EMMY KUPERSCHMID

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Emmy Kuperschmid (she/her) is an NYC-based actor and playwright who believes in the power of stories to make people feel less alone. She has performed and developed work with companies including Warner Brothers, New York Theatre Workshop, Pipeline Theatre Company, Under The Radar at The Public, and Adirondack Theatre Festival. Favorite acting credits include performing in the Off-Broadway premiere of Dave Malloy's BEARDO, originating the role of Claire Wilson in STARPATTERN by renowned feminist playwright Carolyn Gage, playing Samantha Brown in Kerrigan & Lowdermilk's THE MAD ONES LAB, and acting in readings of plays written by kids and teenagers as part of the O'Neill Young Playwright's Festival and NYTW Mind The Gap series. Her on camera work includes the short film PETTY THERAPY (directed by 9-1-1: Lone Star's Brian Michael Smith) and the indie feature TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. 

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As a writer, Emmy was a member of the 2024-2025 Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn, a two-time Eugene O'Neill NPC Semifinalist, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Her plays have been developed with Fresh Ground Pepper, LakehouseRanchDotPNG, Hudson Valley Theater Festival, the Skeleton Rep(resents), and more. An excerpt from her play comment below was selected and featured as a "Top Monologue for Teen Girls" by Backstage, and she is published in the anthology Evil Genius: Monsters on Stage (introduction by Julie Taymor). Her plays often explore themes of friendship, pop culture, magic, mental health, and the stories of women and girls who are trying their best in worlds that aren't always meant for them. She also loves an impossible stage direction.

Emmy reads a book a week on average, credits Sailor Moon as her first feminist icon, and gives excellent pep talks. She has a tuxedo cat named Tombo who she loves very much.