PLAYWRIGHT. PERFORMER. THEATRE ARTIST.
Emma Joy Hill is a writer, performer, dramaturg, and theatre artist. Her work as a playwright extends realms of grotesque performance art, devised theatre, exploration of human rights questions, and sexual violence activism. She was accepted into Columbia's MFA Playwriting Program in 2022 and received a BA in Theatre Studies/Playwriting from the University of Connecticut where she has had multiple workshops and staged readings of her plays including Those Hollow Bodies which was awarded a full production at the University. In the past, she has been commissioned by the Natural Resources Conservation Academy to develop work that addresses climate change in communities, and Studio 570 to write a piece chronicling the Women's Suffrage Movement (entitled All the Rage). Additionally, she was a recipient of the Bushwick Starr's Pet Project Grant and the Foundation of the Arts Playwriting Grant in 2020. As a professional playwright, she has developed theatre throughout Connecticut, New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago. She has experience working with companies such as Concord Theatricals, The Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Play Festival, The Brick, Women's Theatre Festival, 59E59 Theatre, Echo Theatre Dallas, Studio 570, Theatre L'Acadie, Cinnamon Summer Series, Bated Breath Theatre Company, Capital Classics, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Jorgensen Theatre, and Out of Chaos Theatre in the United Kingdom. She is on Staff at Long Wharf Theatre and an Adjunct Professor in Playwriting at Southern Connecticut State University. She is currently based in Connecticut.