Virgin Islands Small Biz Showcase

Caribbean roots began for Nicola Emerich – known to most as Nikki, in 1988, when she & her young family left New York & moved to St. Thomas, intending to stay just 2 years.  While in New York, Nikki was the Assistant Producer for Sardi’s Restaurant Murder on Broadway dinner-theater. At the same time, she also joined New York’s Ensemble Studio Theater as a freelance producer.  Prior to New York, Nikki founded Perseverance Theater in Juneau, Alaska, establishing it as a leading regional theater. While there, she produced the show YUPIK ANTIGINE, which traveled to La Mama, E.T.C. in New York, & the Theater of Nations in Nancy, France.  An accomplished actor, Nikki’s credits include Off-Broadway in THE RIVER, performed extensively in TOTAL ECLIPSE; Arena Stage, New Playwright’s Theater; Studio Theater; Alaska Rep. the Kennedy Center Theater Lab. In addition, she performed across several other platforms, including radio (Reader’s Theater) film, & video.  In 1980, Nikki co-produced the original