Maria Keogh
Maria Keogh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Anastacia Keogh 17 October 1982 County Mayo, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright, musician(singer) |
| Awards | Best Irish Actress Yew Tree Award[1] |
Maria Keogh is a former Irish playwright, musician (singeer, educator and actress.
She wrote her first play A Change of Heart in 2008.[2] The play was based on a modern-day story of Saint Francis of Assisi and she staged it in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway to help raise funds for the Franciscan Abbey Church Roof Restoration Fund. After receiving a very warm response from her first production she went to write and direct her next play William Shakespeare's Contemporary Mix.[3] The play was a story about the famous playwright William Shakespeare.[3] He falls asleep and awakes in a dream. A humours Pixie introduces Shakespeare to some of his best play characters from Hamlet to Macbeth.[3]
She has composed music for many productions and the feature film – The Doubleganger.[4] Keogh currently performs with the band Croi8. The band also featured David O'Keeffe on acoustic guitar, Barry Hurley on percussion & vocals, and Sinead Bracken on flute & effects. They launched their new EP "Flying Through the Ash" and held a chairty concert in the town hall theatre, Galway for St Vincent de Paul.[5]
She was elected a governor for the National University Ireland, Galway [6] and was nominated as a member of the NUI Senate [7]
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Waiting for Dublin | Swing Dancer[3] |
| 2010 | Hardy Bucks | Princess Venice |
| The Doubleganger | Angelina | |
| 2013 | Feinmharu | Diane Keaton |
References
- ^ "Maria Anastacia Keogh – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Town Hall Theatre Galway". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "When The Bard went contemporary". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Maria Anastacia Keogh". IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Town Hall Theatre Galway". Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ http://www.nuigalway.ie/udaraselections2016/alumni/http://www.nuigalway.ie/udaraselections2016/alumni/
- ^ http://www.nui.ie/about/structure.asp