by Emily Grimany | Apr 8, 2024
Photos About the Show After Callie meets Sara, the two unexpectedly fall in love. Their first kiss provokes a violent attack that transforms their lives in a way they could never anticipate. I feel fortunate that I was able to direct Stop Kiss at Illinois State...
by Emily Grimany | Nov 7, 2023
Photos About the Show Part of the MFA Directing Showcase at ISU. The Most Massive Woman Wins is challenging, brutal and hilarious. Four women of various shapes and sizes sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic explore their perceptions of body image. The...
by Emily Grimany | Aug 9, 2023
Photos About the Show Springfield High Songleaders Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, rally together to entertain their classmates in four-part harmony. In Act 1, set in 1958, the young women explore the ups and downs of high school, friendships, boyfriends and...
by Emily Grimany | Aug 9, 2023
Photos About the Show Standing over a freshly dug open grave, Kylie reveals to her newly returned older sister Lala all that happened after Lala fled home to escape their father’s abuse. Reviews...
by Orlando | Nov 20, 2022
Photos About the Show The Hoover family has seen better days. Richard, the father, is a floundering motivational speaker, Grandpa’s been kicked out of his retirement home and Uncle Frank’s been dumped by his boyfriend. Moody teenager, Dwayne, has taken a...
by Orlando | Nov 19, 2022
Photos About the Show When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare their family from future embarrassment....
by Orlando | Nov 18, 2022
Photos About the Show Molly is pregnant and her boyfriend, Andrew, is overjoyed. But when Molly is diagnosed with hyperemesis (severe morning sickness) it becomes clear that Andrew and his parents are more concerned about the baby’s health than her own. And when...
by Orlando | Nov 17, 2022
About the Show Premiered on Youtube: Sun Feb 20th at 9:10pm ET & Sun Feb 27th at 7:30pm ET In Crawlspaceblog, we meet Claire. She runs a super hip Airbnb for budding writers in a beautiful forest. She gets her coffee from the farmer’s market. She’s a good...
by Emily Grimany | May 3, 2022
The director’s life is not easy. I was asked to direct Harvey by Mary Chase and while rehearsals are just starting this week, I’ve already been working on the show for the past month. Fortunately, I am not producing this play so I just have to focus on directing,...
by Emily Grimany | Mar 11, 2022
Theater is a collaborative endeavor. The playwright, director, producer, actors, stage manager, designers, and crew are all vital for a successful production. One weak link can ruin an otherwise great show. Fortunately for me, I found a wonderful group of talented...
Hi, my name is Emily Grimany. I’m a theater director based in Louisville, KY. My focuses are new plays and musicals that center women’s stories.