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Mar 25
1 min

The Importance of Being Earnest

Emma is thrilled to join Pittsburgh Public Theater in their new PlayTime initiative! The series will feature online readings of classic p...

Mar 17
1 min

Review: Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine's

"Mercier’s Marilyn serves as...the one who propels the story forward...To make this work, you need an actress with a great depth of emoti...

Jan 15
1 min

Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Catherine's

Emma is thrilled to announce that she will be making her Los Angeles debut as "Marilyn" in Antigone, Presented by the Girls of St. Cather...

Jan 15
1 min

Raw Fish at Silent Echo Theater Company

Emma's play "Raw Fish" will receive its second production at Silent Echo Theater Company in Sisters, Oregon, where it will be produced as...

Jun 27, 2019
1 min

I'm Gone. I'm So Gone. I Swear I'm Leaving Right Now.

Emma's short play I'm Gone. I'm So Gone. I Swear I'm Leaving Right Now. will be presented as part of PianoFight's ShortLived Competition....

Mar 9, 2019
1 min

Review: The Tempest - PGH in the Round

"As nymphs Iris and Ceres, respectively, Emma Mercier and Julia de Avilez Rocha also generate much mischief." Read the full review at: ht...

Mar 9, 2019
1 min

Review: The Tempest - Pittsburgh City Paper

"There are musical numbers, including...an absurdly funny girl group ditty performed by Prospero’s loyal nymph, Ariel (the graceful, impi...

Mar 9, 2019
1 min

Review: The Tempest - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"And speaking of magic, for Shakespeare’s scene where three classical goddesses sing blessings, Ms. Kaminski has Ariel (Janelle Velasquez...

Feb 15, 2019
1 min

Indecent

Emma participated in a special one-night only reading of "Indecent" with the Pittsburgh Public Theater in collaboration with the Heinz Hi...

Jan 16, 2019
1 min

The Tempest

Emma will be returning to Pittsburgh Public Theater as "Iris" in Marya Sea Kaminski's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Th...

Nov 2, 2018
1 min

Review: Raw Fish - Theatre Odyssey

"The title may sound cold, bit don’t let it fool you. It’s actually a warmhearted play. The fish in question is sushi. For the play’s unn...

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Review: Pride and Prejudice - Pittsburgh Collective

"...the human representation of a squirrel on RedBull, Lydia (Emma Mercier)." "Emma Mercier was spot on with her depiction of the annoyin...

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Review: Pride and Prejudice - BroadwayWorld

"Special mention also goes to the cast's one non-Equity performer, Emma Mercier, who provides loopy Lydia and hilariously imperious Lady ...

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Review: Pride and Prejudice - The Pittsburgh Tatler

"For example, here not only is Lydia a mini-Mrs. Bennett, parroting her mother’s lack of decorum and boundaries, but she also becomes an ...

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Review: Pride and Prejudice - PGH Lesbian Correspondants

"Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Bennett, and Lydia were fantastic. This version lent a more endearing tone to these typically unsympathetic characters...

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

Theatre Odyssey Finalists Announced

Emma's play, Raw Fish, has advanced from the semi-finals to the finals of Theatre Odyssey's inaugural one-act festival. Hers will be one ...

Aug 30, 2018
1 min

Pride and Prejudice

Emma will be playing the roles of Lydia and Lady Catherine in the Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of Pride and Prejudice from Sept...

Aug 30, 2018
1 min

Theatre Odyssey One-Act Play Festival Semi-Finals

Emma's play, Raw Fish, has been selected as a semi-finalist for Theatre Odyssey's first annual One-Act Play Festival. The semi-finalist p...

Aug 2, 2018
1 min

Dear Gloria

Emma directed devised theatre piece Dear Gloria, written by Lili Weckler and the Unhinge Performance Company, as a part of PianoFight's S...

Apr 10, 2018
1 min

Point Park University Graduation

Emma will be graduating from Point Park University with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre in April 2018.

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