Mona Hennessy (Cassandra)
Mona is thrilled to be performing in her first MV Playhouse production, after moving to Martha’s Vineyard full-time two years ago! For the past two years, she served as props coordinator for most of the Playhouse summer season productions. A proud member of Actor’s Equity for over thirty-five years, Mona worked primarily in NJ/NY regional theaters. She counts among her favorite roles Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, Mrs. Alving in Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, Katharine in Terence McNally’s A Perfect Ganesh and Virginia Woolf in Eileen Atkin’s Vita and Virginia. She was part of the four-part vocal group, Et Al, for three years and performed with them in various NYC cabaret clubs. Mona also toured for many years with the award-winning children’s theater company, Pushcart Players, singing and acting in original productions throughout the NY/NJ/PA/CT area - and even performed on the White House lawn and in the Czech Republic!. She taught Creative Drama classes for Pushcart Players and Essex Youth Theater, as well as Scene Study and Drama at a small private school in NJ. In collaboration with Luna Stage (West Orange, NJ)’s founding Artistic Director, Jane Mandel, Mona co-developed and co-directed an original theater piece called The American Project (“What it means to be an American”), which toured high schools in NJ. Heartfelt thanks to MJ and all the wonderful people at the Playhouse - such a pleasure being part of this group! Mona thanks, as always, to her precious family for their love and support!
