to keep ourselves open to experiencing them...

The ten-minute play "little moons" is a sweet and silly meditation on finding love and connection in unexpected places. In the piece, two characters come together to witness a solar eclipse while wearing hydrating face masks and listening to Debussy's Clair de Lune. You know, normal things. The play is a reminder that love and magic are real - we just have to remember to keep ourselves open to experiencing them.

Published in "Manifesto Volume Six: Ten to Places" edited by A. Rey Pamatmat, Rain City Projects, 2024.

We're All Trash

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A chance meeting at Taiwan's daily trash trucks turns Nina and Sara into friends, creative collaborators, and perhaps even more.

A chance meeting at Taiwan's daily trash trucks turns Nina and Sara into friends, creative collaborators, and perhaps even more.

we're still here (be my baby)

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

In a garden at the end of time, two people think about what they really want.

In a garden at the end of time, two people think about what they really want.

Typhoon Day

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

Four roommates, friends, and exes navigate love, labels, and changing relationships in a Taipei apartment during a typhoon.

Four roommates, friends, and exes navigate love, labels, and changing relationships in a Taipei apartment during a typhoon.

The Happiest Day

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

With champagne in hand and ABBA blasting, two best friends Stella and Holly reminisce about their lifelong friendship and navigate the boundaries of the changes ahead in their relationship the night before one of them gets married.

With champagne in hand and ABBA blasting, two best friends Stella and Holly reminisce about their lifelong friendship and navigate the boundaries of the changes ahead in their relationship the night before one of them gets married.

SALT 鹽

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A woman attends her ex-boyfriend's wedding. Emotional carnage ensues.

Written for Taipei Fringe Festival. ‘Mute Lab, short for Trans-MUTE-ation LABoratory, is a bilingual performance of all-new 10-minute plays based on alchemical elements like Sulfur, Salt, and Water. Each play is collaboratively written by teams of writers from diverse backgrounds and acted in by an equally varied ensemble cast, all for the...

A woman attends her ex-boyfriend's wedding. Emotional carnage ensues.

Written for Taipei Fringe Festival. ‘Mute Lab, short for Trans-MUTE-ation LABoratory, is a bilingual performance of all-new 10-minute plays based on alchemical elements like Sulfur, Salt, and Water. Each play is collaboratively written by teams of writers from diverse backgrounds and acted in by an equally varied ensemble cast, all for the goal of promoting closer artistic ties among all those who call Taiwan home.

Blind Island of Tempting Love

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A first date on a reality TV dating show goes awry. (Written for 14/48, January 2026.)

A first date on a reality TV dating show goes awry. (Written for 14/48, January 2026.)

Don't Touch The Ground!

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A group of middle school friends navigates changing dynamics, growing up, and the ageless game of Hot Lava Monster. (Written for 14/48, January 2026.)

A group of middle school friends navigates changing dynamics, growing up, and the ageless game of Hot Lava Monster. (Written for 14/48, January 2026.)

The Winds of Love

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A meeting on the bus changes everything. (Short play written for Rain City Projects New Play Rodeo, March 2026.)

A meeting on the bus changes everything. (Short play written for Rain City Projects New Play Rodeo, March 2026.)

River Moon

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A bittersweet love story set in 1920s Shanghai between Yangyang, a Chinese woman, and Esther, an American woman. Yangyang just happens to be a baiji (river dolphin) and river goddess.

A bittersweet love story set in 1920s Shanghai between Yangyang, a Chinese woman, and Esther, an American woman. Yangyang just happens to be a baiji (river dolphin) and river goddess.

Evil Boys and Other Eighth Grade Hazards

by Emily Haver

Synopsis

A middle school sleepover gets serious.

A middle school sleepover gets serious.