current/upcoming:

Esmé is currently the Management Associate at Roundabout Theatre Company
and a freelance writer/dramaturg/producer.

Up Next/Recently:

  • Esmé will return to the Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival as the 2026 Festival Producer.

  • Esmé is available for freelance dramaturgy, writing, and producing opportunities. For more information feel free to reach out at ngesmemaria@gmail.com.

in the news:

Playbill: The Elementary Spacetime Show to Play Lincoln Center Later This Month

PlayPenn: Tuition-Free Playwrights Cohort Renamed The Playwright Entrepreneur Program, PlayPenn Announces 2026 Cohort

Backstage Pass with Lia Chang: Esmé Maria Ng, Kelly Marie Tran and Sagan Chen on "I know why iris chang died"; Performances-9/4-7

Playbill: Star Wars' Kelly Marie Tran and Sagan Chen to Lead Reading of New Play I Know Why Iris Chang Died

Playbill: Cast Set for 3rd Annual Breaking the Binary Festival

Backstage Pass with Lia Chang: Chatting with FISH MEAT Playwright Esmé Maria Ng: World Premiere Set for Connelly Theater, Aug. 2-3

Broadway World: Live & In Color Announces Esmé Maria Ng As The Recipient Of The 2024 June Bingham New Playwright Commission

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’

Playbill: Indya Moore, Sara Ramírez, Lío Mehiel, More Join Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival Lineup

Broadway World: Premiere Stages At Kean University Announces Semi-Finalists For 2023 Play Festival

Playbill: Theatre Producers of Color Chooses 2023 Cohort