Máire Witt O'Neill

Máire Witt O'Neill (pronounced “Maura”; she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, director, educator, and performer. Fusing philosophy and pop culture, her work in both live settings and video formats focuses on the power of dialogue, mediation and the voice. Máire holds a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she currently teaches as an Assistant Professor, Adjunct in the Performance Department. Máire is currently the Theater Coordinator and Musical Theater Director at Music House. Máire is also one half of the collaborative duo Mia+Máire who started Soft Pants Studios, a parafictional production company that is best known for their web series Sad Girls Club TV. Máire is grateful to be able to contribute to this cause and help tell this important story.

 

O’Neill studied voice at Interlochen Arts Center, received her BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and her MFA in Performance at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).