Emma Dickerson is a third year MFA candidate for Live Design and Production with a concentration in Costume Technology at The University of Texas at Austin. While there she studied under James Glaven and David Arevelo. Emma Was recently awarded the 2023 Barbara Matera Award in costume making. Emma is originally from outside of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and completed her BFA in Theater Costume Design from Pennsylvania State University in 2018 studying under Richard StClaire and Laura Robinson. Emma has worked professionally all over the country. Most recently she has worked at Bethany Joy Costumes in New York city on projects for television, film and Broadway. Some of these projects include making dresses for Dickinson on Apple TV and several suits for Camilla in Dianna the Musical. She has also worked at The Huntington Theatre in Boston, The Utah Shakespeare Festival, and The Santa Fe Opera. In her time at UT Emma has worked on many projects and has been a draper for several main stage productions. Her Thesis is focused on digital pattern making software and its future in the costume making industry. It will include a project comparing traditional pattern making methods with digital pattern making. She is excited to keep working hard and learning as her time at UT comes to a close and she takes the next steps into her career as a technician and artisan.