Education
Master of Fine Arts: Costume Design, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2017-2020
Bachelor of Arts: Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge, 2012-2015
Film Credits
Morning Wood | Production Designer | Dir. Helen Simmons | 2016 |
Voice | Set Designer | Dir. Jamie Fraser | 2016 |
Post Coital | Production Designer | Dir. Lowell Walker | 2016 |
Theatre Credits
Shakespeare and Company, MA
Betrayal | Assistant Costume Designer | Dir. Regge Life | Postponed to 2021 |
Much Ado About Nothing | Assistant Costume Designer | Dir. Kelly Galvin | Postponed to 2021 |
King Lear | Stitcher | Dir, Nicole Ricciardi | Postponed to 2021 |
Fall Festival | Costume Designer | Dir. TBD | 2020 |
Merry Wives of Windsor | Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Kevin G. Coleman | 2019 |
As You Like It | Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Allyn Burrows | 2018 |
Macbeth | Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Melia Bensussen | 2018 |
Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK
The Nutcracker @ Royal Albert Hall | Dresser | Chor. Sir Peter Wright | 2018 |
Polarity and Proximity | Dresser | Chor. Alexander Whitley, George Williamson, Twyla Tharp | 2018 |
Romeo and Juliet | Dresser | Chor. Kenneth MacMillan | 2018 |
Hampstead Theatre, London
GLORIA | Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Michael Longhurst | 2017 |
Tarento Productions @ Charing Cross Theatre, London
Death Takes a Holiday | Wardrobe Assistant | Dir. Thom Southerland | 2017 |
Sell A Door Productions @ World Tour
James and the Giant Peach | Stitcher | Dir. Bronagh Lagan | 2016 |
Millfield Arts Centre Productions, London
Aladdin | Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Marc Day | 2016 |
Cinderella | Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Marc Day | 2016 |
Cambridge American Stage Tour @ UK and USA
The Taming of The Shrew | Costume and Scenic Designer | Dir. Kennedy Bloomer | 2015 |
The Tudor Tailor, UK
The Tudor Tailor Workshop | Stitcher | Dir. Ninya Mikhaila | 2018 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Mr Burns: A Post- Electric Play | Mask Maker | Dir. Michelle Hendrick | 2020 |
The Water Station | Draper | Dir. Vishnupad Barve | 2020 |
The Bacchae of Euripedes | Costume Designer, Draper, Stitcher | Dir. Iya Judyie Al-Bilali | 2019 |
Queer and Now @ NYPOP, NYC | Stitcher, Performer | Dir. Garrett Sager | 2019 |
Wild Thing | Draper | Dir. Gina Kaufmann | 2019 |
What of the Night | Draper | Dir. Vishnupad Barve | 2018 |
Snowflakes | Costume Designer | Dir. Gabriel Harrell | 2018 |
The Lily's Revenge | Draper, Stitcher | Dir. Jen Onopa | 2018 |
Infants of the Spring | Wardrobe Supervisor, Stitcher | Dir. Ifa Bayeza | 2018 |
Dream Play | Assistant Designer, Stitcher | Dir. Corinne Miller | 2018 |
Cadaver Exquisito | Costume Designer | Chor. Tom Vacanti and Leslie Frye | 2017 |
Runaways | Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Lou Moreno | 2017 |
University of Connecticut, CT
She Loves Me | Assistant Costume Designer | Dir. Michelle Hendrick | 2019 |
Cambridge University Footlights, UK
The Emperor's New Clothes | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Kennedy Bloomer | 2014 |
STIFF! | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Sam Grabiner, Jordan Mitchell | 2014 |
The History of Everything | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Atri Banerjee | 2014 |
The Princess and the Pea | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Sam Rayner | 2013 |
CUADC, UK
RENT | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Gabriella Slade | 2015 |
Cambridge Festival of Ideas
A Dream Within a Dream | Assistant Costume Designer | Dir. Sophie Rashbrook | |
Pembroke Players, UK
Copenhagen | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Pete Skidmore | 2014 |
The Clouds | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Elias Wynshaw | 2014 |
Reservoir Dogs | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Patrick Brooks | 2014 |
Neuron Productions, London
Force of Trump | Costume and Scenic Designer | Dir. Sami Ibrahim | 2016 |
N16 Theatre, London
Can't Stand Up For Falling Down | Costume and Scenic Designer | Dir. Marjam Lohne | 2016 |
Proforça, London
If I Go | Costume and Scenic Designer | Dir. David Brady | 2016 |
Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society, UK
The Pirates of Penzance | Costume Designer, Stitcher, Wardrobe Supervisor | Dir. Dylan Morris | 2013 |
Princess Ida | Assistant Costume Designer | Dir. Dylan Morris | 2012 |
Homerton Amateur Theatrical Society, UK
