Mary O'Loan

Education

About me

Internationally experienced actress with a BA in American Theatre Arts, Rose Bruford.

Trained in London, Chicago and Northern Ireland.

Interested in quality work that ignites social change with integrity for a fairer society.

Toured the UK with AlterEgo Creative Solutions playing 15-year-old Chelsea in Chelsea's Choice. A play on Child Sexual Exploitation throughout (2015-18). Other tours include 'The Friday Night Effect' by Sunday's Child and 'Fridge' Blackout Creative Arts.

Writer of 'The Fifth Wall'

The Fifth Wall is an immersive piece of theatre that explores very real and explicit issues such as life after trauma, suicide, sex work, sexuality, exploitation, healing, collective empathy and digs deep into how to strengthen our communities from the ground up in a war against gentrification and isolation of the individual. It does all this through the insights of four complex individuals in their late 20’s, each drilling against the current to make the world a better place in their own unique way; some more controversial than others.

We use the platform of a lively bar and music venue including drinks service and live acts, the audience physically follow Pod through the venue as he begins his journey through the afterlife post suicide. Catch! He doesn’t know he’s dead yet, how or why. Over the course of the evening he stumbles upon Jacq, ‘Paddy’ and Maeve who have led completely unrelated lives… until now.

Member of WQTN Collective.

WQTN is a radio sangha for artists across the earth. Our sole intention is to uplift, support and facilitate space for artists to be artists in society without the pressures of having to ‘put on’ or ‘promote’ what they are about or push content to survive. We are committed to mapping and making Space for art-life practice

We are about diversity, non-hierarchical, non-institutional, pro-black, pro-indigenous, pro lgbtqia2s+, democratic, community driven content. We acknowledge that we exist at a time where Media is used as propaganda and it is very dense to find reliable media places to get information. Away from social media and news, we are an independent platform that broadcasts the voices of the people.

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Additional Information

Training: BA American Theatre Arts, Rose Bruford College (2012-2015),
Columbia College Chicago August- December (2013) Performing the self - Mojisola Adebayo
Comedy Theatre, Writing and Performance with Jen Ellison and Ryan Bernier (Second City)
Stage Combat, Armed and Unarmed with Jay Burckhardt (Columbia College Chicago).
Laban Technique with Matthew Gordon-Martin. Shakespeare with Clarence Smith.
Dance A-Level
B-TEC in Contemporary Dance
B-TEC in Musical Theatre
- Marie Mannion, Mags Byrne and Louise White.

Additional Skills

10 years of dance training in total including a ballet, jazz, african and contemprary a strong singer (alto), strong at musical, lyrical improvisation and character work. Jazz, blues and folk is where I thrive.

Skills

Skin Colour	White
Hair Length	Long
Native accent	Northern Irish
Accents (UK)	Belfast, English, standard, London, Londonderry, Northern Irish, RP, Southern England
Accents (North American)	Boston, Californian, General American, New York City, Southern American, Texas, Upper-Class Massachusetts
Interested in	Comedy, Commercials, Corporate, Film (Professional), Film (Student), Improvisation, Modelling, Music Videos, Musical Theatre, Online, Presenting, Radio, Rehearsed Readings, Roleplay, Teaching Theatre, Theatre (Fringe), Theatre (Immersive), Theatre (Professional), Theatre (Touring), TIE/TYA, TV, Voice Over, Web-Series
Experienced In	Comedy, Film (Professional), Film (Student), Modelling, Music Videos, Presenting, Radio, Rehearsed Readings, Roleplay, Theatre (Professional), Theatre (Touring), TIE/TYA
General Singing Skills	Solo
Specific Singing Skills	Alto
General Dance Skills	African dance styles, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Musical Skills	Guitar
Organisation Memberships	Equity
Stage Combat Skills	Basic
Perform nude?	Only Professionally
DBS checked	Yes
Accents (International)	Dublin, Irish, Irish RP