The Maryland Stage Company

Sam McCready has been acting professionally since he was 12 years old. In his native Ireland, he played in over 100 productions with the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, in addition to frequent appearances on BBC radio and television. He made his Off-Broadway debut in A Fantastic Voyage, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, and has also played at Off-Broadway's Quaigh Theatre, at the White Barn, Connecticut, and Philadelphia's Painted Bride. He has been a member of The Maryland Stage Company since its inception. Most recent roles include Tartuffe in Tartuffe, Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi, King Lear, and Alceste in The Misanthrope.

Mr. McCready is associate professor of theatre at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He holds an M.A. degree from the University of Wales, served as the Head of Drama at Stranmillis College, Queens University, Belfast, and has become an established, internationally known actor/director. In addition to his former work as director for UMBC's Shakespeare on Wheels, his credits include a bold punk/Renaissance version of The Boys from Syracuse; the American premiere of John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Bert, the Beatles musical; an original adaptation of No Country for Old Men; productions of The Importance of Being Ernest and Springs Awakening, both of which went to the American College Theatre Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; a critically acclaimed version of Salome; and an American premiere of the Irish poet Brian Kinsella's adaptation of Medea.

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