Erin Tripp, Tlingit of the Deisheetaan clan, was born and raised in Juneau. She graduated from the University of Alaska Southeast in 2013 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Theatre and Tlingit language, having the distinction of being named the Outstanding Graduate of the Liberal Arts. She followed this up with an artistic internship for the 2013-14 season at Perseverance Theatre. Most recently, she played the role of Titania in the Alaska touring production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre. Erin also performed in Ivory Rings Forever, a statewide educational short film series produced by the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (ANDVSA).