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March 12th, 2020
“Houghton has a deft comic touch with Ziegler’s dialogue.” Stephen Hunt, CTV
“Houghton makes Amber seem effervescent, naive and desperate to fit in…These exceptional performances enhance the ambiguity in Ziegler’s script, making it so difficult to decide whether it is rape or misunderstanding at the heart of that drunken seduction.” The Calgary Herald
“Emma Houghton was wonderfully complex, uncovering Amber's unique self confidence lying beneath this awkward freshman out of water. Her capacity for rattling off reams of text in a blue streak of up talk was absolutely mesmerizing, and she also brought out a certain sweetness that really drew the audience in.” Jonathan Love, CBC
Amber-Actually
Written by Anna Ziegler
Produced by Alberta Theatre Projects
Belle-A Christmas Carol
“And speaking of beginnings, here’s a Dickensian story: two kids land in the world of mainstage theatre, age eight, in A Christmas Carol. They grow up, in love with theatre. And look what happens.” 12th Night (2019)
Written by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Geoffrey Simon Brown
Produced by Theatre Calgary
Nicole-Miss Teen
Written by Michelle Riml.
World Premiere at Shadow Theatre.
“In the midst of this is a performance that really stands out. Margaret’s younger sister is probably lightly touched by Asperger’s. They refer to her as “special,” and in the hands of the talented actor Emma Houghton, she sure is.” GIG CITY (2019)
“Perhaps the most perceptive character on stage is Nicole (played with remarkable effect by Emma Houghton).” The Edmonton Journal (2019)
Lydia-Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon.
Produced by The Citadel Theatre.
“Emma Houghton shines as Lydia, caught between her lofty desires and duty to her loveless marriage to Mr. Wickham. She goes from the annoying, meddling little sister, to garnering much pathos and empathy from both the other characters, and the audience.” Vue Weekly (2018)
“Emma Houghton is a hoot as the flirtatious ninny, who has to be brought to her senses.” 12th Night (2018)
“Emma Houghton displays impeccable comedic timing as the overly flirtatious Lydia.” Broadway World (2018)
Bess-The Virgin Trial
Written by Kate Hennig.
Produced by Alberta Theatre Projects.
“As strong as all her co-stars may be, this is still Houghton’s play and she is simply magnificent in shouldering that responsibility. There is always a duplicitous feel to the emotions Houghton portrays. It’s difficult to decide just how innocent she is in the courtship scenes with Kadri or in those devastating interrogation scenes with Orenstein and Williams, or just how concerned she might or might not be for the welfare of her brother or for Ashley and Parry.” The Calgary Herald (2018)