Anne-Marie O'Sullivan
Producer and Director of Enchanted Croi Theatre
Twenty-two years ago, Anne-Marie O'Sullivan began her creative journey with intensive training in Theatre Acting at Bretton Hall College in England. There, she developed a deep understanding of the craft of theatre-making, gaining not only rigorous vocational training but also academic honors and a strong foundation in performance theory. That education laid the groundwork for what would become a dynamic and far-reaching career in the performing arts.
During her time at Bretton Hall, Anne-Marie trained with the Creative Arts Team in New York, where she specialized in Boalian techniques used in community theatre settings. Her early professional work included innovative collaborations with West Yorkshire Police, using theatre to address racism in schools. She graduated as a specialist in Theatre in Education and has since toured extensively as an actor for over fifteen years. Her work has taken her across Europe, including performances with Theatre in Education companies in Sicily, Italy, and Greece.
Anne-Marie has a particular passion for devised theatre and has written and performed original works for stage, television, and film. Her diverse experience includes commercial projects, educational video production, and experimental solo work. One standout piece, First Blush of Spring, was a one-woman show performed in an 8-by-8-foot costume dress made of parachute material.
Her career has included remarkable international collaborations, such as performing at the Rafi Peer Theatre Festival in Pakistan and touring with The Caravan Stage aboard the Amara Zee, a 90-foot tall theatre ship. These adventures sparked a new interest in costuming and stage design.
Transitioning into film, Anne-Marie secured lead roles in two award-winning features: O Xenagos by Zakarias Mavroidis and Fish and Chips by Elias Demetriou. Her experience in film led to the founding of The Athenian Players, performing in Athens in collaboration with Horos Technis Asomaton.
In 2019, Anne-Marie returned to her roots in Ireland and founded Enchanted Croí Theatre, a company through which she continues to explore her passions for puppetry, stagecraft, film, video art, music, and dynamic storytelling. Through Enchanted Croí, she produces theatre at all scales, works in Theatre in Education across schools, and channels her love of history in partnership with the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park.
Amy Day
Writer/Composer-Lyricist and Producer
Amy Day is a San Diego-based musician, writer, and professor. The writer and composer-lyricist of “In the Midst of Plenty,” Amy spent the summer of 2022 alongside Anne-Marie O’Sullivan of Enchanted Croi Theatre, bringing 'In the Midst of Plenty' to the stage for the first time; in addition to writing the piece, Amy served as the Music Director for the production, orchestrating and arranging the score. She also played piano and accordion in the band for its 2023 performances.
Amy has written for and performed with a number of Americana and indie-folk bands, including the 2020 San Diego Music Awards-nominated duo The Spiritual Motels. Amy has studied playwrighting with Aleta Barthell (Window of Shame, finalist for National Playwrights Conference 2020-2021 and 2016 HUMANITAS/CTG Playwriting Prize) and musical theatre songwriting with Mark Hollmann (Urinetown, winner of 2002 Tony Award and 2001 Obie Award for best music and lyrics).
An educator, Amy has served on the board of directors for and taught at Rock and Roll Camp for Girls San Diego, has been an active member of the Lady Brain Collective, and participates in writing groups for songwriters, playwrights, and musical theatre composers. Amy also teaches Legal Writing at California Western School of Law. During the summer of 2019, Amy taught a course in human rights at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway. While there, she visited the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park; it was this visit that inspired Amy to bring the Strokestown story to life through music.