Poet. Recluse. Icon. This is not your English teacher’s Emily Dickinson. It’s an original solo musical—a feral, funny, and fiercely musical dive into the mind of a woman who refused to play by anyone’s rules. Featuring a score of original songs inspired by Dickinson’s poetry and spirit, the show is intimate, manic, a little unhinged, and unexpectedly hilarious. Hailed by Stage Takes as a “tour-de-force performance” with a range that is “astonishing,” and by NoHo Arts District as “a riot of music and laughter,” Cooper’s production is part concert, part confession, part rebellion and one wild night you definitely didn’t read about in class. Book, Music, Lyrics & Performed by Shelley Cooper.
Special thanks to generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, and Playhouse PALS. The BFF celebrates the range and depth of the human condition and the idea that theatre arts experiences are vital, transformative, and must be available for all.
EMILY F-ING DICKINSON in BFF in SANTA MONICA, CA!!
Event Dates:
| Sunday, November 01, 2026 | 3:00 pm Pacific 5:00 pm Central 6:00 pm Eastern |