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| Profession: | Actor; Dancer; Voice Over |
| Hair Colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'6" |
| Playing Range: | 18-24 |
| Eye Colour: | Blue/Grey |
| Gender: | Female |
Experience
| Training: | 2010/2009 Coisceim Creative Steps member 2009 Intern at the Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children on The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly as Assistant Stage Manager 2006 to 2009 Bachelor of Arts(Ordinary) in Drama(Performance),Dublin Institute of Technology (First Class Honours) Core Subjects: The Acted Word, Acting to Camera, Radio Acting, Critical Analysis, Contemporary Irish Theatre, Shakespeare in Performance, Movement, Dance, Singing, Combat, Ensemble Performance, Theatre-In Education, Drama Facilitation, Contemporary British and American Drama, Stanislavsky and Scene Study, 16th- to 19th-century European drama. Summer 2008 Summer Play Festival, New York; Internship The Public Theatre, New York, USA Core Training: Assistant Stage Management, Actor Assistance, Wardrobe, Set Design, Sound, Lighting and Combat Master class. Attended talks from various theatre practitioners, such as writers, actors, producers, directors, etc. 2005 to 2000 Little Duke School of Acting, Actor Training Drogheda, County Louth Core Activities: Improvisation, Scene Study, Monologue Study, Dance, Singing, Movement. Completed Royal Irish Academy of Music Speech and Drama Exams, from Grade 3-8, receiving Distinctions in Grade 4,5 and 6. Awarded TSB High Achievers Award for Grade 4 examination. Master Classes Stella Adler Technique with Kathleen Warner Yeats, Combat (David Woolley), Acting to Camera(Colin Thornton), Movement(Sue Mylen), Dance(Ella Clarke), Stage Combat (Paul Burke) |
| Theatre: | June 2011:(2010 and 2009) Molly Bloom in 'Ulysess' by James Joyce as part of the Bloomsday Festival, Martello Restaurant, Sandycove July 2011: Mag in 'Lovers' by Brian Friel in The New Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin Nov 2010: Girl in 'Boxes' by Louise Melinn in the Samuel Beckett Theatre, TCD April-May-June 2010: Dancer in 'Night of the Living Debs' by Coisceim's Creative Steps, various venues September 2009: Mimi in 'Thursdays A La Parisien' by Victor Feldman in The Pearse Theatre June 09: Caesar in 'Julius Caesar' directed by Patrick Reevell as part of the Dublin Shakespeare Festical March 09:Titania in 'A Midsummer’s Night Dream'directed by Pete McDermott in the DIT Theatre July 08: Lily in 'Train to Brooklyn'in the Public Theatre New York, self-directed |
| Skills: | Stage Managment: We Are All In The Gutter (2010), The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly(2010) The Infant(2009) Dressing: Rigoletto (2011), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2010), La Boheme (2010), all at the Grand Canal Theatre Music: Piano (Grade 5 standard), Basic Guitar, Ability to read and write music Dance: Irish Dancing(4years) and Contemporary Dance Training(6years) Languages: Irish (advanced), German(basic) Teaching: Drama for 3-14 years in Kidkast Studios, Drogheda, Co. Louth(2009 and 2010). Drama,Dance and Music teacher for STARCAMP (2009 and 2010) |
| Film: | Dec 09: IADT Short, Dir. Luke Sweetman. Female Lead. |
| TV: | Sept 09 National Lottery TVC University Student Girl Sept 09 Delorentos 'Secret' video Main Cast Member (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkcltdCknBI) |
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