Emily Stanton is an undergraduate student and The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she is studying to receive a BFA in Lighting. Her greatest accomplishments include consecutively winning Broadway Worlds Best Lighting Design in Charlotte for her work on "Legally Blonde" and then "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors" the following year, receiving the Gordon Hay Scholarship for her work in technical theatre, and being nominated for MTA's best lighting Design of a Play for her work on Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors.
As a Senior at North Lincoln High School and a student lighting designer, she truly built the program from the ground up, and was the first (and only) student lighting designer/ programmer/ technician in the history of the school.
Along with building the program at her school, she is also an award-winning Lighting Designer. She has been recognized by the school and the county school board for her work in lighting. At the 2024 and 2025 Blumey Awards, she was selected as the only student lighting designer out of 53 other high schoolers and was recognized for her work during the show. Along with awards, she was elected by her peers to be Tech Director for her High School's Theater department. This entails working with the school and other teachers to manage and maintain the auditorium.
Outside of Lighting, Emily was selected by a panel of teachers and outside staff members to be Brass Captain of the North Lincoln High School Band of Knights Marching Band. In this position, she leads over 50 other students and makes the group the best it can be.
Emily is also a 4 year Varsity Athlete, being selected for the Varsity Swim Team from 9th grade through 12th grade.