Emily Sheehan

Emily Sheehan is an award winning playwright and theatre maker. Emily completed her Masters in Playwriting at the Victoria College of Arts (VCA) in 2015 and her Bachelor of Arts (Acting) in 2011.

Her plays include Hell’s Canyon (Old 505 Theatre 2018, La Mama Theatre 2018, & Regional Arts Victoria 2021), Daisy Moon Was Born This Way (The Joan 2017, Jopuka Productions 2020 & Gasworks Arts Park 2021) and versions of us (Canberra Youth Theatre 2017). 

Her plays Hell’s Canyon and Daisy Moon Was Born This Way are published by Currency Press. In 2020 Hell's Canyon was included on the VCE Drama and Theatre Studies Playlist.

Emily’s plays have been developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s Cybec Electric, Playwriting Australia’s National Play Festival, Playwriting Australia’s National Script Workshops and ATYP Fresh Ink. Awards include the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award (Winner), Patrick White Playwrights Award (Shortlist) and Melbourne Fringe Award (Winner). Emily has been a participant of the Melbourne Theatre Company Women in Theatre Program and the Playwriting Australia Dramaturgy Internships. 

Emily is delighted to be joining Red Stitch Actors Theatre as an INK Playwright in 2020.