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That Summer Feeling
What to do in the face of the unstoppable passage of time?
After a masterful run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at St. John’s in the Village, expertly run by my co-founder, Sam Besca, the Summer started to slow.
August. Vacation. Maybe a beach. Maybe a writer’s retreat.
I’m off duty. Come back later.
This week, I wrote…
Christening the Toilets at the Ned, Nomad
What use is it being young and hot in New York City if you don’t have places to be hot and young in? What, am I supposed to wander the streets, padded cups and a combative nature on display to the public? For free? No, no. When the shoes are this expensive, they’ve got to have somewhere to go.
And suddenly, there I was, prostrate to the porcelain throne.
on losing it
About
Me
Electra Artemis is a New York City-born and raised Off-Broadway Playwright and Screenwriter. She holds a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College, where she majored in English and minored in Astronomy.
She is a founding member and President of the Resident Dilettante production company, where she develops and produces original work across stage and screen. Her plays have been presented in New York and internationally, including performances at the Emerging Artists Spark Festival in New York City. Her play How to Build a Gate toured New Zealand in Summer 2024 and was later named a finalist in the Soho Playhouse Lighthouse Festival, with actor-producer Kate Low later leading a return engagement at BATS Theatre as part of NZ Fringe.
Her play, The Rug: A Grief Comedy, was performed at the Chain Theater in Midtown in Fall 2025, following a showcase engagement at The Tank in Winter 2024. It’s now continuing to workshop in preparation for an anticipated Ed Fringe send-off.
Her debut short film, "To the Floor," is currently in post-production and will be entering the festival circuit. Her pilot, "Group," is being shown to production companies.
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