ROBERTA EMERSON is a Director, Actor, Producer, and Educator among many other hats she proudly wears. She is a graduate of both the University of Minnesota with a BFA in Acting and Theatre Management and New York University with an MFA in Acting. She has worked as an actor and director in many regional theaters around the country, has done extensive voice over, commercial and film work, and has been a teaching artist both stateside and in Europe. Roberta is an active voice for the representation of BIPOC artists and as such, serves as the Theatre Relations lead and Executive Organizer with the Central Florida Entertainment Advocacy Organization. She is also on the Board of The Arts Bridge Charity, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing relief to struggling artists and Associate Artistic Consultant for CFCARTS, as well as the Board of the National New Play Network. She is currently the Director of New Play Development at Orlando Shakespeare.