Brendan is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he performed
as a featured tenor and character actor with many groups, primarily the Penn
Singers and the Penn Glee Club, both under the direction of Bruce Montgomery.
With our society he has appeared as The Defendant in two of our annual Trial By Jury productions,
and as the comic patter lead in five mainstage productions, most recently as Jack Point
in The Yeomen of the Guard.
With the G&S Players he has played Mercury in the Gilbert & Montgomery revival of Thespis twice,
including the 2000 Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton,
England, where he was awarded the festival prize for Best Supporting Actor. In the
summer of 2005 he returned to Buxton with the G&S Players as the producer of their production
of Utopia, Limited.
He has been the featured tenor or comic lead for several productions of The Savoy Company, and
his favorite non-G&S credits include Bill Snibson in Me and My Girl (Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra)
and Dr. Parker in Bat Boy The Musical (Village Productions).
He has been a staff tenor for
St. Paul's Lutheran church in Wynnewood, PA and is a recurring
guest soloist at Ardmore Presbyterian Church,
has been a tenor-for-hire at many recitals, weddings, funerals and special events,
is an accomplished interpreter of traditional Irish ballads,
and is coached by Richard Johnson of Bryn Mawr, PA.
By day Brendan is Director of Software Development for Aria Systems, an internet billing services provider.
He's also the designer of our society's website and father to professional child actor Conor O'Brien
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Training:
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 Bachelor of Arts (Minor in Music Theory): University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
Voice Teacher/Coach: Richard Johnson - Bryn Mawr, PA
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Honors & Awards:
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Best Supporting Actor, International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, 2000
First Prize, Maggie O'Neil's St. Patrick's Day Danny Boy Singing Contest, 2000
Award of Merit, University of Pennsylvania Alumni Society, 1987
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Brendan's GSSCC Roles:
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Jack Point, Yeomen of the Guard - 2004
Robin Oakapple, Ruddigore - 2003
The Defendant, Trial By Jury - 2002 *
Sir Joseph, H.M.S. Pinafore - 2002
The Defendant, Trial By Jury - 2001 *
King Gama, Princess Ida - 2001
Mercury, Thespis - 2001
* = Brendan's favorite role with GSSCC
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Brendan's Other Roles:
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Sir Joseph, H.M.S. Pinafore - The Savoy Company, 2007
Jack Point, The Yeomen of the Guard - The Savoy Company, 2006
Murphy (u/s), Windy City - The Walnut Street Theatre, 2006
Marco, The Gondoliers - The Savoy Company, 2005
Dr. Parker, Bat Boy The Musical - Village Productions, 2005 **
Bunthorne, Patience - Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra, 2004
Edwin (The Defendant), Trial By Jury - The Savoy Company, 2004
Bunthorne, Patience - Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, 2004
Bill Snibson, Me & My Girl - Rose Valley Chorus & Orchestra, 2003
Nanki-Poo, The Mikado - The Savoy Company (Traveling Troupe), 2003
Koko, The Mikado - Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, 2003
Ralph Rackstraw, H.M.S. Pinafore - Thespis, Etc., 2003
Prince Hilarion, Princess Ida - The Savoy Company, 2002
Mercury, Thespis - Gilbert & Sullivan Players, 2000 *
Mercury, Thespis - Gilbert & Sullivan Players, 1989
Koko, The Mikado - Penn Singers, 1986
* = Awarded Best Supporting Actor 2000 International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, Buxton, England
** = Brendan's favorite role
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Brendan's Personal Remarks:
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Almost the whole world's asleep. Everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. Only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant, total amazement. - Joe Versus the Volcano
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Photo Gallery
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