I’m Emily Abrams.
Photo by Lauren Eliot
I am a director, administrator, and silly human. My work is heavily influenced by the Theatre-of-the-Ridiculous movement, camp, parody, clown, and midnight-cult-classic movies. I have assisted remarkable directors, including Cal McCrystal, Andrew Neisler, Knud Adams, Rory Pelsue, Josh Rhodes, David Muse, Candis C. Jones, Sivan Battat and others.
I have worked for a plethora of renowned arts organizations including: Ars Nova, Virgin Voyages, New York Theatre Workshop, Spiegelworld, Studio Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, Asolo Rep, The New Group, The Kimmel Center, Norwegian Cruise Lines, People’s Light, LifeJacket Theatre Company, and more! I am a SDC Associate Member and represented by the Michael Moore Artists Agency.
I create community by putting audiences through one-of-a-kind experiences.
Find out more on my ABOUT page!
Currently:
THE ROYAL PYRATE
The Royal Pyrate is a site-specific new musical that reimagines the 300-year-old love story of the pirate Black Sam Bellamy and Mary Hallet, a woman so ahead of her time she was accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Based on the real history of the Golden Age of Piracy, The Royal Pyrate is a 100 minute musical that blends sea shanty, roots rock, and pirate music brought to life on a the Waterfront Barge Museum ship.
Member of New Georges Jam
Artist-led and collaboration-based, The Jam was founded in 2010 as a group for early-career playwrights and directors, and it’s sure been a kick to see it evolve to reflect how artists create now. This cycle, New Georges ecstatically welcomes a crowd of intergenerational iconoclasts making work in a multitude of theatrical disciplines.
Associate Artistic Director of STAGE TIME NYC
the best of Broadway, Drag, Stand-Up, & Burlesque — all in one place.
In the spirit of classic vaudeville, PJ Adzima (The Book of Mormon) brings together the greatest performers in New York City for a one-of-a-kind evening of unforgettable entertainment.
Uptown meets downtown to provide a space for artists to mingle and develop community— and for audiences to experience a show like nothing they’ve ever seen before, with a line up they’ll never see together again.
Wanna Chat?
I’m very affable!
Photo by Sofia Belhoari
