Careena Melia is an Irish-American actress.Melia was born in Galway,
Ireland and moved to the US when she was five years old. A student of
ballet, she trained at Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts,
Boston Ballet, the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Centre de
Danse International in France. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College
and as a Theater and English Major at Trinity College, Dublin.
Following her graduation she moved to New York City to begin a career
in acting. Her work in TV and film has featured her alongside actors
such as Sissy Spacek, Dustin Hoffman, Keir Dullea, Jake Gyllenhaal and
Beau Bridges.Melia has spent much of the past ten years performing on
the stage. She has worked with American Repertory Theater, Moscow Art
Theater and the British 'immersive' company, Punchdrunk. From -
Melia was a senior company member and performer in the award-winning
production of Sleep No More (Boston and NYC runs) for which she
created and originated the role of Hecate. She also created additional
material for the role of Matron Lang. In she was part of the MIT/
NESTA project at Sleep No More which utilized online gaming and live
video. Melia has performed in Off-Broadway productions such as Macbeth
(by Theater for a New Audience), Anne Frank and Me (with the American
Jewish Theater), and the Irish Repertory Theater's new plays series.
Regionally she has worked at Berkshire Theatre Festival, The
Huntington Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Shakespeare Center of
Los Angeles, GeVa Theatre and Great Lakes Theatre Festival.In she
founded Walden Shakespeare which is in residence in Massachusetts at
NARA Park Amphitheater. In she is premiering The Gertrude Bell
Project, a solo show based on the life of British explorer, politician
and spy Gertrude Bell, at Boston Center for the Arts.
Ireland and moved to the US when she was five years old. A student of
ballet, she trained at Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts,
Boston Ballet, the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Centre de
Danse International in France. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College
and as a Theater and English Major at Trinity College, Dublin.
Following her graduation she moved to New York City to begin a career
in acting. Her work in TV and film has featured her alongside actors
such as Sissy Spacek, Dustin Hoffman, Keir Dullea, Jake Gyllenhaal and
Beau Bridges.Melia has spent much of the past ten years performing on
the stage. She has worked with American Repertory Theater, Moscow Art
Theater and the British 'immersive' company, Punchdrunk. From -
Melia was a senior company member and performer in the award-winning
production of Sleep No More (Boston and NYC runs) for which she
created and originated the role of Hecate. She also created additional
material for the role of Matron Lang. In she was part of the MIT/
NESTA project at Sleep No More which utilized online gaming and live
video. Melia has performed in Off-Broadway productions such as Macbeth
(by Theater for a New Audience), Anne Frank and Me (with the American
Jewish Theater), and the Irish Repertory Theater's new plays series.
Regionally she has worked at Berkshire Theatre Festival, The
Huntington Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Shakespeare Center of
Los Angeles, GeVa Theatre and Great Lakes Theatre Festival.In she
founded Walden Shakespeare which is in residence in Massachusetts at
NARA Park Amphitheater. In she is premiering The Gertrude Bell
Project, a solo show based on the life of British explorer, politician
and spy Gertrude Bell, at Boston Center for the Arts.
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