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emilygilson

May 4, 2022
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"Breathe Easy" on Metro with Me!

If you're in Washington, DC and have ridden the metro lately, you may have seen a certain face on billboards all over each station: Yup,...

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100 days of coaching with Bonnie Gillespie

emilygilson

Jan 5, 2020
1 min

100 days of coaching with Bonnie Gillespie

On January 1, 2020, I joined LA-based casting director and author of SELF-MANAGEMENT FOR ACTORS Bonnie Gillespie for 100 days of career...

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Photo Call: Rehearsals for "The Mollusc" at Quotidian Theatre Company

emilygilson

May 24, 2019
1 min

Photo Call: Rehearsals for "The Mollusc" at Quotidian Theatre Company

Rehearsals for The Mollusc at Quotidian Theatre Company are in full swing! Photographer Steve LaRocque captured these behind the scenes...

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In the Next Room Photo Call: additional photos

emilygilson

Mar 6, 2019
1 min

In the Next Room Photo Call: additional photos

Thursday, February 21 was our first preview and photo call for In the Next Room or the vibrator play at Silver Spring Stage, which I...

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emilygilson

Nov 25, 2018
1 min

Best Actress nom!

I am shocked and delighted to share news of my first-ever acting nomination! Ahead of the Jones has picked up NINE nominations by the 48...

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emilygilson

Nov 19, 2018
1 min

Silent Sentinel is released!

At long last, SILENT SENTINEL is available for streaming! You can watch the film free online at our parent website Crimes of the Art,...

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emilygilson

Nov 1, 2018
1 min

New headshots, who dis?

WOW, y'all. Tim Coburn gave me my literal dream headshots on Monday - check them out on the landing page!! Or this couple down here,...

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emilygilson

Dec 25, 2017
1 min

Big steps for a little movie

Happy new year!! I've been busy with some personal and professional feng shui while on vacation at home, but was thrilled to find out...

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emilygilson

Aug 7, 2017
1 min

Silent Sentinel - Trailer

We're so official it's insane! Check out the trailer for Silent Sentinel, starring me as the suffragist Alice Paul, tortured 9 times and...

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emilygilson

Sep 27, 2016
1 min

all pink everything

Blink and you'll miss me in this super fun new commercial for Volkswagen, which put huge amounts of DC's talent to work: AND if you roll...

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emilygilson

Aug 4, 2016
1 min

#styledweddings

About 3 weeks ago, on a whim, I fell into a job that introduced me to something I'd never done before - promotional print modeling. This...

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emilygilson

Jun 2, 2016
1 min

Trippingly on the tongue

I always think I know what I'm doing and then I get back into a classroom. Guess what: we never know what we're doing. I'm so grateful...

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emilygilson

May 3, 2016
1 min

Two Big Shorts!

Debut day! It's extremely slow in my other life right now, which is absolutely phenomenal for kicking off spring. And I am 1000% taking...

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emilygilson

Apr 11, 2016
2 min

Actor Math!

I'm currently sitting at work after a month of more callbacks than I've ever been called in for, including a second one to one particular...

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emilygilson

Feb 11, 2016
1 min

Gratefulness.

Every so often, I have to stop and remember that it's okay to slow down, it's okay to step back. There's always something to be grateful...

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emilygilson

Feb 7, 2016
1 min

Well.

Welcome to 2016. A new year, a new outlook, a new blog, and for me, some new perspective. I ended 2015 with some pretty big changes to my...

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Emily H. Gilson

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