ACA Reps – Julius Caesar and The Cherry Orchard
The ACA Summer Reps are the annual thesis performances for the M.F.A. students of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. Students spend the final semester earning their master’s degree by putting their skills into practice in a professional rehearsal process and performance of two classical plays. Following a year of mostly online instruction, Emily and her classmates are beyond eager to get back into an in-person learning and rehearsal setting.
Emily Erickson will perform as Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and in the ensemble of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. She and her classmates will work and develop these productions under the direction of Craig Wallace and Aaron Posner, respectively. Rehearsals begin May 10 with performances running July 5–17 at a soon-to-be-announced outdoor theater space in the D.C. area.
Throughout the summer, Emily will be keeping a rehearsal journal and posting updates from the rehearsal room to her personal Instagram and website: @emierickson and www.emilynerickson.com.
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Emily Erickson
Washington, DC/New York, NYEmily Erickson is a Minnesota-bred, New York- and D.C.-based actor, music director, vocal coach, composer, and educator. Currently completing her M.F.A. in classical acting at Shakespeare Theatre Company and George Washington University, Emily has a deep passion for classical plays and new work alike. Her acting work has been seen in various N.Y.C. theaters and developmental readings and workshops. Emily has worked as a teaching apprentice at New York University, directly assisting Daniel Spector in the Classical Studio in the Department of Drama. She has also worked as an accompanist and teaching artist at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Atlantic Acting School, and A Class Act New York and as a private voice and audition coach in New York and remotely.
As a music director, Emily has worked at various New York theaters, including The York and the Theater at the 14th St. Y. She has also worked in U.S. cities, including Houston; Detroit; Provincetown; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; and more. She has recently begun work as a vocal coach and music director on short and feature films. As a composer, Emily has composed original music for new plays at Cherry Lane Theatre, the Academy for Classical Acting, Lenfest Center for the Arts, and New York University, and she is currently working on her first full-length musical with her writing partner, Delaney Amatrudo.
Emily holds a B.F.A. in drama and a bachelor’s certificate in mathematics from New York University. To learn more about Emily, visit her website (emilynerickson.com), Facebook (emilyericksondontchyaknow), or Instagram (@emierickson). Love and light.