Emma Irene Olson (she/they)
Writer / Composer / Performer
Emma Irene Olson (she/they) is a queer multidisciplinary performance artist living and working in Los Angeles. Their art explores themes of self, perception, ego, authority, and interconnectedness, while being rooted in love, curiosity, nature, and play. Her approach is multi-disciplinary, with written text, original music, improvisation, clowning, audience interaction, and wearable art. Emma Irene has self-produced three solo shows: Astro Cabaret (directed and co-devised by Natasha Mercado), The Faults In My Stars (directed by Justin Gilbert), and Universal and Absolute (directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert). Astro Cabaret, a solo drag musical inspired by her astrological birth chart, premiered at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival to rave reviews and was nominated for Best Cabaret & Variety Show by the Hollywood Fringe Community, as well as the Three Clubs Production Award.
She has studied at The Elysian, Upright Citizens Brigade, Lesly Kahn & Co., Identity School of Acting, World’s Greatest Improv School, WE Improv, and Feminist Acting Workshop as well as with clowns David Shiner, Deanna Fleysher, Natasha Mercado, Gemma Soldati, Chad Damiani, Zach Zucker, and Tallie Medel.
