Emily Elyse Everett is a writer and actor based in Brooklyn. She was awarded Synecdoche Works' 2022 Frank Moffett Mosier Fellowship for Works in Heightened Language and the $3000 winning prize for her play "Strange and Splendid." She was a Semifinalist for the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival and a Winner of the Players Club of Swarthmore New Play Festival for her play "Serenity,” selected for the 2023 Valdez Theater Conference for her play "sorry sorry okay sorry," and a finalist for the Emerson Stages NewFest New Play Workshop and the Circle in the Square Theatre School Emerging Writer's Residency for her play "New England Summer Storms." Originally from Portland, Oregon, Emily has a BA in Playwriting from Brown University and MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. During her Catwalk residency, Emily will be developing her new play, "The Quakers", a multi-timeline piece following the history of Quakers in America.

https://www.emilyelyseeverett.com/

Affiliation: Columbia