"Bambi Bernèt" in Curtains, Photo credit: Katie Alley
Recently a self-proclaimed ginger, Emery Hammer is an award-winning dancer, actress, singer, recording artist, and choreographer currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She made her professional debut as a swing in Disney's Mary Poppins at Red Mountain Theatre, covering nine female ensemble tracks. She choreographed, led as dance captain, and performed in an original musical comedy entitled And You Are It, created and directed by Maddie Athearn. She sang on the original cast recording, which will be released on all streaming platforms on March 26, 2026. Most recently at UAB, in the world premiere of Don't Ask, a military-inspired play following the life of Maureen "Mo" Keenan, written and directed by Hayley Procacci, she understudied leads Mo and Jess. Next, you can find her in Bye Bye Birdie at the Virginia Samford Theatre performing in June 2026. Then in November 2026, you can see her in Theatre UAB's production of Cabaret.
In addition to regional and collegiate theatre, Emery made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2023 in the Octavo Festival Chorus series as a soprano selected and directed by Dr. Cameron Weatherford. Her vocal training includes Estill Voice Training (EVT) levels 1 and 2 under the direction of Valerie Acetta, and she is currently pursuing Estill Figure Proficiency certification. At UAB, she continues her voice study under the mentorship of Dr. Margaret Jackson, PhD. She was recognized by the Tennessee Music Education Association as an All-State Musician as a vocalist for two years consecutively. She was also ranked by the Tennessee Theatre Educators Association as one of the top undergraduate performers in East Tennessee in both Musical Theatre and Acting divisions.
Additional training includes a lifetime of formal training and proficiency in tap, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, pom, and hip-hop dance in which she trained at Knox Dance Worx directed by Shelley Martin and Revolution Dance directed by Julie Barton in Knoxville, TN. She was a company member at both studios (not overlapping), competing nationally and regionally both as a soloist and as a member of their elite companies. As a soloist, she was awarded first place regionally in her age division and has won numerous national championships in group divisions.
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"Maya" in And You Are It, Photo credit: Maddie Athearn
DON'T ASK
Official Trailer
Based on True Events
Written by Hayley Procacci
Co-Directed by Hayley Procacci and Karla Koskinen
Set in 1992, Don’t Ask is a queer fantasia that challenges antiquated systems of the US Army along one woman's journey towards both personal and communal liberation.
"Marcie" in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, Photo credit: Ann Houston Skaggs
