ABOUT
Emilia "Emi" Lirman is a multilingual Argentinian American director, writer and all-around-theater-artist based in NYC. Growing up in Miami, FL she adopted the native "Spanglish" language and has been spewing a hodgepodge of words and phrases ever since. Do those strung together words always make sense? No, but neither do humans most of the time and that's art kids.
Emilia is a strong believer in “following the fun”. Creating art is an optimistic impulse, making something, anything, is revolutionary. Emi's especially dedicated to creating works that address our contemporary landscape and elevate underrepresented voices. As a director, Emilia aims to foster collaboration, creativity and conversation. Her absolute favorite thing is developing new plays and musicals that focus on empathy to reach across cultural divides and find common ground among individuals.
Emi is the '26-'28 Drama League Stage Directing Fellow. Her fellowship includes directing and developing new work in NYC and across the country at Lincoln Center Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater's Ground Floor, and Playwrights' Center. Emi has been a Directing Mentor for NYU Tisch, a Guest Artist at Woodward Residency in NYC, a member of Mercury Lab's Directing Technique, and part of Cohort 3 of Roundabout Theatre Company's Directors Group. She was the 2018-2019 Directing Fellow at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Drama & Theater Arts [Directing Concentration.]