Analiese Emerson

MFA Professional Acting


Biography

BOVTS: Warwick in Henry VI: Days of Rebellion, W in Lungs, Polina in The Seagull, Viola in Twelfth Night. Pre-BOVTS: Witch/Duncan in Macbeth (Seattle Repertory Theatre), Mabel in Big Happy Days, Samantha/Maeve in The American Girl Doll Play (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Sasha in Brooklyn Bridge (Seattle Children’s Theatre), Jaqueline Bouvier in Grey Gardens (The 5th Avenue Theatre/ACT). Training: BA in American Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Theatre Studies (Wesleyan University), Acting Apprentice (Williamstown Theatre Festival, Shakespeare Intensive (Oregon Shakespeare Festival).

Students drinking coffee in Clifton Village
The training provided by the MFA programme is superb. The depth with which we explore, paired with unyielding curiosity that is met with the most knowledgeable, passionate, expert tutors is what makes BOVTS programme one of the finest around. I feel honoured to call BOVTS my grad school. Rachel McVay, MA Professional Acting Student