We are so excited to bring you our conversation with Emma Goldman-Sherman today! Emma Goldman-Sherman is a neurodivergent, genderqueer writer who believes in the power of theatre to confer healing and agency on audiences. Her plays have been produced on four continents and include Counting in Sha’ab, produced by Golden Thread and as a podcast at Playing On Air, and Abraham’s Daughters. Her plays have finalized at BAPF, Bridge Initiative, Campfire, Cutting Ball, Henley Rose, and Unicorn. Emma earned an MFA from the University of Iowa, where she received three Norman Felton awards and the Richard Maibaum award for plays addressing social justice. Perfect Women, published and licensed by Next Stage Press, received the Jane Chambers Award. Emma has been a resident of the Millay Colony, Ragdale, and twice at WordBridge, where she also worked as a dramaturg. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Honor Roll, LPTW, and LMDA. Emma runs the Brave New Workshop for new play development through Brave Space.
More resources:
Emma's Work on New Play Exchange
Counting in Sha'ab at Playing on Air
This episode was produced on the unceded ancestral territory of the Kiikaapoi, Peoria, Bodéwadmiakiwen, and Miami. This episode was edited by Emery Lade, with original intro and outro music by Marc Young.
