E.M. Lewis is an award-winning playwright, teacher, and opera librettist.
Upcoming/In Development:
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant with Evan Meier for ALT
The Great Divide (Play)
Plays:
Song of Extinction
Infinite Black Suitcase
Heads
The Gun Show
True Story
Apple Season
Magellanica
You Can See All the Stars
How the Light Gets In
Operas:
Town Hall with Theo Popov for Maryland Opera Studio
The Resurrection Engine with Evan Meier
The Crossing with Clarice Assad
Awards:
Steinberg Award
Primus Prize from the American Theater Critics Association
LA Drama Critics Circle
Edgerton Award
Most Likely to Say
“All I want is great music and a strong story!"
On the Job
“Working out a story with a composer is such a delightful process! Step by step, you begin to understand the tale you’re telling, the themes beneath, the characters at its heart… and each other. And then the words and music begin to lift and swirl around you. It’s magical! Hard work, but also magical!”
Press
“Captivating… The libretto is funny and full of warmth.” —Gabrielle Ferrari, Parterre Box
“…a transcendent, unexpectedly intimate listening experience.” —Bennett Campbell Ferguson, Willamette Week
E.M. Lewis is an award-winning playwright, teacher, and opera librettist. Her work has been produced around the world, and is published by Samuel French. Plays include Song of Extinction, Infinite Black Suitcase, Heads, The Gun Show, True Story, Apple Season, Magellanica, You Can See All the Stars, How the Light Gets In and The Great Divide. Awards for her plays include the Steinberg Award; Primus Prize from the American Theater Critics Association; LA Drama Critics Circle and Edgerton Award. Her operas include The Resurrection Engine (Evan Meier); The Crossing (with Clarice Assad); Town Hall (with Theo Popov for Maryland Opera Studio). Fellowships include the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, New Jersey State Arts Commission, the 2016 Oregon Literary Fellowship in Drama, and the Mellon Foundation Playwright Residency at Artists Repertory Theater. She is a proud member of LineStorm Playwrights, Opera America, ASCAP, and the Dramatists Guild. She lives on her family’s farm in Oregon.