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Fancy Hobo Improv

Short form games and long form character-based narratives, streaming on line during COVID.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE8axi1Gg3bF_2Kkg2TgBg

VoyageLA Interview

Check out my profile in this online publication about LA entrepreneurs and artists.
voyagela.com/interview/meet-brenan-dwyer-freelance-actor-writer-director-north-hollywood/

CalArts

Acting school may be online, but the show must go on. I will graduate with my MFA in Spring 2021.

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Stage Acting   -   Selected Credits

  • UNCLE VANYA, Uncle Vanya, Dir. Peng Hsu CalArts Theater, 2020
  • SPERANZA, Jane, Dir. Brenan Dwyer CalArts Winter Lab Fest, 2020
  • KING LEAR, Kent, Dir. Brittney Brady CalArts Theater, 2019
  • HERE COMES THE TIDE / THERE GOES THE GIRL, Gert, Dir. Genevieve Fowler, CalArts Festival Theater at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2019
  • BELFAST GIRLS, Ellen, Dir. Gemma Whelan Corrib Theater, 2017
  • PLAYHOUSE CREATURES, Mrs. Marshall, Dir. Alana Byington, CoHo Productions, 2017
  • THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, Sara Tansey, Dir. Damaso Rodriguez, Artists Repertory Theater, 2014
  • THE MAID’S TRAGEDY, Evadne, Dir. Barry Kyle, Northwest Classical Theater Company, 2014
  • TWELFTH NIGHT, Viola, Dir. Grant Turner, Willamette Shakespeare / Bend Shakespeare, 2014 ​​

 On-Camera Acting   -   Selected Credits

  • FISH BONES, Alice, Dir. Sophia West, 2020
  • BIANCA, Caroline, Dir. Sophia West, 2019
  • THE INVENTION OF LIFE, Book Seller, Dir. Jen Elkington, 2018
  • NEMESIS, Belinda, Dir. Dawn Jones-Redstone, Hearts and Sparks & Potty Talk Productions, 2017
  • POTTY TALK, various roles, Dir. Brenan Dwyer, 2012-2017
  • FREEBIES, Petra, Dir. Rebecca Blain, 2017
  • FRAMED, Leslie, Dir. Freddy Heath, 2015 

Comedy

  • FANCY HOBO, Improv, Dir. Tony Torrico, 2020 - current
  • SHIRTS AND SKINS, Sketch Actor, Dir. Jason Rouse, 2017 - 2018
  • UNSCRIPTABLES, Improv, Dir. Trenton Shine, 2011 - 2014
  • DAISY CHAIN, Improv, Dir. Nancy Harbick, 2010
  • FANTASTIPROV, Improv, Dir. Karen Baughn, 2005-2009

Education

Other Training

Recognition

California Institute of the Arts,
       M.F.A. Acting, 2021

Occidental College,
       B.A. Theater
       Summa Cum Laude; Dpt. Honors 


  • Shakespeare Santa Cruz Acting Internship
  • The Gaiety School of Acting (Dublin, Ireland) ​
  • Acting: Jane Geesman, Adriana Baer, Michael Mendelson
  • Singing: Michelle Kopper Seymour
  • Film Acting: Shelly Lipkin
  • Ballet: Dance Conservatory of Pasadena, Center for Movement Arts, Northwest Dance Project, BodyVox, Pasadena Dance Theater, Oregon Ballet Theater 
  • Alexander Technique: Eve Bernfeld, M.A., M.AmSAT 
  • Princess Grace Nominee, CalArts School of Theater, 2020*
                   (*Awards suspended due to COVID-19)
  • ARTemis Arts Woman in Theater Award 2018
  • Drammy Nominee “Best Ensemble” for Belfast Girls, 2018
  • Drammy Nominee “Best Ensemble” Playhouse Creatures, 2017
  • RACC Artistic Merit grants: Playhouse Creatures (2017) and Potty Talk (2015) 
 Reviews
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here comes the tide /
​there goes the girl
"...many of the most delightful comedic moments in the show"
​Playhouse Creatures

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"...spits fire in this role..."
The Maids' Tragedy
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"​...movingly reveals the intensity of Evadne's remorse as well as her ultimate vulnerability..."
Belfast Girls
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"...Dwyer is funny as Ellen, but also brings a depth and compassion..."