Just before Covid, Bren relocated to her native Massachusetts after several years in Dublin where she is best known as Cassandra in the Irish National TV series "Fair City". She was recently seen as Sylvia in Lucas Hnath's THE THIN PLACE at Gloucester Stage Company. With dual citizenship, Bren has performed in theaters across the United States, Ireland and the U.K. Her favorite productions include Lynn Nottage’s world premiere of Las Meninas (San Jose Repertory Theatre), the premiere of The Robb’d That Smiled (Dublin Fringe Festival/Old Museum Arts Theater, Belfast), Othello (American Conservatory Theater,) and The Air Conditioned Bubble (Tamarind Theater, LA). This past year, Bren has starred in 12 independent films many of which are premiering fall/winter, ’22. Some of her film and TV credits include ABC’s All My Children, Paramount’s Dead Man on Campus and most recently a Dublin based film, "A Story for Niamh". Bren loves voice acting and was a morning news reader for KPFK in Los Angeles - she recently recorded two books in a three book series on Audible. Bren navigates between Boston and NYC and as a National Champion in Dramatic Interpretation - she coaches this, acting, voiceover & public speaking at communicationmattersstudio.com to her impressive students. Education: M.F.A. in Acting, American Conservatory Theater (Prof. Theater Internship), BA in Theater, Kenyon College (Joanne Woodward Acting Award), British American Drama Academy & Carnegie Mellon. She is a long time member of AEA & SAG-AFTRA. Follow her on brenmcelroy.com or IG: bren.mcelroy
As working a actor Bren is delighted to bring together her theater and business education and experience to provide a truly unique coaching and learning arena and she looks forward to personally welcoming you to the Studio one day soon!
"For me, teaching is a passion; I'm a target-driven coach combining diligence, energy, creative problem solving, and relentless dedication with a proven success record in communication development and skills. I live and breathe it. Since 1996, I’ve provided corporate executives, ESL students and actors extensive private & group teaching services in a number of different fields all related through the combination of acting techniques and corporate learning and development tools. I take pride in teaching people who are eager to expand their minds, talents and skills, and I bring a depth of professional expertise to those who strive to excel."
Private & group classes to improve areas of all speech emergence offering confidence building and practice which achieve winning results.
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Results that last.
Because communication matters.