Private Coaching with Jessica O’Brien

Email: jobrien@broadwayartistsalliance.org
Specialties: Acting (Monologues), Acting (Audition Sides), Dance, College Audition Preparation, Dance Pre-screens, On-Camera Technique
Skype Coaching Available? Yes
Jessica holds a M.A. in Theatre with a Concentration in Acting from Villanova University, and a B.A. in Musical Theatre/Theatre Performance from Marymount Manhattan College. She was the 2012 winner of Broadwayworld.com’s Best Actress in a Musical Award (Philadelphia) for her portrayal of Julie Jordan in Carousel. Jessica created the role of Scarecrow in the Philadelphia premiere of the play, Woman and Scarecrow, with special training from Patrick Mason of the Abbey Theatre. She also performed as a soloist/dancer in the Oscar Hammerstein Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Tony Walton, which featured Ben Vereen and Chita Rivera. She had the opportunity to portray Elizabeth in a staged reading of An American Tragedy directed by Barbara Siman and Charles Strouse. Other favorite roles include Mother in Ragtime, Meredith in Bat Boy the Musical, Louise in Gypsy, Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Ann Deever in All My Sons. In addition to her work as a performer, Jessica has directed and choreographed in NY and Regionally. Her production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was nominated for Broadwayworld.com’s Best Children’s Production (New Jersey). In 2013, Jessica was nominated for the International Music and Entertainment Association Awards for Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical for her production of The Last Five Years.