Emily Johnson-Erday
Latest News on Emily Johnson-Erday:
Breaking the Binary Theatre to Launch New Musicals Program with SOLDIERGIRLS (May 23, 2024)
Review: Green Room 42 Boasts a Rainbow of Musical Colors from BMI's NEW WRITERS (Mar 3, 2024)
Allison Griffith and Friends Get Honest in New Show at the Green Room 42 (May 2, 2023)
Breaking the Binary Theatre to Launch New Musicals Program with SOLDIERGIRLS (May 23, 2024)
Review: Green Room 42 Boasts a Rainbow of Musical Colors from BMI's NEW WRITERS (Mar 3, 2024)
Allison Griffith and Friends Get Honest in New Show at the Green Room 42 (May 2, 2023)
BIO
Emily Johnson-Erday (she/her) is a composer, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist who hails from the North Carolina mountains. While her musical roots are in American folk and old-time music, Johnson-Erday's style shifts and grows with each story she tells. Her original folk songs were selected in 2017, 2018, and 2019 as part of the New Song Showcase at the annual Walnut Valley Festival, where she has also performed alongside her songwriting mentor, John McCutcheon. Johnson-Erday holds a BFA in drama from UNC Greensboro and is a 2020 Wildacres Writers Retreat resident artist. She plays rhythm guitar for the award-winning Renaissance-Faire band, The Crimson Pirates, and has played music onstage in shows with New Victory Labworks, Everyday Inferno, The Wandering Theatre Company, and Rebel Playhouse.
News
Breaking the Binary Theatre to Launch New Musicals Program with SOLDIERGIRLS
Breaking the Binary Theatre is launching the organization’s New Musicals Program, beginning with a workshop presentation of SOLDIERGIRLS. Learn more about the program!
Breaking the Binary Theatre is launching the organization’s New Musicals Program, beginning with a workshop presentation of SOLDIERGIRLS. Learn more about the program!
Review: Green Room 42 Boasts a Rainbow of Musical Colors from BMI's NEW WRITERS
The next generation of songwriters is busy working and took a night off to play and sing at The Green Room 42 on February 3rd. A full room of supportive music appreciators heard some new musical theatre-style material based on assignments like 'Imagine Blanche DuBois singing' or 'write a love song without the word 'love.''
The next generation of songwriters is busy working and took a night off to play and sing at The Green Room 42 on February 3rd. A full room of supportive music appreciators heard some new musical theatre-style material based on assignments like 'Imagine Blanche DuBois singing' or 'write a love song without the word 'love.''
Allison Griffith and Friends Get Honest in New Show at the Green Room 42
Allison Griffith (Burning Man: the musical) is back at The Green Room 42 and is feeling recklessly honest. It's been 5 years since her last solo show, and when compared to the basic musical theatre bitch she was last time, things are looking wildly different and the messy weirdo has crafted some chaos this go around.
Allison Griffith (Burning Man: the musical) is back at The Green Room 42 and is feeling recklessly honest. It's been 5 years since her last solo show, and when compared to the basic musical theatre bitch she was last time, things are looking wildly different and the messy weirdo has crafted some chaos this go around.
Theater In Asylum to Celebrate The 10 Year Anniversary Of Occupy Wall Street With OCCUPY PRESCOTT
Theater in Asylum today announced the company's first in-person production since 2020, Occupy Prescott by Andy Boyd. The production will run from October 16, 2021 through October 31, 2021 at the Jalopy Tavern in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Theater in Asylum today announced the company's first in-person production since 2020, Occupy Prescott by Andy Boyd. The production will run from October 16, 2021 through October 31, 2021 at the Jalopy Tavern in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Theater In Asylum Will Perform THE DEBATES 2021
The New York-based theater company, Theater in Asylum (TIA), presents it's fourth iteration of their political-theater series, The Debates, on Zoom for two evenings.
The New York-based theater company, Theater in Asylum (TIA), presents it's fourth iteration of their political-theater series, The Debates, on Zoom for two evenings.
Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, August 31- with Sierra Boggess, Katie Finneran, and More!
Today (August 31) in live streaming: Sierra Boggess sings with Seth Rudetsky, Katie Finneran visits Stars in the House, and so much more!
Today (August 31) in live streaming: Sierra Boggess sings with Seth Rudetsky, Katie Finneran visits Stars in the House, and so much more!
Rattlestick Presents Benefit Concert of SOLDIERGIRLS With Jenn Colella, Lilli Cooper, and More
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present a benefit concert of SOLDIERGIRLS, a new two-person musical with book and lyrics by Em Weinstein and music by Emily Johnson-Erday. SOLDIERGIRLS uses real letters and a collage of found and original text to look at love, liberation, and lesbianism in the Womena??s Army Corps in World War II.
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater will present a benefit concert of SOLDIERGIRLS, a new two-person musical with book and lyrics by Em Weinstein and music by Emily Johnson-Erday. SOLDIERGIRLS uses real letters and a collage of found and original text to look at love, liberation, and lesbianism in the Womena??s Army Corps in World War II.
No Exit Theatre Collective (NETC) Presents William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
No Exit Theatre Collective (NETC) presents William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the live-streamed Fortnightly Reading Series: Pride Edition!
No Exit Theatre Collective (NETC) presents William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in the live-streamed Fortnightly Reading Series: Pride Edition!
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company Presents The World Premiere Of A SHORT LIFE OF TROUBLE
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is proud to announce the world-premiere production of A Short Life of Trouble: A Play with Appalachian Folk Music, which will play in a limited run from August 8th through August 18th, 2019.
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is proud to announce the world-premiere production of A Short Life of Trouble: A Play with Appalachian Folk Music, which will play in a limited run from August 8th through August 18th, 2019.
Wandering Theater Company Presents THE TRIAL OF MRS. SURRATT
The Wandering Theatre Company (Natalie Villamonte Zito, Artistic Di- rector and Amber Wallace, Executive Director) announce their presentation of The Trial of Mrs. Surratt, a Limited Engagement Off-Off Broadway run for 15 performances ONLY May 4th- 19th at the Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente Arts Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002).
The Wandering Theatre Company (Natalie Villamonte Zito, Artistic Di- rector and Amber Wallace, Executive Director) announce their presentation of The Trial of Mrs. Surratt, a Limited Engagement Off-Off Broadway run for 15 performances ONLY May 4th- 19th at the Flamboyan Theater at The Clemente Arts Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002).
BMCC Tribeca PAC Presents Writers In Performance Showcase: Longing
Writers in Performance is a 12-week writing and performance workshop hosted by BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, culminating in two public presentations. Throughout the course of the workshop, talented actors, playwrights, poets and storytellers have explored writing exercises, theater games, improvisation, movement techniques, and ensemble work in a safe, creative environment.
Writers in Performance is a 12-week writing and performance workshop hosted by BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, culminating in two public presentations. Throughout the course of the workshop, talented actors, playwrights, poets and storytellers have explored writing exercises, theater games, improvisation, movement techniques, and ensemble work in a safe, creative environment.
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