M. Bevin O'Gara (she/her)
M. Bevin O'Gara is director and producer. She spent three years as the Producing Artistic Director at the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, New York. Prior to that, she spent 15 years with the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, Massachusetts. During her time there, Bevin oversaw dozens of productions, workshops and readings and played an active role in realizing new work by writers such as Craig Lucas, Kirsten Greenidge, Melinda Lopez, Stephen Karam, Lydia R. Diamond and A. Rey Pamatmat. Her work in casting allowed for numerous local actors to be showcased across Huntington and Boston stages.
As a director she has worked at the Huntington Theatre Company, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Cleveland Playhouse, Kitchen Theatre Company, SpeakEasy Stage Company, Company One Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Lyric Stage Company, Nora Theatre Company, Bad Habit Productions, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, New Repertory Theatre and Holland Productions.
She worked as the Artistic Associate at the New Repertory Theatre in Watertown, MA, where she started their second stage series; Downstairs at New Rep. Other companies include Williamstown Theatre Festival, Actor’s Center of Australia, and the Gaiety School in Dublin. Bevin has been a Guest Artist or Lecturer at Harvard University, Cornell University, Emerson College, Ithaca College, Brandeis University, Boston University, Tufts University, Boston College, Boston Conservatory, Northeastern University, and Lesley University.
Bevin is the proud recipient of the Lois Roach Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Boston Theatre Community and was recognized by the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf for her commitment to D/deaf and hard of hearing artists. She holds a BFA from Boston University.