EMMA S. RUND
Dramaturgy
Emma offers new play dramaturgy services to help writers develop their plays and screenplays for workshop and production opportunities from single script consultations to longer workshop relationships. Emma offers production dramaturgy services to advocate for the play all the way from the rehearsal space to the lobby. To inquire about rates click here.
Production Dramaturgy
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School for Scandal, Idle Muse Theatre Company, 2025, Dir. Evan Jackson
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Gypsy, Ball State University, 2019, Dir. Beth Turcotte
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Fun Home, Ball State University, 2018, Dir. Matt Reeder
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A Chorus Line, Ball State University, 2018, Dir. Emily Tzucker and Anne Beck
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Pride and Prejudice, Ball State University, 2017, Dir. Beth Turcotte
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Shrek The Musical, Ball State University, 2017, Dir. Sutton Foster and Bill Jenkins
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Swing!, Ball State University, 2016, Dir. Michael Worcel and Christie Zimmerman
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Alias Grace, Ball State University, 2016, Dir. Karen Kessler
Ball State faculty nominated Emma’s work on Alias Grace to be sent to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in the fall of 2016 where Emma won best program note and runner up for overall dramaturgy. In 2018 Ball State faculty nominated Emma's work on Fun Home to be sent to KCACTF where Emma won runner up for overall dramaturgy.
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The King's Wife, book by Mêlisa Annis, music and lyrics by Jamie Floyd, Paramount Theatre, 2025, Dir. Tamilla Woodard
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Blood of My Mother's by Karissa Myers, Paramount Theatre, 2025, Dir. Denise Serna
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The Bones of Butterflies by Marcia Cebulska, Pheonix Theatre, 2018, Dir. Bill Simmons
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XY by Oliver Houser, Discovery New Musical Festival, 2018, Dir. Eva Patton
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Concrete Clouds by Devon Hayakawa, Ball State University, 2017, Dir. Emily Fischer
Click on the images below to view the full dramaturgy websites for each production.
New Work Dramaturgy
Click on the PDF to see Emma's dramaturgy actor packet for Alias Grace.
