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Emily Weitzman is a writer, educator, performer, and multidisciplinary artist from New York.

She is a lecturer in writing at Columbia University. She teaches courses focused on writing essays about performance.

In 2024, her one woman show FURNITURE BOYS premiered off-broadway at SoHo Playhouse and was a finalist in the SoHo Playhouse Lighthouse Series. FURNITURE BOYS was awarded the Fringiest Show Award from the 2025 Orlando Fringe’s selective FestN4 and the 2024 Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Award.

Next up: FURNITURE BOYS is packing up its blow-up couch and heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. The show was selected for a full run (30 July - 25 August) with the renowned venue Underbelly. Check out info for FURNITURE BOYS at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Underbelly!

But first: FURNITURE BOYS Send-Off Show at Caveat NYC! Come see the show in New York and send off FURNITURE BOYS on Saturday, June 28 at 4pm. Tickets at Caveat here.

Learn more about Emily’s writing, teaching, and performing. Find out more about FURNITURE BOYS. Contact her here.