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Emily C. A. Snyder is a published and internationally produced playwright and novelist, whose work has been performed from Christchurch, New Zealand to Dublin, Ireland. She is the premiere international scholar on writing and performing new verse drama. She is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS (TTF), a New York City based theatre company specializing in developing new plays written in heightened text with vibrant roles for women on-stage and off. Emily holds her Masters in Theatre Education from Emerson College, and a double-major with her BA in English: Literature and Drama from Franciscan University of Steubenville. She studied John Barton’s Shakespearean technique with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, where her Rosalind (As You Like It) was compared to a young Maggie Smith. Despite her biography, she is not overly fond of cats.

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And Lo! I Beheld The CATS

I have seen the Cats. I have seen all of them. I... read more

Plotting Surprises: Or How To Ruin Great Shows

WARNING: Mild spoilers for Game of Thrones, The Good Place, The Lord... read more

With Great Storytelling Comes Great Responsibility - Spider-Man:...

SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME Even the trailer says there are spoilers. This... read more

The Good, the Bad, and the Baffling of...

WARNING: SPOILERS. So many spoilers. All the spoilers. Seriously: I mean it.... read more

Graves & Grace: On the Burning of Notre...

The only comfort I have about the loss of Notre Dame (in... read more

HOT TAKE: Captain Marvel is Only OK...and I'm...

Comic book and superhero movie fans were all a-Twitter long before Marvel's... read more

Catholics, Avarice and Internet Trolls: Or, Why I'm...

Hello, Interwebs! It's been a hot second since I've written, although I've... read more

The Proximity of Poverty and Prosperity

A quick meditation for you on the proximity of poverty and prosperity:... read more

Neo-Nazis at Steubenville! Liberals with Blogs! Responding to...

(The following is in response to Church Militant's latest blog, which critiqued... read more

SCANDAL! Mary Has Genitalia! "The Kingdom," Church Militant,...

Lately, Church Militant posted about a "scandalous" novel that was apparently taught... read more

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