Emmie Phelps is a third year M.F.A. costume design graduate student. Emmie is based out of the southeast, where she earned her bachelors in theater at Troy University.
This year, Emmie is designing Dancing at Lughnasa, which is her thesis production, as well as Duchess of Malfi.
Previous IU Theatre costume designs include Sweet Charity, Noises Off, Sing to Me Now, and American Asteroid.
She has worked professionally at Indiana Festival Theatre (Costume Designer for The Gentleman from Indiana), stitching at Castleton Opera Festival, and as Assistant Costumer at Horn in the West Outdoor Drama.
After graduation, she plans to work in the Atlanta area.
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