Roberta Emerson is the Director of New Play Development here at Orlando Shakes. She is a director, actor, producer, and teacher. Roberta is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BFA in Acting and Theatre Management and New York University with a 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 in the US and Europe. She teaches Directing at UCF and is a Show Director for Disney Live Entertainment. Some favorite recent acting credits include Margaret in The War of the Roses (Orlando Shakes), Adrienne in Cry it Out (The Studio) Adrianna in The Comedy of Errors (Orlando Shakes), Deborah in Deborah (The Studio Tierra Del Sol), Zoe in The Niceties (The Ensemble Co.) Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra (Orlando Shakes), Lady Macduff in Macbeth (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival) and Mrs. Muller in Doubt (Thank You Five).