The fact that Emma’s pursuing a career in the performing arts comes as no surprise to the people who knew her as a child. At the age of 2, Emma had the realization that if she pretended the ledge of the fireplace was her stage, she could sing her ABCs, and every time without fail would receive a round of applause from all who saw her. Around the same time, her parents enrolled her in her first ballet/tap combo class at the local dance studio, and from that point on, she hasn’t stopped performing. She spent most of her childhood watching Hairspray on repeat, creating dances with her friends, and preparing for the day she would get her big break. At the age of 7, Emma booked her first show, originating a role in “Love and Kindness,” a piece devised by her 2nd Grade and Music teachers. She brought the house down when she rapped her entire solo song, way before Lin-Manuel Miranda made rapping in theatre mainstream. She then went on to play roles such as a Storyteller in an all-white production of Once On This Island, and a pre-pubescent, brace-faced Lady Larkin in Once Upon A Mattress. She has been bitten by the theatre bug ever since. She went on to attend multiple summer intensives including Broadway Workshop’s Vocal Intensive, and College Intensive working with industry professionals like Marc Tumminelli, Mamie Parris, Joe Carroll, Drew Gehling, Rachelle Rak, Jessica Lee Goldyn, and Benjamin Rauhala. Knowing that she wanted to further her training in Musical Theatre on the collegiate level, Emma headed to NYC!

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