Emily Golden

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...
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.

Plays

  • Bethany Sees the Stars by Emily Golden
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Adolescence, parenthood + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Adolescence, parenthood, space, astronaut, Mars, death, Greek mythology
    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: 
    6–7
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 3 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, a political fantasy + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, political, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: LGBTQ, a political fantasy, lobsters, Maine, Fathers and Daughters, dictatorship, ocean, sea creatures, Talking Animals, puppets
    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.
  • The Inter(galactic)view by Emily Golden
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: space, love + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: space, love, science fiction comedy, A.I., futuristic, Job Interview
    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
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 2 more
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    Keyword: clippy, writer + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, romantic comedy, zoom
    Keyword: clippy, writer, unlikely love, microsoft, Computer, romance, novelist
    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.