About 

Emma Cordray is a bilingual writer, dramaturg, director, and teacher. Emma has worked for NAMT, Pittsburgh CLO, Escuela JANA, and Signature Theatre and has evaluated scripts for NAMT, the O’Neill, Austin Film Festival, and Kitchen Dog Theater. She is a former apprentice with One Year Lease Theater Company in Greece and a graduate of the National Theater Institute’s Advanced Directing Program. During her time studying at Carnegie Mellon University, Emma earned the School of Drama's Michael Gifford and WCDAC awards for her imaginative and interdisciplinary work. She was most recently a two-time Fulbright Scholar in Madrid, where her days teaching English and introducing Spanish teens to theater inspired her and her writing partner Jimena Caballero to write stories for young people worldwide. In 2022-3, Emma co-led the Consejería of Education’s Model UN Program across 140 schools for 5000 students. Today, Emma continues teaching as a college essay coach. Emma & Jimena are currently writing “Esperanza Rising: The Musical,” adapted from Pam Muñoz Ryan's beloved novel. Together, they were selected for the ASCAP Foundation’s 2024 Musical Theatre Librettist Worskshop and the Johnny Mercer Songwriter’s Project. In Emma's free time, you can find her hiking, singing, reading, synchronized swimming, or making music. Otherwise, she's probably playing board games with friends and family.

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