Emily Ackerman
EMILY
ACKERMAN is a playwright and actress based in NYC. Her first play, ReEntry (co-authored with KJ Sanchez), is based on interviews with members of the Marine Corps and is
published by Playscripts. ReEntry has received critical acclaim at
Two River Theater Company, Urban Stages, Baltimore Center Stage, Roundhouse
Theatre, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, the Segerstrom Center, and at numerous
military bases around the US and Europe (tour produced through a Department of
Defense contract with American Records).
Ms. Ackerman has been a member of The Civilians since 2006. With The Civilians: This Beautiful City (Original Collaborator/Performer;
Colorado Springs, ATL/Humana Festival 2008, Studio Theatre, Center Theater
Group, Vineyard Theatre), Gone Missing (Barrow Street Theatre,
Off-Broadway Cast Album, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville), developmental
workshops of The Great Immensity and Shadow of Himself, multiple cabarets at
Joe’s Pub, and at the 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach, CA. Additional
performance credits include: Arena Stage, American Conservatory Theater,
Berkeley Repertory Theater, California Shakespeare Theater, Seattle Repertory
Theater, and Actor’s Theatre of Louisville. Ms. Ackerman also volunteers with
the Writer’s Guild Foundation and Wounded Warriors, teaching writing workshops
to veterans, their families, and caregivers. She has also taught workshops in
writing and acting at Emerson, Colorado College, Connecticut College, and for
international artists through The Kennedy Center.
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