Jessica O'Brien
Birth Place: Austin
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BIO
Jessica O’Brien
Height: 5’4” jessicaob12@gmail.com
Weight: 150 (512) 716-1966
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Acting
Old Lady/Ensemble,
Goodnight Moon {Musical} ~~
ZACH Theatre
BJ,
Smokey Joe's Cafe {Musical Review} ~~
TexArts Theatre
U/S Miss Dissmore/Dora Bailey/Ensemble,
Singing in the Rain {Musical} ~~
ZACH Theatre
Squirrelle,
Elephant and Piggie: We’re in a Play {Musical} ~~
ZACH Theatre
Ardelia Mapp, Lamb
Silence! The Musical~~
Doctuh Mistuh Productions
Mama Bear, Ensemble {Duloc Dancer, Townsperson, Rat}
Shrek the Musical ~~
Zilker Theatre Productions
Lady Bug,
James and the Giant Peach {Musical} ~~
ZACH Theatre
Ensemble,
Parade {Concert Version} ~~
Ground Floor Theatre
Dynamite/Shayna {Ensemble},
Hairspray ~~
Zilker Theatre Productions
Desiree/Narrator,
Wish ~~
The University of Texas at Austin
Mabel Washington,
Fame ~~
The University of Texas at Austin
Mama Morton,
Chicago ~~
Summer Stock Austin
Vi Moore,
Footloose ~~
Summer Stock Austin
Sarah
Ragtime ~~
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Abuela Claudia
In The Heights ~~
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Woman #1
The Women of Lockerbie
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Tituba
The Crucible
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Lord
As You Like It
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Our Town
Our Town
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Singer
Caucasian Chalk Circle
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Sarah
Guys and Dolls
ZACH Cedar Ridge Theatre
Rusty
Footloose
Cedar Ridge Theatre
Lucy
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
Chisholm Trail Theatre
Other Credits
Select Ensemble:
1st Annual Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards ~~
The Long Center
Select Ensemble:
Audra McDonald 2014 Concert ~~
The Long Center
Extra
Shorts {film}
Training;
University of Texas at Austin: Voice: Mela Dailey
Acting: Quetta Carpenter, Robert Rameriez
Texas Musical Theatre Workshop:
Voice: Michael Maresca
Dance: Danny Herman, Rocker Versatique,
Voice Studio:
Ellie Jarrett-Shattles
Sharon Tankersley
Special Skills
Whistle Tones, Sight Reading
Silence! Ardelia Mapp Mike McKelvey~ Doctuh Mistuh Productions
Shrek Mama Bear/Ensemble Scott Shipman~ Zilker Theatre Productions
James and the Giant Peach Lady Bug Abe Reybold~ ZACH Theatre
Hairspray Dynamite/Shayna Bob Tolaro~ Zilker Theatre Productions
Wish Desiree/Narrator Allen Robertson~ The University of Texas at Austin
Fame Mabel The University of Texas at Austin
Chicago Mama Morton Mike McKelvey~ SummerStock Austin
Footloose Vi Moore Ginger Morris~ SummerStock Austin
The Women of Lockerbie Women #1 Kristie Copeland~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
Ragtime Sarah Kristie Copeland~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
As You Like It Will Jones~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
The Crucible Tituba Kristie Copeland~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
In The Heights Abuela Claudia Kristie Copeland~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
Our Town Will Jones~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
Caucasian Chalk Circle Singer Brad Vincent~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
Guys and Dolls Sarah Kristie Copeland~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
Footloose Rusty Kristie Copeland~ Cedar Ridge Theatre
Concerts, Awards, & Other Credits
Audra McDonald 2014 Concert Select Ensemble The Long Center
The 1st Annual Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards Select Ensemble Ginger Morris~ The Long Center
The 2016 Bil Pfuderer Award Outstanding Ensemble Member Zilker Theatre Productions
Photos
Videos
News
by BWW - Dec 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by BWW - Dec 12, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by BWW - Dec 5, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2021
Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine and Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, Into the Woods will be brought to life outdoors on The People's Plaza using ZACH's architecture and natural environment in surprising ways as part of the ZACH360 experience.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2021
Broadway's back in New York City this fall, but fans of musical theatre at the Jersey Shore only have to wait another month. Algonquin Arts Theatre will be producing Broadway musicals 'Godspell' and 'Rent' this summer. Showtimes are Friday & Saturday nights at 8 pm, Saturday at 2 pm and Sundays at 3 pm.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2021
ZACH Theatre announces the Summer Concert Series for 2021 “Songs Under the Stars” lineup running June 10 through August 8, 2021. The weekly socially distanced outdoor concerts will feature four concerts over eight weekends running Thursdays through Sundays. Tickets on sale Thursday, April 29 at noon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2020
ZACH Theatre is presenting A Rockin’ Holiday Concert, a socially distanced outdoor holiday concert on The People’s Plaza at ZACH playing December 10 – January 3, 2020. Featuring the vocals of Judy Arnold, CHANEL, Leslie McDonel, Jessica O’Brien, Daniel Rowan, Roderick Sanford, and Kenny Williams.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2020
Ground Floor Theatre announces a fundraiser and live-streamed one-time holiday performance for December 2020. Curbside Cabaret: A Celebration of Black Musical Theatre in America, a virtual fundraiser featuring some of Austin's brightest stars will be on December 11. Alex Garza will bring holiday favorite, Abuelita's Christmas Carol, back for a one-night event December 19, 2020 at Ground Floor Theatre, 979 Springdale Rd.
