Maggie Keenan-Bolger Explained

Maggie Keenan-Bolger
Birth Name:Margaret Keenan-Bolger
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:Actress, playwright, sex educator

Margaret Keenan-Bolger is an American actress, playwright, self-described sex educator[1] and founder of Honest Accomplice Theatre.[2] She is the sister of Celia Keenan-Bolger and Andrew Keenan-Bolger.[3]

Life and career

Keenan-Bolger was born in Detroit, Michigan. She appeared as a munchkin in the Madison Square Garden production of the Wizard of Oz at 13 years old.[4] She has credits in the national tours of The Will Rogers Follies and The Music Man as well as college productions at Oberlin College where she graduated from in 2006 with a BA in Theatre and Gender & Woman's Studies with a minor in Comparative American Studies.[5]

She created and wrote the play From the Inside, Out about her own experiences as a self injurer and other stories about cutting. Produced by 4th Meal Productions, it was originally performed at Oberlin College and also played at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2008.[6]

In 2010[7] she graduated with a Master of Arts in Applied Theatre from CUNY School of Professional Studies. While there, she produced, directed and performed in Her Train Of Thought.[8]

She is the artistic director of Honest Accomplice Theatre.[9]

A two-time Point Foundation scholar,[10] Keenan-Bolger earned her MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College in 2014, where her focus was on Political Theatre, LGBTQIA and Feminist Studies. She was invited to the White House by Vice-President Joe Biden as an LGBT Leader of the Next Generation[11] and was profiled in The Advocate's "People to Watch in 2015".[12] She has worked for Bridging the Gap,[13] and I Love Female Orgasm Program.[14] Keenan-Bolger is openly queer[15] and about being a person with a disability.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maggie Keenan-Bolger . Maggie Keenan-Bolger . 23 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Honest Accomplice Theatre . Honest Accomplice Theatre . 23 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Culwell-Block. Logan. June 22, 2016. 8 Families Who Made It Big on Broadway. Playbill.
  4. Book: Theatre World 1996-1997 . 1999 . Applause . 50.
  5. Web site: Maggie Keenan-Bolger. BroadwayWorld. 23 June 2020.
  6. Web site: August 13, 2008. FringeNYC 2008: Roundup #3. TheatreMania. 23 June 2020.
  7. Web site: ReconFIGUREd . Honest Accomplice . August 2016 . 23 June 2020.
  8. Web site: Her Train of Thought. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103234758/http://honestaccomplice.com/htot.php. 3 January 2015. Honest Accomplice Theatre. 3 January 2015.
  9. Web site: About Us | Honest Accomplice Theatre. August 2016.
  10. Web site: Maggie Keenan-Bolger. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104001145/http://pointfoundation.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=517. 4 January 2015. Point Foundation. 3 January 2015.
  11. Web site: Maggie at the White House. Maggie Keenan-Bolger. 3 January 2015.
  12. Web site: Baume. Matt. Matt Baume. January 2, 2015. People to Watch in 2015. The Advocate. 3 January 2015.
  13. Web site: Bridging the Gap. Bridging the Gap. 3 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103235556/http://www.bridgingthegapnyc.com/. 3 January 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: Speaker Bios. I Love Female Orgasm. 3 January 2015.
  15. Web site: Chitwood. Whitney. June 19, 2014. Not Just Another Coming Out Story: Playwright Maggie Keenan-Bolger on Queer History, Rent and Fun Home. Playbill. 23 June 2020.
  16. Web site: Davidson. Jordan. December 30, 2019. Vincent D'Onforio Talks with Disabled Actors. The Mighty. 23 June 2020.