Mairéad O'Neill is an actor, known most notably for her film work on The Renovation (2016), and her work on the Mars Patel podcast. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA.
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As a singer; she's performed 3 concerts at the esteemed Feinstein's/54 Below, and has been featured on various demo recordings and workshops of new musicals. Recently, she sang backup on the album LOOK BACK TOMORROW. You can view her performance in the 32nd Annual New York Cabaret Convention by streaming it here. Her vocals can be heard in the soundtrack of the 2021 short film 'FRIDAY', dir. Hudson Flynn, which played at multiple film festivals across the US.
You can listen to her voiceover work on the Peabody Winning & Webby Award Nominated podcast, "The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel" as 'Aurora'. Mairéad joined the cast in season 2 and reprised her leading role in season three. Visit marspatel.com to find your preferred way to listen. Also hear her on the podcast "TOMORROW: The Continuing Adventures of Annie Warbucks" alongside Laura Benanti!
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Recently, Mairéad played Caroline in I AND YOU at Penguin Repertory Theatre, directed by Bway vet Tom Caruso, marking her regional debut! She has also been recently accoladed - an Honorable Mention in the Adela & Larry Elow High School American Songbook Competition and placed in the Top 10 for BroadwayWorld's NEXT ON STAGE competition. Graduation awards include the Sandy Faison Award for Outstanding Achievement and the Martin Tishman Award for Musical Theatre.
Mairéad originated the role of 'Summer' at Keen Company's premiere production of "We <3 Mr. Marsden", before its cancellation due to COVID. The show was turned into a radio-play, featuring cast members from 'The Good Place' and 'Orange Is The New Black'.
During the pandemic, she was able to keep busy working at home - recording for the 'TOMORROW' podcast with Gen-Z Media, as well as a recording a TV demo and airing a radio spot for Montefiore Hospital praising our frontline workers during the peak of the pandemic.
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A proud drama graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts - a.k.a the FAME school - Mairéad is now currently pursuing a BFA in Acting with a Concentration in Music Theatre at Boston University's School of Theatre. In her spare time, she runs an online media business, is a content creator for brands like Amazon Prime, teaches herself guitar, and is an avid thrifting and vintage clothing lover.
BROADWAYWORLD review of two-hander"I And You" @ Penguin Rep