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Welcome to the world of EMH. My world. I'm Elise Marie Hodge, hello!

When I began EMH, it was always with an eye towards providing a place to allow myself and my fellow artists to grow as artists. The shows I produce are always something I have hand picked to showcase a specific story I believe deserves a voice. Sometimes I direct or act in them and once in awhile I even put up my own writing.

Check out the range of material I've produced and get a ticket for a current show (virtual and in person available).  Love to see you in the audience and entertain you, maybe even have you leave thinking you want to write, act or direct too!

                     - Elise Hodge Executive Creative Director

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 PREVIOUS EMH PRODUCTIONS: 

Shows listed here were the most impactful on my journey and my audiences.
THANK YOU
to my audiences for embracing these works.



SHOWS IN 2018



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JACK OF DIAMONDS
by marcia kash & douglas e. hughes


Directed by Elise Hodge and Corey Morris

May 2018

Jack is a former jeweler who made his living buying and selling diamonds via late-night TV ads. He lives in a rather luxurious, privately-owned retirement home along with his fellow residents: the visually challenged techno-wizard Rose, the artistically gifted but forgetful Flora, and the narcoleptic beauty Blanche. Unbeknownst to the four of them, however, the man to whom they’ve entrusted their life savings - a smooth-talking financial advisor named Barney Effward - has been arrested for bilking his clients out of their savings through a Ponzi scheme. Faced with financial ruin, the four suddenly find themselves confronting the author of their miserable fate when Effward is unexpectedly delivered among them – along with several million dollars in diamonds. Pandemonium ensues as the four retirees try to find a way to exact their revenge, recoup their losses, and keep the authorities from discovering their plans.


FRAGILE THINGS
by e. m. hodge


Directed by Liz Frederick

March 2018

An Iraqi War vet and the woman he inadvertently kidnaps become trapped not only with each other but their own personal demons as the worst snow storms in history isolate them in a cabin in the woods.

A play about connection, dealing with inner turmoil, and the need to heal even when it doesn't seem possible.....
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SHOWS IN 2017



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DADDY's DYIN', WHO'S GOT THE WILL?
by del shores


Directed by Corey Morris

April 2017
Welcome to Texas!  Home of the original rednecks we all know and love, especially the Turnover family. 

Buford Turnover (Lew Rooker) is suffering from advanced dementia and a recent stroke so it's only a matter of time before he dies. Told by Buford's mother-in-law Mama Wheelis' (Deborah Shalhoub) that their father is dying, his four adult children arrive at the family's homestead to spend time with their father during his last days. It's a mixed bag of personalities:  Sara Lee (Adrianna Marmo), the spinsterish sister who cares for her father with the help of her grandmother; Lurlene (Elizabeth Anne Springett), a minister's wife who rarely visits the rest of the family; Orville (Rob McCrea), the greedy, abusive brother, and his wife, Marlene (Elise Hodge); and the youngest sibling Evalita (Bethany Hidden), the six-times married aspiring country singer, who brings her hippie boyfriend Harmony
(Mitch Thompson).

All arrive at the Turnover homestead, and personalities clash in this dark comedic drama about loss, love and family dynamics we all know a little too well.


SEX WITH STRANGERS
by laure eason


Directed by Elise Hodge

February 2017

How far will you go to get what you want?
Will you be the same person if you finally do?


​When star sex blogger and memoirist Ethan Kane, AKA Ethan Strange, tracks down his idol, the gifted but obscure (she's not even on Facebook) novelist Olivia, he finds they each crave what the other possesses:  Her brilliance as a serious writer.  His noteriety as a hit on the New York Times Best Seller list, for 5 years in row.  As attraction turns to sex, and they inch closer to getting what they want, both must confront the dark side of ambition and the near impossibility of reinventing oneself when the past is only a click away. Sex with Strangers
 had its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company and its New York premiere at Second Stage Theatre in June 2014, directed by David Schwimmer. 

It is with great excitement that EMH Productions brings you the Sacramento Premiere of Sex with Strangers
February 2nd - 18th, 2017 at the Geery Theatre. 

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SHOWS IN 2016



THESE LONESOME ROADS
by dan fagan


Directed by E.M. Hodge

September 2016

EMH is proud to bring to the stage an original piece such as this by  actor and writer, Dan Fagan.   

Rough neck... that's what they call men like Brint who work under highly dangerous conditions out in the oil fields.  Driven to excess in drink, Brint struggles to deal with his personal issues like a relationship he destroyed, a child who needs a father, and meeting possibly the love of his life, who really should go to Nashville to pursue her dreams of being a singer.

Love, loss, life.... all the things we hope to see on stage when at the theatre!
  
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GOODBYE FREDDY
by elizabeth diggs


Directed by Amy Kelly


April 2016

Produced with great success by the South Coast Repertory Company in Los Angeles, where it won the Foundation for the Dramatists Guild/CBS Award, and then presented Off-Broadway, this arresting play has often drawn comparisons with The Big Chill,
 moving from high comedy to explosive drama as it examines the jarring yet sometimes hilarious revelations which come out when five childhood friends are reunited for the funeral of a sixth.


SHOWS IN 2015



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AN ALMOST PERFECT PERSON
by judith ross


Directed by Deborah Shalhoub
& Elise Hodge


November 2015


In New York City on election night Irene Porter, widowed Democratic contender for a congressional seat, has just learned she's been narrowly defeated by the elderly male Republican incumbent. Picking up the pieces, Irene turns to romance and bed in the arms of her campaign manager and her campaign treasurer.  This gentle romantic comedy is about politics, sexual equality and sex which is still just as relevant today as when this premiered on Broadway with Colleen Dewhurst.  EMH Productions is proud to be bringing it to life!



