Emily Yuko Walborn is a Japanese American playwright from Montana. She received her MA in Playwriting from the University of Manchester (UK) and her BA in Writing for Film & Television from Emerson College. Her plays have been produced and developed nationally and internationally at theaters including Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA, the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, The Road Theatre Company, IATI, Stomping Grounds Art House, The Experimental Theatre Coop, Box of Tricks Theatre, The Old Library Theatre, Manchester Drama Society, The Fled Collective, and at universities across the US. Her play The Very End of Our Friendship was an official selection for the 2026 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, her play Logical Conspiracies won Old Library Theatre’s One Act Play Festival, and her play Clown Memo won the “Audience Favorite” award at the Last Chance New Play Festival. 

Emily’s obsession with comedy and satire dictates her work and collaborations. She is passionate about creating more opportunities for female and Asian representation in comedy and spends most of her days following all things Manchester City FC.