Emerson Steele Actors Equity Association Sherry Kayne 973-220-0050 [email protected]

Height: 5’ 6” Weight: 110 lbs Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Vocal Range: D3-A6 Birth date: 11/28/99

Broadway Violet (with ) Young Violet The American Airlines Theater *2014 Winner

New York City Performances 54 Below Solo Show Self 54 Below Parade (conducted by ) Mary Phagan Lincoln Center - Avery Fisher Hall Gary Griffin Mary Marie Mary Marie NAMT - New World Stages Daniella Topol A Little Princess Becky 54 Below Andrew Lippa Violet (with Sutton Foster) Young Violet Encores! Leigh Silverman NYC BDF Showcase 2013 Featured Soloist New World Stages Stafford Arima NYC BDF Benefit 2011 Ensemble/Dancer Florence Gould Hall Richard Jay-Alexander

Television The 68th Annual Young Violet Radio City Music Hall CBS The Today Show Young Violet Rockefeller Center NBC WWL Morning Show Penny Pingleton/Self New Orleans WWL-TV

Recordings Violet (Original Broadway Cast Album) Young Violet P.S. Classics

Regional Theater Hairspray Penny Pingleton Summer Lyric Theatre Dr. Michael McKelvey A Little Princess Sara Crewe Theatrical Outfit Mira Hirsch A Christmas Carol Melinda Cratchit The Alliance Theatre Rosemary Newcott The King and I Featured Princess The Fox Theater Baayork Lee Gypsy Young Louise The Lyric Theatre Dustin Lewis Annie Duffy/ u/s Annie The Fox Theater Norb Joerder Fiddler on the Roof Ensemble The Fox Theater Norb Joerder

Training Vocal: Speech Level Singing (SLS) - Keleen Miskin, Atlanta Vocal Technique – Joan Lader, NYC Vocal Coaching – Michael Rafter/NYC, Bill Newberry/Atlanta, Dave Barrus/Atlanta Acting: Atlantic Acting School - Practical Aesthetics (Todd Thaler, Heather Oakley, Andy Schneeflock), NYC Groundlings Theatre School – Improv (Corey Podell), Los Angeles Meisner & Improv - Dave Pileggi, Creative Studios, Atlanta Dance: Broadway Dance Center - Various Styles (Justin Boccitto, Sheila Barker, Jim Cooney, Bev Brown), NYC Metropolitan Ballet Theatre - Ballet, Pointe (Maniya Barredo, Andrea Pell), Atlanta Gotta Dance - Jazz/Leaps & Turns (Peter Poulos), Atlanta Orbit Arts Academy - Jazz Funk (Jillian Hanes-Murray), Atlanta Performers Warehouse - Advanced Rhythm Tap (Jen MacQueen), Atlanta RISPA - Tap & Dance, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop (Georgina Louchiey), Atlanta Private Dance - Various Styles (Tyler Hanes, Nikki Snelson, James A. Kinney), Atlanta Performance: Broadway Artists Alliance - Summer Intensive 2012 & 2013 Broadway Dreams Atlanta Intensive (2010-2013): Billy Porter, Tituss Burgess, Stafford Arima, Matt Lenz, Megan Hilty, Otis Sallid, Paul Canaan, Jarrod Emick, Nicholas Rodriguez, Andrew Palermo

Special Skills Piano, Harmonizing, Improvisation, Characters, Acro Skills, Aerial Silks, Comedian, National Honor Society, Licensed Driver, Entrepreneur (TagMe), Two-hand Baton Twirling, Crazy Tongue Tricks, Hula Hooping/Tricks, Rollerblading, Ice Skating, Roller Skating, Swimming, Soccer, Running, Art, Computer Proficient, Strong Memorization Skills