current/upcoming:
Esmé is currently the Company Management Fellow at Wicked on Broadway, a member of the 2024 Howard Gilman Performing Arts Residency Cohort, and a freelance playwright/producer/dramaturg.
Up Next:
Esmé’s short solo play, THE JADE RABBIT IS CRASHING OUT OVER ELON MUSK was selected as one of the openers for Cosmic Cherry Festival. Ticket proceeds will benefit oSTEM, a non-profit organization that empowers LGTBQ+ people in the STEM community.
Esmé is one of the selected playwrights for the 2025 Moxie Incubator. Their play, ‘i know why iris chang died’ will receive three phases of development over the course of 2025 with a cohort of emerging directors and producers.
Esmé is available for freelance dramaturgy, writing, and producing opportunities. For more information feel free to reach out here.
in the news:
Playbill: Cast Set for 3rd Annual Breaking the Binary Festival
American Theatre: A Safe Room for Bold Plays
Broadway World: Esmé Maria Ng and Xiaoyue Zhang To Join The Tank Producers Cohort
Playbill: Songs From New Musical Fouad of Nazareth Will Be Presented at Joe's Pub
American Theatre: Attention Must Be Paid to the Translator in ‘Salesman之死’
Broadway World: Premiere Stages At Kean University Announces Semi-Finalists For 2023 Play Festival
Playbill: Theatre Producers of Color Chooses 2023 Cohort
The Words of Wesleyan: A Shapiro Center Podcast: “I Write in Order to Say”