CLARE MONNELLY
Height: 5′ 4”
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Training:
The Gaiety School of Acting – 2 year full time professional programme. Graduation June 2011.
Clowning – Raymond Keane.
Commedia Dell’arte – Michael McCabe.
Chekhov technique – Paul Brennan.
Ouroboros Shakespeare workshop – Denis Conway.
Skills:
Stage Combat, Mime, Dance: Basic Tap, Waltz, Jive, Polka. Singing: Alto.Basic Piano, Full Drivers Licence.
Accents:
Vocally and phonetically trained by Cathal Quinn.
Languages:
Strong Irish Speaker
Awards:
Best Supporting Actor Nomination for ‘Bailegangaire’ (Nomad) – Irish Times Awards 2017
Best New Play Nomination for ‘Charlie’s a Clepto’ – Irish Times Theatre Awards 2018
Best Actress Nomination for ‘Charlie’s a Clepto’ – Irish Times Theatre Awards 2018
| Production | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla | Jenny | Storyland – RTE | Brendan Canty |
| Rosie | Sally | Element Pictures | Paddy Breathnach |
| Rip To The Rescue | Aoife | Deadpan Pictures | Paudie Baggott |
| Nowhere Fast | Mary | Blow In Films | Simon Gibney |
| Sky Comedy Shorts- Alison Spittle | Maureen | Sky | Joe Fraser |
| Smitten | Claire | Mycrofilms | John Morton |
| Scúp | Victoria McIlroy | TG4 | Declan Recks |
| Moone Boy – Series 3 | Fidelma | Sky 1 | Chris O'Dowd |
| Brand New-U | Worker | Spore Films | Simon Pummel |
| Moone Boy – Series 2 | Fidelma | Sky 1 | Ian Fitzgibbon |
| Moone Boy – Series 1 | Fidelma | Sky 1 | Decland Lowney |
| Production | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furniture | Alex | Druid Theatre Company | Cathal Cleary |
| The Unmanageable Sisters | Linda | The Abbey Theatre | Graham McLaren |
| Charlie's a Clepto | Charlie | Axis Ballymun and tour | Aaron Monaghan |
| Harder Faster More | Various | Red Bear Theatre | Tracy Martin |
| Bailegangaire | Mary | The Nomad Theatre | Padraic McIntyre |
| The Big Wall | Various | Hawk's Well Theatre | Bob Kelly |
| Big Maggie | Mary Madden | Druid Theatre Co. | Garry Htnes |
| A Month in the Country | Katya | Gate Theatre | Ethan McSweeny |
| King Lear | Goneril & Ensemble | Sackville Productions | Eamonn Owens |
| Charlie is a Clepto | Charlie | Collaborations 2015 | Aaron Monaghan |
| Hitting the Mark | Trish | Ramblinman Theatre Company | Aaron Monaghan |
| Walking the Road | Companion | Cavan Theatre Festival | Aaron Monaghan |
| The Bachelor of Kilkish | Jacinta | Bottom Dog Theatre Co. | Liam O'Brien |
| Alone It Stands | Mary & Other Roles | Verdant Productions | John Breen |
| Broadening | Chris | Glass Doll Productions | Ronan Phelan |
| Ride On | Rosie | Livin' Dred Theatre Co. | Padraic McIntyre |
| Production | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Month In The Country | Katya | Gate Theatre | Ethan McSweeny |
| Toxic | Clodagh | Project Arts Theatre | Liam Halligan |
| Sive | Mena | Gaiety Theatre | Gene Rooney |
| The Gist of it | Orla | Gaiety Theatre | Gene Rooney |
| Measure for Measure | Isabella | GSA Showcase | Liam Halligan |
| Paris Texas | Jane | GSA Showcase | Paul Brennan |
| Terminus | C | GSA Showcase | Paul Brennan |
| Richard III | Queen Margaret | GSA Showcase | Cathal Quinn |