Emily Cherry Oliver

Biography

Emily Cherry Oliver is currently Professor in the Theatre Arts Department, Artisitic Director for the UND Theatre production season and head of the BFA in Musical Theatre. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and an MFA in Directing. She appreciates the ability to utilize both degrees in her work at UND. Her areas of scholarship include directing and performance. Some of the productions she has directed professionally include: Spring Awakening, Mamma Mia, Shrek, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The Addams Family. At UND productions she has directed include Silent Sky, Into the Woods, Unnecssary Farce, Urinetown, and My Generation an orginal work conceived and directed by Professor Oliver and invited to the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.  Professor Oliver is currently the co-vice chair for Region 5 Kennedy Center Amrican College Theatre Festival.