Emily Wirkus

Biography

Emily is a North Dakota based director/choreographer, and faculty with University of North Dakota Theatre Arts. She is thrilled to call University of North Dakota her full-time home, after teaching classes part-time for the last two years. Her directing and choreography is most recently seen in ‘Carrie: The Musical” with UND Theatre Arts, ‘Shrek The Musical’ at the Firehall Theatre, and 'Elf: The Musical' with Minot Summer Theatre. Emily holds a dual MFA in Acting and Directing from Western Illinois University, and a BFA in Musical Theatre from University of North Dakota. When she’s not working on the stage, you can catch her making a mean cup of coffee and hanging out with her two fur babies Peek & Persephone.