Emily C. A. Snyder

Theatre Director Playwright Actor Intimacy Coordinator Composer

Emily C. A. Snyder (she/they/all) is a theatre director, playwright, actor and educator from New York City. They are currently pursuing their PhD at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. Previously, they were the Founder and Executive Director of TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS, a NYC theatre company which developed new plays in heightened text with vibrant roles for everybody historically excluded from classical western art. (Or, 'new Shakespeare plays' for everybody that Shakespeare *didn't* write for!) They are the author of over a dozen full-length contemporary verse plays, as well as over 50 non-verse plays. Their work has been seen from Dublin, Ireland to Christchurch, New Zealand, as well as touring North America. More information can be found at www.emilycasnyder.info

Credits

(Most recent credits from 2014 on. For full CV including full acting, directing, producing, teaching, etc., please see emilycasnyder.info.)

* Juliet (and Playwright), Juliet and Her Romeo, Kraine Theatre, NYC, 2 weeks, 2020
* Juliet (and Playwright), Juliet and Her Romeo, The Shakespeare Forum, NYC, 1 weeks, 2019
* Playwright/Director, The Table Round and The Siege Perilous, The Shakespeare Forum, NYC, 2 weeks, 2019
* Playwright/Director, The Other Other Woman, The Shakespeare Forum, NYC, 2 weeks, 2018
* Playwright/Director, The Love and Death Trilogy, The Shakespeare Forum, NYC, 2 weeks, 2018
* Alice Ford (and Playwright), The Merry Widows of Windsor, Sheen Center, NYC, 2 weeks, 2017
* Playwright, Malvolio - TWINS!, The Shakespeare Forum, NYC, 1 week, 2017
* Director, King Lear, What Dreams May Co., NYC, 2 weeks, 2016
* Director, May Violets Spring: A New Story for a New Ophelia, The Workshop Theatre, NYC, 3 weeks, 2016
* Director, Richard II, Hamlet Isn't Dead, NYC, 2 weeks, 2015
* Playwright/Director, Cupid and Psyche, NYC, 2 weeks, 2014

Training

Current: PhD at the Shakespeare Institute in contemporary verse drama

Previous:
* MA from Emerson College, Boston, MA: Theatre Education, 2009
* Shakespeare Training at The Shakespeare Forum, 2014-2022
* Intimacy Training with Claire Warden (first Broadway IC), 2017
* RSC Shakespeare Verse Training in Stratford-upon-Avon, 2000

Also:
* Trained lyrical soprano (opera, belt, legit)

Location

Warwickshire

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Film - feature
  • Graphic / product design
  • Literature
  • Music
  • New technologies / digital
  • Opera
  • Radio/Audio
  • Streaming
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Music - Can learn by ear
  • Music - Can Read
  • Music - Plays Instruments
  • Music - Singing
  • Music Composition
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

A little French, and some American Sign Language

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