From ensemble to lead, every role is part of the story.
Emory Burns is a singer and actor from Richmond, Virginia. She has been involved with Characterworks Theater, an after-school youth theater program offering classes, camps, and productions for students age 4-18, for nine years. During that time she has been in twenty-one full length productions and numerous showcases with them. Of her many roles, she has been cast as Young Elsa in FROZEN JR., Charlotte, in CHARLOTTE’S WEB, Edwina in DEAR EDWINA, Slightly in PETER PAN AND WENDY, July in ANNIE, and Young Eponine in LES MISERABLES. She has also been cast as Hattie in KOTA Productions’ virtual premier production of A LITTLE PRINCESS.
She is a sophomore in high school and was voted in as a Student at Large in the Student Counsel. In addition to this position, she is in the podcasting, Harry Potter, fashion, women’s empowerment, and film clubs, and has been placed in several honors courses. She auditioned for and was cast in her school’s plays LITTLE WOMEN as Beth, and ONE HIT WONDER as Mercy Faith. Her schedule stays busy all week with multiple voice lessons, tap and ballet classes, is a supporting role in a film being created in her after school youth theater program, and was recently cast as a Bowery Beauty and featured tapper/dancer in Characterworks’ Winter production of NEWSIES (The Broadway Musical). She was cast in KOTA Productions’ U.S. Premier of A KNIGHT IN THE MUSEUM as Paige.
Emory loves traveling to New York City to see as many Broadway shows as possible, and performing on Broadway is her dream. So far she has seen over 15 shows (a few multiple times!) but Kimberly Akimbo is her absolute favorite. And outside of NYC, Emory has attended Stagedoor Manor for the past 4 years and been a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in a Musical award her first 3 years and Outstanding Ensemble in 2024! Go session 2!
