NOW PLAYING:
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Emily made her mainstage debut as Barbara DeMarco in the historic 39th year closing DC cast of
SHEAR MADNESS at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, March 16-May 25
A Civil Civil Servant wins Best Satire at The Night of Shorts, Milano, Italy - January 4, 2026
Emily H. Gilson
Actor | Singer | Playmaker
AEA | SAG•AFTRA
DC | NYC


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"Emily is a deeply compassionate artist, always prepared and fully dedicated to her craft.
She is a consummate professional and an absolute pleasure to work with."
Craig Houk, Playwright and Actor
"Emily is a highly dedicated professional who brings passion and intelligence to all her musical theater work!"
Elisa Rosman, DC-Area Music Director and Accompanist
"[George Wolfe's] Rustin is winning and triumphant...[an]astonishing amount of talent in front of and behind the camera that will take your breath away."
AP News
"The finest Shakespeare online during this lockdown...Emily Gilson’s Northumberland is a skirling joy."
FringeReview UK
"A master stroke of casting...like an apparition after too long under the sun."
DC Theatre Scene
"Playing the delicately angelic Miss Roberts, Emily H. Gilson is a superb fit to the role....effortless."
TheatreBloom
"Emily H. Gilson is luminous as Catherine [Givings]."
Maryland Theatre Guide
"[A] buoyant, vivacious Mrs. Givings."
DC Metro Theater Arts
Emily's Alice Paul is as close to perfection as I have seen or read."
Zoe Nicholson; Historian, Author, and Equal Rights Amendment Activist
"Wish-we-thought-of-it-brilliant. Where have you been all my life?!"
DC Metro Theater Arts