Emily Skeggs

Emily Skeggs Biography

Emily D Skeggs (born July 10, 1990) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2015 for playing the role of Medium Alison in Fun Home.

Early life and education

She was born in New York City, the daughter of Susan (ne Casserly) and Gary Skeggs. Her father is a graphic designer, and her mother works in business. Skeggs graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2008 and from Emerson College in 2012 with a degree in theatre and minor in writing. She wrote a play when she was six years old titled Star Girl which was performed at her school.

At LaGuardia she played the role of Oolie/Donna in City of Angels, in a cast that included Azealia Banks. At Emerson, she played Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, and Maid Marian in Robin Hood.

Career

Skeggs played Muriel in Take Me Along at the Off-Broadway Irish Rep in 2008, which was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival. She performed in the musical Ripcords at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2008. Skeggs played Rebecca in the Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, Massachusetts) production of Our Town in December 2012. She returned to the Irish Rep in 2014 in the musical Transport, in which she played "Polly Cantwell". Also in 2014, she appeared in the Signature Theatre Company's production of And I and Silence as Young Dee.

Skeggs was the understudy in the Off-Broadway production of Fun Home in 2013 for the roles of Joan and Medium Alison. She replaced Alexandra Socha (who departed the show early due to personal reasons) in the role of Medium Alison in November 2013, and reprised the role for the Broadway production in 2015, making her Broadway debut. Skeggs was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and also received a Theatre World Award for her performance.

Credits

Theatre

Broadway

Fun Home, Medium Alison, Circle in the Square Theatre, Apr. 19, 2015-Sept. 10, 2016

Off-Broadway

Take Me Along, Muriel McComber, Irish Repertory Theatre, 2008
Transport, Polly Cantwell, Irish Repertory Theatre. 2014
And I And Silence, Young Dee, Signature Theatre, 2014
Fun Home, Medium Alison (u/s)/ Joan (u/s), Public Theater, 2013
Fun Home, Medium Alison, Public Theater, 2013-Jan 12, 2014

Regional

Dancing at Lughnasa, Rose, Mercutio Troupe
Ripcords, Susan Davies, New York International Fringe Festival, 2008
Our Town, Rebecca Gibbs, Huntington Theatre, 2012

Film

Mad Mooney's Lake, Kate, short, 2010
Meat Me in Plainville, Emma, short, 2011
Tron Wayne Gacy, 2011
Don't Think Twice, Shy Sarah, 2016
The Ants, Lu, short, also writer & producer, 2016
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Erin, 2017

Television

Late Night With Seth Meyers, Self, 1 episode, 2015
Salem, Billy, 4 episodes, 2016
When We Rise, Roma Guy, 8 episodes, 2017

Video games

Peter Panic, 2016

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work
2011	LaGuardia Alumni and Friends Award	Outstanding Graduate in Drama
2011	Nicole DuFresne Award	Outstanding Student in Theatre
2011-2013	National Youth Theatre Award	Best Actress in a Musical	City of Angels
	EVVY Award	Best Actress	Macbeth
		Best Supporting Actress	Much Ado About Nothing
		Best Supporting Actress	Dancing at Lughnasa
2015	Tony Award	Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical	Fun Home
2015	Theatre World Award
2016	Grammy Award	Best Musical Theater Album

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