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STRING OF PEARLS
by michelle lowe


Directed by E.M. Hodge & Deborah Shalhoub



July 2015

A string of pearls sparks a journey through time, passing from one woman to the next 
in the most unexpected ways, leaving their mark for better or worse on the women whose lives it touches. 




 






FRAGILE THINGS by e.m. hodge          MARCH 2015

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FRAGILE THINGS
        by e.m. hodge  
         Directed by Deborah Geffner      
March 2015


This original work by E.M. Hodge was presented as a workshop with talk back sessions at the NoHo Arts Center in March of 2015. 



Produced by EMH Productions
Directed by:  Deborah Geffner and Joseph Gilbert

An Iraqi War vet and the woman he inadvertently kidnaps become trapped not only with each other but their own personal demons as the worst snow storms in history isolate them in a cabin in the woods.

A play about connection, dealing with inner turmoil, and the need to heal even when it doesn't seem possible.....


MARCH 2015

Thursday the 26th - 8pm
Friday the 27th - 8pm
Saturday the 28th - 2pm


NoHo Arts Center
11136 Magnolia Ave.
North Hollywood

This production began as a workshop in which to explore the characters and the story more deeply with a wonderful cast of actors and director who had agreed to go on the journey.  What started as a staged reading turned into a show, being presented black box style, a departure from the script written with more of an eye towards a large scale set and production value.   Stripping away a lot of the technical aspects of the show has allowed us to really delve into the characters as well as challenge us each as actors with a complex switch from past to present moments throughout the play.   We will have a talk back session held each night after the show for audience feedback and questions so the writer can take that to do more work on the piece.

BRANDON DENTON
DARRYL DILLARD
MAGGIE LEHMAN
CYNTHIA DALLAS
ELISE HODGE

DIRECTED BY DEBORAH GEFFNER

                                              with JOSEPH GILBERT



SHOWS IN 2014

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HAPPY F$%K-IN' HOLIDAYS
December 2014


The 12th Annual Theatre 68  One Act Festival
written, directed and produced by 
members of The 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company, LA



Producers:  Theatre 68 and EMH Productions
Directed by:  Adam Daniel, Tanya Wilkins, Katy Jacboy
 Carlos J. Castillo, Hadas Nuriel
& 
Elise Hodge


A night of fun, funny, poignant and moving tales centered around the end of the year holidays.  


December 2014 through January 2015





IT'S NOTE PERSONAL by brian diamond   JANUARY 2014

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IT'S NOTE PERSONAL by brian diamond  
Directed by E. M. Hodge


JANUARY 2014

How can two people who love each other, not be together? How can a love that seems so right, be so wrong? Does love really conquer all? And why is a standup comedian asking these questions?!

Told by a master storyteller, what makes It’s Not Personal distinct is the blend of comedy and intensity. There are moments that are laugh out loud funny, and moments that are simply heartbreaking. It’s a traumady.


STARRING WRITER AND COMEDIAN:  Brian Diamond







SHOWS IN 2013

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AFTER HOURS
by E.M. Hodge


Welcome to After Hours:  A place to find a little comfort, a little solace, a little peace. 

Strangers brought together by relatives with cancer spend a momentous evening together at their local hangout, After Hours.  One will loose a loved one, one celebrates the loss of a loved one, one gets to take a loved one home, and one leads them all through their grief or happiness, but she's the one who needs their love and guidance the most.

An original Work by E.M. Hodge


After Hours was produced once in an earlier form in LA December of 2011.  Here is the review as given by
Stage Scene LA's Steven Stanley:
STAGE SCENE LA  - "WOW"




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DOWN THE ROAD
by lee blessing


Directed by Kara Ow
October 4th - November 2013


Iris Henniman has taken on her first job with her husband Dan to co-author the first book ever to come directly from the infamous William Reach.  They will hear and record the tell-all gory details of Bill as he recounts his killings of 19 girls. 
His last appeal for life without parole as been denied... now all that's left is your participation in hearing his stories
as presented live by Iris & Dan Henniman. 

Be prepared for your skin to crawl, just a little, as you watch from the
safety of the live studio audience....




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   MOVING MOUNTAINS                By Lawrence Roman
 Directed by E.M. Hodge & Amy Kelly

April 2013

EMH Productions is so happy to be bringing a light comedy to the stage to end the series of shows dealing with love and relationships in its varied forms which ranged from the incomprehensible to the darkly tragic, to the tragically funny.  This time, we're going gentle and light with the story of Charlie Fuller, a retired insurance man turned Neighborhood Casanova on the beaches of Santa Monica.  Charlie has his share of friends with benefits but its not until a new neighbor moves in that he remembers what it truly means to fall in love.  With some romantic entanglements from his daughter Elaine romping through his apartment along with his lady friends, this romantic comedy reminds us all its never too late to have love, life, and laughter in the mix. 



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Dog Sees God:  Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead 
by bert v. royal


Directed by E. M. Hodge

February 2013

EMH Productions was proud to present this well known play centered on the idea of the beloved Peanuts Characters as present day angst driven teens.  The references to Charlie Brown, Sally, Linus, Lucy, Marcy, Peppermint Patty, Pig Pen, Schroeder were all there veiled with sly comments and innuendos but they are all there.  Come join us for this darkly told comedic tale of love, loss, bullies, body issues and identity crisis. 

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