Emily Schwatz, Lady Playwright. Chicago Assassin.

Emily Schwartz
Playwright
Born cir. 1979 Died ____
emily.schwartz@strangetree.org

Artistic Director of and Resident Playwright for The Strange Tree Group. The Chicago Reader’s Critic’s Pick for top Chicago playwright of 2008.

Education:
Indiana University, BA Theatre and Drama 2001

Productions performed by The Strange Tree Group:
–The Dastardly Ficus and Other Comedic Tales of Woe and Misery
Athenaeum Theatre, 2004
Chopin Theatre, 2009 (Revival)
Critic’s Pick, TimeOut Chicago
–Funeral Wedding (The Alvin Play)
Athenaeum Theatre, 2006
Top 5 Fringe of the Year, Chicago Tribune
–Ghost Stories: 13 Brides
The Aloft Loft, 2006 (Alongside Aloft Aerial Dance)
Critic’s Choice, Chicago Reader
–Mr. Spacky...The Man Who Was Continuously Followed by Wolves
Chopin Theatre, 2007
Top 5 fringe of the Year, Chicago Tribune
Top 10 of the Year, TimeOut Chicago
–Ghost Stories: Crucible the Musible
The Aloft Loft, 2007 (Alongside Aloft Aerial Dance)
Critic’s pick, TimeOut Chicago
–The Mysterious Elephant and the Terrible Tragedy of the Unlikely Addington Twins*
(*Who Kill Him)
Chopin Theatre, 2008
Top 5 Fringe of the Year, Chicago Tribune

Artistic Associate of Collaboraction
10-minute pieces for Collaboraction’s acclaimed “Sketchbook” Series
–Sandy Simon in her Back Yard Circa 1989
Chopin Theatre, 2005
–Laverne and Gianni Get Married
Chopin Theatre, 2006
–A Boat At Sea
Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 2007
–Cowboy Birthday Party
Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 2008
–The Dreaded Zeppelin
The Building Stage, 2009
&
–Johnny Siddhartha Hometown Football Hero (As a part of The Siddhartha Project)
Lumen Lounge, 2007

Commissions:
Bloomington Playwright’s Project 2001
–The Dastardly Ficus and Other Comedic Tales of Woe and Misery
Bloomington Playwright’s Project 2003
–Executionado Legato
Writer’s Theatre – Family Programming Series 2007
–The Mysterious Elephant (Working Title The Last Elephant)
Collaboraction 2007
–Johnny Siddhartha Hometown Football Hero

Awards:
Chicago Reader Critic’s Pick, Best Playwright 2008
Windy City Times Theatrical Highlight of 2008:
–The Mysterious Elephant
Performink Top Shows of 2008:
–The Mysterious Elephant
Chicago Tribune Top 5 of the Fringe 2006, 2007 and 2008:
–Funeral Wedding, Mr. Spacky and The Mysterious Elephant
Union League of Chicago Best Playwright:
–Cowboy Birthday Party, Sketchbook 2007
TimeOut Chicago Top 10 of 2007:
–Mr. Spacky
Artistic Director Achievement Awards Nomination 2005:
–The Dastardly Ficus
(Best Production, Author, and Director)
Winner of Metropolis Performing Arts Center’s 2nd Annual New Play Festival:
–The Hand Held Saint

Additional Productions: Condensed List (*Indicates Staged Reading)
Woman Cuts the Circle
–Martin De Maat New Works Festival, 2004
The Tube Shelter
–Martin De Maat New Works Festival, 2004
Rapunzel and Snow White
–The Side Project “When Women Wore Wings” 2005
–Estrogen Fest, Gallery 37, 2005
–2nd floor dance, 2007
–NovaStage, Canada, 2007
Executionado Legato
–Bloomington Playwright’s Project, 2003
–Rough Magic Productions, 2003
The Dastardly Ficus
– Interact Theatre, Los Angeles, 2005
– University of Hawaii, 2007
– Towson University, Maryland, 2007
– TitlePoint, NYC, 2008
Funeral Wedding (The Alvin Play)
–Columbia University, South Carolina 2007
–Interact Theatre Los Angeles, 2007*
Mr. Spacky the Man Who Was Continuously Followed by Wolves
–People’s Playhouse 2005
–Interact Theatre, Los Angeles, 2008*

Additional information and references provided upon request.