Freelance Theatre Director
I am a director focused on telling deeply human stories through collaborative, trust-based processes.
Recent Shows
Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Produced by Illinois State University March 28-30 & April 2-5, 2025Director/Choreographer: Emily Grimany Music Director: Matthew Vala Scenic Design: Jordan House Costume Design: Lauren M. Lowell Lighting...
All Abloom Garden Plays
Produced by Nomad Theatre Company Spring 2025Director: Emily Grimany Producer: Connie Blick Stage Managers: Stephanie Nauman and Grace Irvin Costume Designer: Mary PattersonTroupe 1 Fertilizer by Bruce Boecke Remembrance by Allie Costa The Bench by Romney Humphrey Pas...
Borrowed Babies
by Jennifer Blackmer Produced by Illinois State University March 28-30 & April 2-5, 2025Director: Emily Grimany Scenic Design: Caitlin Buswell Costume & Hair/Makedup Design: Katie Zaragoza Lighting Design: Ayibainatimi Miracle Ebieri Sound Design: Jack Regan...
Romeo and Juliet
Adapted by Emily Grimany Bard in a Box Produced by Illinois Shakespeare Festival Spring 2025Director: Emily Grimany Fight Choreographer: John Tovar & RJ Hagberg Stage Manager: Katie McConnellRomeo: Andrew Short Juliet: Bella Marotti Tybalt and Friar: RJ Hagberg...
#notacult or Camp Hope
(An Interview Retrospective of the Accidental Cult that Started an Actual Movement) by Kate Brennan Produced by Coalescence Theatre Company at the Normal Theatre January 18 & 19, 2025Director: Emily Grimany Sound Design: Maggie Rausch Light Design: John McCall...
PUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
by Matt Cox Produced by Illinois State University November 1-9, 2024Director and Choreographer: Emily Grimany Scenic Design: Caitlin Buswell Costume Design: Veronica Blumberg Lighting Design: Heather Reynolds Sound Design: Tony Reimer Dramaturg: Sarah Hall Stage...