EPISODE 49: Emma Goldman-Sherman
October 26, 2025
Playwright Brigid Amos sits down with world renowned playwright Emma Goldman-Sherman to further dive into the world of dramaturgy.
Emma Goldman-Sherman is a playwright and coach who teaches Structure Is Not a Dirty Word and other fun classes full of useful, world-changing tools. They can be reached at BraveSpace.online or subscribe to their Substack for weekly prompts.
Credits:
One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou & Damien DeSandies.
References:
Structure is not a dirty word
https://goldmansherman.substack.com/p/structure-is-not-a-dirty-word
Aristotelean Structure
https://pwcenter.org/article/decoding-the-6-aristotelean-elements-of-drama/
August Wilson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Wilson
Caryl Churchill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Churchill
Suzan Lori Parks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzan-Lori_Parks
Jaclyn Backhaus
https://www.jaclynbackhaus.com/
María Irene Fornés
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Irene_Forn%C3%A9s
Claire Baron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Barron
Helen Banner
https://helenbanner.com/
Hansol Jung
https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/contemporaryplaywrightsofcolor/hansol-jung
Jeremy O. Harris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_O._Harris
Octavia Butler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._Butler
Brave Space
https://www.bravespace.online/
Emma’s Brave Space.online Substack
https://goldmansherman.substack.com/
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