Writing

I Am Not Myself These Days

Developed with the popular cable network, BRAVO and executive produced by Darren Star, (Sex and the City, original Melrose Place and 90210) Emily Branden and her writing partner, Sri Rao co-created this pilot script based on the New York Times bestseller by Josh Kilmer Purcell. This one hour musical dramedy explores the life of a straight, Manhattan power broker by day and drag queen by night…
Read more at Variety…

General Hospital Night Shift

This popular spin off of ABC Daytime’s long running, General Hospital enjoyed two seasons on the cable channel SOAPNET. Emily Branden wrote two episodes for season two with head writer Sri Rao, exploring the challenging storyline of Robin Scorpio, now a doctor at GH who must treat and deal with her patient and father, Robert Scorpio’s progressed cancer…
“Pay It Forward” episode 208
“About A Dad” episode 209

I Know Why Ophelia Went Mad

Emily Branden created and produced this rock drama at the Trilogy Theatre in Midtown Manhattan spring of ’02. This workshop production explored the indie rock scene of Lower East Side Manhattan where a modern day Ophelia meets her rockstar Hamlet (played by Tadd Mccullough.) Written by and starring Emily Branden, directed by Christopher Petit, (The Flea Theater) and original music by former Flying 66 band members, Bryant Carroll (Broadway’s Footloose) and Ty Flores. All songs performed by Emily Branden.