by Sabrina Wallace - Feb 1, 2020
Under the direction of Shannon Fox, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW is a perfect way to introduce the little ones to live theatre. Colorful puppets and delightful puppeteers team up to bring to life four of Eric Carle's most beloved stories.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2020
Production photography has been released for ZACH Theatre's production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, part of ZACH 's Moody Foundation Family Series. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller and based on Eric Carle's books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show will star both an adult and student cast of puppeteers playing The Kleberg at ZACH, January 18–March 8, 2020, under the direction of Education and School Shows Coordinator Shannon Fox.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2020
ZACH Theatre kicks off 2020 with two show openings, celebrating a legendary rock goddess, and bringing Eric Carle's books of children's classics to life on the stage. A Night with Janis Joplin will return to ZACH where its journey began; this time in the Topfer with Tony-nominated Mary Bridget Davies, who originated the title role on Broadway running January 29-March 8, 2020 at The Topfer at ZACH. Creator, writer and original director Randy Johnson joins Mary Bridget Davies with original choreographer Patti Wilcox and original associate director Tyler Rhodes. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show wiggles the ZACH Moody Foundation Theatre for Families into the 2020 Season when this menagerie of Eric Carle's favorite books is brought to life with puppetry for all ages.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 15, 2019
The TexARTS Professional Series presents the Broadway hit musical Xanadu, based on the 1980 Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly cult classic film. This hilarious story is very simple; a muse comes to Earth and inspires an artist to open a roller disco! Seriously. Featuring a cast of lunatics and the music of the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John, Xanadu is one of the giddiest, silliest, sweetest stage musicals you could ever hope to see. Xanadu opens February 15 and runs through March 3, 2019 at the Kam & James Morris Theatre in Lakeway.
by BWW News Desk - Dec 14, 2018
It's that time of year again. 'A Cool Yule', the TexARTS holiday tradition, returns for its sixth year! This swingin' cabaret will warm your heart with the songs of Andy Williams, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Sugarland, Michael Buble, Peggy Lee and more!
by Frank Benge - Jun 27, 2018
Who hasn't been to one of the Broadway musical gems that play out in the open air amphitheatre during these blistering hot Austin summers? A gift to the community, the Zilker Summer Musical has been part of Austin for sixty years now. Always free to the public, this year's offering is ALL SHOOK UP, a jukebox musical from 2004 setting Elvis Presley's music to a book by Joe DiPietro. The story is based on William Shakespeare's 1602 play Twelfth Night. Since 1959, audiences have placed their blankets and lawn chairs under the stars at the Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater to be treated to such Broadway hits as Hairspray, The Sound of Music, The Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Oklahoma, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and L'il Abner to name just a few. Shows that, in many cases, no other theatre in town would produce. BroadwayWorld recently had the opportunity to sit down with J. Robert Moore, the Artistic Director of Zilker Theatre Productions to talk about the Zilker musical as well as the organization.
by Lacey Cannon Gonzales - Mar 8, 2018
GOODNIGHT MOON is delightful children's entertainment and sure to please any young fans of the original story. Brown's beloved tale is beautifully reimagined by Zach Theatre and provides non-stop fun the whole family will enjoy. Be sure to check out the petting zoo on your way into the theatre for some up close interaction with your child's favorite furry or feathery friends.
by Lynn Beaver - Feb 24, 2017
ZACH Theatre's production of ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE'S, WE ARE IN A PLAY delightfully brings characters from the popular early reader's book series by Mo Willems to life.
by Frank Benge - Jul 7, 2016
After its successful run in 2014, Doctuh Mistuh Productions will be bringing SILENCE! THE MUSICAL back to Austin, Texas for a three week run, August 18 through September 4. DMP will be remounting the revival at Austin Playhouse in Highland Mall. Amy Downing will be reprising her award-winning performance as Clarice Starling. She will be joined by original cast members Huck Huckaby (Hannibal), David Ponton (Buffalo Bill), Libby Dees Detling (Catherine & Senator Martin), and Matt Connely (Papa Schtarling). New cast members include Andrew Cannata (Dr. Chilton), Scott Shipman (Jack Crawford), Jessica O'Brien (Ardelia Mapp), Kathryn Lane (Dream Clarice) and Brian DeFilippo (Dream Hannibal). The production will be stage and music directed by DMP Artistic Director Michael McKelvey.
by BWW News Desk - Nov 21, 2014
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the pop-culture phenomenon Fame The Musical, directed by Jerry Ruiz, tonight, November 21-December 6, 2014 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre.
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 29, 2014
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents the pop-culture phenomenon Fame The Musical, directed by Jerry Ruiz, November 21-December 6, 2014 at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. Based on the Academy Award-winning film and hit television series, Fame The Musical is the unforgettable journey of a group of dedicated students with stars in their eyes. Be captivated as the story unfolds for these talented hopefuls studying at New York City's legendary High School for Performing Arts. Through their triumphs and tragedies, the ultimate goal remains - Fame.
by Michael T. Mooney - Oct 28, 2014
Long after the curtain rings down on the Algonquin's near-perfect production two names will stick in your mind: Irving Berlin (natur'lly) and Carter Calvert, the Broadway star who brings Annie Oakley vividly to life on the Manasquan stage.
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