Emilea hails from Sacramento, CA and moved to Portland in 1999 to further studies at Lewis & Clark College where she earned her bachelor's degree in theatre in 2003. Over the years she has worked as a stage manager for Lakewood Center for the Arts, Toad City Productions, and most recently Profile Theatre Project's "Gint." In addition, she has designed and constructed costumes for Salmonberry Productions, CoHo, and Broadway Rose, incuding their upcoming production of Jekyll & Hyde: the Musical. She is also an on-call stitcher for Michael Curry Design Studio and costume stitcher at Lewis & Clark College. On the side, Emilea dabbles in marketing and public relations for LOOK OUT! Players, located in Sacramento. This is her first season with MHRTC.