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Emily Weitzman is a writer, performer, educator, and multidisciplinary artist from New York. Emily is the writer and performer of the award-winning one-woman show, FURNITURE BOYS, which, sold out shows during full-runs with Underbelly at the 2025 and 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and sold out an off-Broadway run at SoHo Playhouse in NYC.
FURNITURE BOYS was recommended by the New York Times, calling it a “surreal feminist comedy,” and recommended as a must-see Fringe show by The Guardian.
FURNITURE BOYS was reviewed by The Guardian with a glowing 4-star review. The Guardian calls FURNITURE BOYS: “Ridiculous and revelatory”; “witty… ingenious”; “shimmeringly silly’; “Weitzman’s show keeps revealing hidden depths.”
Recommended by The Guardian, July 2026: “Ten Terrific Shows”
New York Times Recommended, June 2026
Sold-out run, Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse, June 2026
“Most Exciting Female Solo Theatre Shows,” Edinburgh Evening News
Sold-out show, Edinburgh Fringe, 2025 and 2026
FURNITURE BOYS is on tour!
October 16 - Kathmandu
November 7 - London
November 14 - Amsterdam
TBA for 2027:
February - London, TBA
March/April - Melbourne, TBA
Emily is a lecturer in writing at Columbia University. She teaches courses focused on writing about performance.
Find out more about FURNITURE BOYS. Learn more about Emily’s writing, teaching, and performing. Contact her here.