A passionate, experienced and committed performer who leaps enthusiastically into all opportunities that present themselves. Her desire to perform began at the young age of 3 where she began dance lessons at Davin Griffith Jones School of Performing Arts, since then she has trained at 5 different dance schools including The Next Step Performing Arts in a multitude of styles. Her development in dance encouraged her to move towards a more holistic approach to performing arts and she began private singing lessons in 2008 as well as participating in various drama groups and classes. In 2011 Emily tried out for her first musical ‘Oliver!’ with Packemin Productions and gained a place in the children’s ensemble. This experience sparked her interest in musical theatre and she has, since then, been involved in over 20 musicals with both lead, supporting and ensemble roles. Her professional musical theatre debut was the production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the capitol theatre in 2012/13, where she learnt a lot about the professional world of performing arts. More recently, Emily has been involved in Shrek the Musical, Cats, Les Miserable, Annie, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Back to the 80s and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. This year Emily was fortunate enough the play the role of G(a)linda in the Riverside Girls High School production of ‘Wicked’. Emily has recently finished the HSC (2019) and was voted to obtain the leadership role of Performance Captain at her school. This role required her to run and organise the weekly school choir and support young performers at her school in reaching their potential and building confidence. Not only does Emily have a wealth of experience in musical theatre but has also been in a number of professional dance shows and shorts films. Both of her short films ‘Mother’ and ‘Baby baby’ were selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2015 and introduced her to other exciting areas of the performing arts. In 2017, Emily was selected to join the cast of 12 girls in the Australian premiere production of ‘Girls Like that’ with ATYP and the following year, 2018, she was selected as a featured artist for Southern Stars ‘Iconic’, where she sang both solo and in group performances. Emily is only 18 years old and already has a vast array of experience in all areas of the performing arts, she is always happy to share her experience in order to assist young performers in their creative journey. She is extremely committed to helping young people develop their skills and not only grow as performers but as individuals as well.