Pink! @ Brainchild Festival | Costume and Scenic Designer | Dir. Tania Clarke | 2013 |
Pink! | Costume Designer | Dir. Tania Clarke | 2013 |
Hollow | Costume Designer | Dir. Louise Banable | 2013 |
Awards and Distinctions
Augusta Savage Gallery Outreach Exhibition 2020
University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater Travel Grant 2020
University of Massachusetts Amherst Arts Council Grant 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School Dissertation Research Grant 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Humanities and Fine Arts Grant 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater Travel Grant 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Theater Travel Grant 2018
Winner of Industry Panel Award for Post-Coital at UK Web Fest 2018 (Production Designer)
Nominee for Best UK Series for Post-Coital at UK Web Fest 2018 (Production Designer)
The Mary Euphrasia Mosley Fund 2014
Homerton College Research Grant 2014
Testimonials
Govane Lohbauer, Costume Director at Shakespeare and Company
"I just wanted you to know how impressed I was – it is just excellent. Character work and color use is excellent. I also love the use of texture and your hats are just wonderful." (re Sophiatown)
Ninya Mikhaila, The Tudor Tailor
"Emma is a very able and capable maker who is a delight to have in the workplace due to her positive attitude and relaxed sociable nature. I would recommend her as an asset to any workroom or costume shop."
Christina Beam, Costume Designer
"Emma is an absolute joy to work with. She is proactive, intelligent, organized, skillful, detail-oriented and professional. She commands the respect of her team while still creating an enjoyable, pleasant work environment. She had her work cut out for her with a cast of thirty undergraduate actors and she more than rose to the challenge. I never had to worry about whether or not my actors would be dressed the way they were supposed to be dressed down to the most minute detail and I knew that if there was ever a problem she was more than capable of devising a solution. I had complete trust in her to maintain the integrity of my design and that is a true gift as a costume designer who is both a perfectionist and emotionally tied to their work, to feel like the design is safe and well cared for."
Kate Unwin, Costume Designer
"Emma came to help me for a day on a project where I was in need of an extra pair of hands to sew and make costumes. She was extremely efficient, worked well, worked quickly and demonstrated a lot of patience and skill. She was also fun and lively to have around. I would definitely work with her again and can't recommend her highly enough."
Lowell Walker, Writer and Director
"Emma creates beautiful, attentive and thoughtful designs, filled with detail and care. She works well with a team, is a joyous presence to have around, is funny, fun, hardworking and focused. In general, she came to every shoot with lots of ideas for design, but also an openness to accepting and using the limitations and/or opportunities of each individual space. She is creative and present on the day, as well as decisive and considered in each moment. She is open to feedback and giving feedback. She takes care not just in the specificity of her arena, but also its contribution to the whole. Emma is all round an excellent collaborator. I couldn't really have asked for more."
Jamie Fraser, Writer and Director
"I have had the pleasure of working with Emma on both theatrical and film projects, the most recent of which was a short film which called Voice. This was an intense shoot featuring many locations and Emma's excellent, clarifying sense of design and utter commitment to her work was an essential component to the project's success.
Besides bringing technical expertise to her roles in production and art design, Emma is a wonderful person to collaborate with: inventive with a limited budget, willing to pitch in wherever she is needed and indefatigably enthusiastic and upbeat. I would work with her again in a heartbeat."
David Brady, Artistic Director of Proforça Theatre Company and The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London
"Emma was the Production Designer for Proforça's first production "If I Go" - she came to our project with enthusiasm and some great ideas, and was able to help us realise our vision for the production. In addition to her design work, she was also able to provide some really helpful production assistance prior to the show, and this was very much appreciated."