Emily Anne Goes, born and raised in East Side San Jose, CA, is a Filipino (Pangasinan) New York-based performer and pathfinder. NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway Grad. Shanghai Theatre Academy. 

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Most recently seen in Peterborough Players in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (dir. Jen Wineman), Native Gardens (dir. Melissa Crespo), Hay Fever (dir. Brendon Fox). Other credits include: Performing Filipina (Lianah Sta. Ana), In the Heights (Gateway Playhouse), Stuy or Die (Jason Wang), Payanam alMuhajir (Tuânminh A Đỗ, University Settlement). With her husband and creative partner, Tuânminh A Đỗ, she has co-created short films under Bai-Ka Productions, including the award-winning Lời Ru, the visual-dance poem What That Means to Me, and Olivia, which honors the daily life of a Filipina-American mother.

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As community-based artist, Emily was in Residence at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club and NYSCA Folk Art Apprentice of Kinding Sindaw Heritage Foundation, where she was in service to asserting and preserving Filipino indigenous traditions and reflecting on the resilience and resistance against centuries of colonization under Spanish rule. Her work with Kinding Sindaw included producing the In Honor of the Ancestors Exhibit at La MaMa Galleria and performing across the borough of Queens, NY. She is also a member of the Malaya Movement, advocating for human rights, democracy, and sovereignty in the Philippines. 

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Dedicated to nurturing spaces that honor ancestral histories and healing pathways forward, she serves as the Director of Operations at The CRAFT Institute, founded by Dr. Monica White Ndounou. With CRAFT, she builds for global initiatives including the Writers Retreat for Black Screenwriters, Black Theatre Day, and The International Black Theatre Summit, which most recently convened in Accra, Ghana. She also produced Britton & The Sting’s World Water Day summit and concert at Gramercy Theatre. Previously, she was the Operations Manager for Broadway Advocacy Coalition, and served as the Programmatic Committee Chair for their annual Arts in Action Festival, where organizations and individuals working at the intersections of arts and advocacy focus NYC’s attention on the many ways the “justice” system is failing and demonstrate the role that art can play in reimagining what is possible. She was also a part of the ArtEquity BIPOC Leadership Cohort 2024. (Are you producing an event? I may be able to help.)

 

She is also the founder of Nourish and Nurture, a queer space inspired by Mia Birdsong’s How We Show Up. The monthly gathering centers food, conversation, and intentional community around themes of emotional awareness and collective care.

 

Represented by Anthony Leones and Infin8 Artists. @anthonyleonestalentmanager @infin8artists. Malaya Movement. Thankful for the San Jose art-makers and institutions that have changed her including Brigitte Doss-Johnson's Singer's Heart, Marie Stinnett Dance Studio and Cathy Cassetta's Tabard Theatre. Life Partner to Tuânminh Albert Đỗ. Gratefully standing on the shoulders of those before her, Emily sees and feels her family with each breath. @emilyagoes