WILMA: “LOVE’S SECOND ACT”

“Her passion for production exceeded beyond acting. At age thirteen, she was asking LJ WOODARD at Performance Club Kids to let her begin directing.”

“You have to audition to get into shows, and most of the time, when you’re in shows is when you improve,” Torello says on the insularity of theater. “If you don’t fit the mold for a given cast, the gap keeps widening.”

“I see PTPT growing to fill every need in the theater community. From increasing professional employment through our productions to offering teaching positions, we won’t stop until every artist can live and work sustainably in Wilmington.”

“This is Paul’s legacy, this is our legacy,” she says. “And I want it to live on.”

—Lily Crowder, WILMA Magazine May 18, 2026

Crowder, L. (2026). Love’s Second Act: Take 5 with Emilia Torello—Preparing for the stage. WILMA, Summer 2026 https://www.wilmamag.com/take-5-with-emilia-torello/