Emma Smith

Emma Smith (she/her) is a recent graduate from Loyola University with a BA in Theater and a minor in teaching artistry. In the summer of 2024, Emma started working with Chicago Children’s Theater as their summer Drama Apprentice and has since continued on with the company as a seasonal teaching artist. Outside of teaching artistry, Emma is a costumes designer, stage manager, dancer, and director in Chicago. Emma believes in the collaborative act of storytelling, and theaters beautiful ability to fuel one’s intrapersonal understanding through interpersonal collaboration. She teaches with the hope of helping students connect with themselves and the world around them. Outside of the theater world, Emma, who hails from Portland, Oregon, is a lover of the outdoors and can be found swimming, biking, or hammocking along Lake Michigan.