Mary M C McMahon

Education

About me

Mary McMahon was born in Fife. She studied Acting and Performance at Telford College, Edinburgh where she graduated in June 2008
Throughout her training, Mary performed in shows across Edinburgh including the Traverse Theatre, and also toured "A Clockwork Orange" to Romania. Since completing her Diploma she has worked professionally with companies such as the Take Away Theatre Company touring TIE shows across Scotland and toured in Edinburgh and London with the Scotland-Russia Forum and Freestage Theatre.
Additional skills:
Mary has just spent the last 6 months on board a cruise ship as part of a duo, with the show team and in solo cabarets.

Mary is extremely capable in alto and soprano parts, singing a wide range at just over two octaves. F sharp to B.

She has been singing in competitions from a young age, and in Musical Singing experience:
Theatre shows singing, dancing and acting for over 8 years. Mary studied singing at high school to an advanced higher level with a grade A. She has sang in paid shows, including "Bloody Mary" and "Tam O'Shanter". She also appears as a special performing guest in different events such as The Magic Circle.

Scottish country dancing.(11 years training)

Music:
Mary aptly plays guitar and violin to a good standard and has a great musical ear for picking up tunes and rhythms quickly. She also composes and efficiently finds music to effectively accompany theatre pieces, moods and different events
Acting- Improvisation, physical theatre, comedy, straight acting, musical, stage combat experience.

HND Acting and Performance. Promenade theatre in the National Museum, "a leap" at The Traverse theatre.

Paid TIE with The Take Away Theatre Company. Touring for 3 months.


Toured with Scottish-Russian freelance theatre with "Bloody Mary".
Additional information:
Mary loves swimming, playing tennis, kayaking and dancing. She likes to travel, meeting new people and picking up new accents. She sings, plays the guitar and the violin.
11 years of Scottish Country dance training. Contemporary/physical dance experience and body training during my diploma. 7 years of musical theatre, dance and stage singing.

Sports- netball, bike riding, swimming, hockey, football, running, basketball, rounders, badminton and kayaking.


Supporting artist:
Mary McMahon was born in Fife. She studied Acting and Performance at Telford College, Edinburgh where she graduated in June 2008
Throughout her training, Mary performed in shows across Edinburgh including the Traverse Theatre, and also toured "A Clockwork Orange" to Romania. Since completing her Diploma she has worked professionally with companies such as the Take Away Theatre Company touring TIE shows across Scotland and toured in Edinburgh and London with the Scotland-Russia Forum and Freestage Theatre.
Acting experience:
Acting- Improvisation, physical theatre, comedy, straight acting, musical, stage combat experience.

Theatre and t.v.

HND Acting and Performance. Promenade theatre in the National Museum, "a leap" at The Traverse theatre.

Paid TIE with The Take Away Theatre Company. Touring for 3 months.


Toured with Scottish-Russian freelance theatre with "Bloody Mary".
Dancing experience:
11 years of Scottish Country dance training. Contemporary/physical dance experience and body training during my diploma. 7 years of musical theatre, dance and stage singing.
Singing experience:
Mary has just finished a contract singing on board a cruise ship. She sang each night as part of a duo, with the show team and also in solo cabarets.

Mary is extremely capable in alto and soprano parts, singing a wide range at just over two octaves. F sharp to B.

She has been singing in competitions from a young age, and in Musical Theatre shows singing, dancing and acting for over 8 years. Mary studied singing at high school to an advanced higher level with a grade A. She has sang in paid shows, including "Bloody Mary" and "Tam O'Shanter". She also appears as a special performing guest in different events such as The Magic Circle.
Television experience:
Extras. Paid work for BBC Scotland. (2008)
Old Guys
Rab C Nesbit
Garrow's Law

Short Student film. (2009)
Specific skills:
Scottish country dancing.(11 years training)

Mary aptly plays guitar and violin to a good standard and has a great musical ear for picking up tunes and rhythms quickly. She also composes and efficiently finds music to effectively accompany theatre pieces, moods and different events

Sports- netball, bike riding, swimming, hockey, football, running, basketball, rounders, badminton and kayaking.
Interesting past experiences:
Mary recently returned from a year traveling "the world", visiting different countries and communities, experiencing diverse ways of life different to our own here in the UK. She pushed herself to the limit and done things which she never thought she could do. Truly a life changing experience from which the things she has learned and shall never forget.
My interests:
Mary loves swimming, playing tennis, kayaking and dancing. She likes to travel, meeting new people and picking up new accents. She sings, plays the guitar and the violin.

Skills

Organisations / Memberships	Equity (UK)