Emily Golden

Emily Golden is a playwright originally from Seattle, Washington. Her full length plays include Bethany Sees the Stars (Theatre 33 Summer Season 2019, reading by Copious Love Productions, Acadiana Repertory Theatre finalist), Lobstermen in Love (productions by Gadfly Theatre and the Portland Stage intern company), Another Shore (readings by Seattle Theatre Collective and Willamette University), and The Candlestick Maker (Winner of the NewxNW playwriting competition). Her short plays have been produced by the Theater Company of Lafayette, Shoreline Community College, the Seattle Play Series, and the Seattle Playwrights Collective. She is currently an MFA student at Iowa State University in the creative writing and environment program.

Emily Golden is a playwright originally from Seattle, Washington. Her full length plays include Bethany Sees the Stars (Theatre 33 Summer Season 2019, reading by Copious Love Productions, Acadiana Repertory Theatre finalist), Lobstermen in Love (productions by Gadfly Theatre and the Portland Stage intern company), Another Shore (readings by Seattle Theatre Collective and Willamette University), and The Candlestick Maker (Winner of the NewxNW playwriting competition). Her short plays have been produced by the Theater Company of Lafayette, Shoreline Community College, the Seattle Play Series, and the Seattle Playwrights Collective. She is currently an MFA student at Iowa State University in the creative writing and environment program.

Scripts

The Inter(galactic)view

by Emily Golden

Cast Size
3
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy,
science fiction

Solaris Starlight is at a big job interview and his personal AI, Dana, is getting him ready. Another candidate, Umbriel Vega, arrives. They start talking about the disparity between their backgrounds and realize that they'd like to spend more time together.

Solaris Starlight is at a big job interview and his personal AI, Dana, is getting him ready. Another candidate, Umbriel Vega, arrives. They start talking about the disparity between their backgrounds and realize that they'd like to spend more time together.

Unrequited Love

by Emily Golden

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
parody/spoof,
romantic comedy,
zoom

An author struggles with her novel when a cartoon paperclip pops up to help. Little does she know that this cartoon paperclip has something big to suggest-- love.

An author struggles with her novel when a cartoon paperclip pops up to help. Little does she know that this cartoon paperclip has something big to suggest-- love.

Bethany Sees the Stars

by Emily Golden

1
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
drama

When 15-year-old Bethany receives a letter inviting her to be a crew member on the first manned mission to Mars, she consults with the stars to decide whether she is willing to leave the Earth behind once and for all.

When 15-year-old Bethany receives a letter inviting her to be a crew member on the first manned mission to Mars, she consults with the stars to decide whether she is willing to leave the Earth behind once and for all.

Lobstermen In Love

by Emily Golden

Cast Size
6—7
Genre
comedy,
fantasy,
political,
romantic comedy,
satire

Two parallel societies face their own trials. Underwater, a young lobster seeks to overthrow a dictator and rescue her father. On land, a lobsterman struggles with feelings he doesn't know how to express. In the end, anything can be solved with a good lobster dinner.

Two parallel societies face their own trials. Underwater, a young lobster seeks to overthrow a dictator and rescue her father. On land, a lobsterman struggles with feelings he doesn't know how to express. In the end, anything can be solved with a good lobster dinner.