EMILY FINN (SHE/THEY) IS A MULTI-HYPHENATE THEATER ARTIST BASED IN BRONX, NY.  THEY HOLD A BFA IN MUSICAL THEATER, WITH AN EMPHASIS IN DIRECTING AND CONTEMPORARY ACTING FROM THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE.

 

THIS FALL, EMILY WILL BE DIRECTING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF  HER PLAYWRITING DEBUT, "IN THE AIR" THROUGH DINING TABLE COLLECTIVE IN NYC. IN THE AIR IS A DRAMATIC COMEDY ABOUT COMMUNITY, FAMILY, AND MOVING THROUGH GRIEF AND EXPLORES OUR RELATIONSHIP TO ART, OUR LOVED ONES, AND OURSELVES. ​

 

EMILY IS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND IS CAST AS IO IN THE NEW MUSICAL, “SANCTUARY" BY CONNOR WENTWORTH.  “SANCTUARY” IS AN EXPLORATION OF SEVERAL GREEK MYTHS CENTERING ON THE STORY OF ICARUS.  SHE PLAYS IO, ICARUS’ HARDHEADED LITTLE SISTER, WHO MAKES THE DIFFICULT JOURNEY FROM GIRLHOOD TO WOMANHOOD AFTER A YEAR RUNNING THROUGH THE LABYRINTH.​

 

THEY ALSO FOUNDED "EMILY'S REPERTOIRE", A MONOLOGUE AND PLAY RECOMMENDATION SERVICE FOCUSING ON FINDING PIECES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE ACTORS, SPECIALIZING IN PIECES FOR TRANS AND NON-BINARY ACTORS.

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IN HER SPARE TIME EMILY LOVES TO SEW, PLAY GAMES WITH HER FRIENDS AND PARTNER MIKE, HANG OUT WITH HER FRIENDS FROM BOOKCLUB, TALK ABOUT HER AMC A-LIST MEMBERSHIP, AND UPDATE HER LETTERBOXD.

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PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN TWO IRL SURVIVOR GAMES, TAKING HOME FOURTH PLACE IN SURVIVOR: MANHATTAN SEQUENCE 3 AND GOT BOOTED IN THE SECOND VOTE IN SURVIVOR: CHANCEVILLE SINK OR SWIM AFTER TALKING A BIT TOO EARLY ABOUT STRATEGY.   BUT DO NOT WORRY SHE IS PREPPING HER BOSTON ROB COME BACK AND IS READY TO BE THE SOLE SURVIVOR ANY DAY NOW.