Originally from the small town of Winona, MN, Emma Bucknam is a current BFA Acting student at Nebraska Wesleyan University, expected to graduate in 2024. She has been seen in Measure for Measure (Mariana), As You Like It (Amiens), Macbeth (Second Witch), Bondagers (Tottie), The Bald Soprano (Mary), and more.

She has also worked both as a young actor and adult professional with the Great River Shakespeare Festival, seen in Richard III (Yorke) and Macbeth (Macduff Child), working front of house, and more.

She really, really loves Shakespeare.