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An accomplished actor, director, teacher and playwright with over 30 years of experience in the professional theatre, Molly is a member of both Canadian & U.S. Actors’ Equity and the Dramatists’ Guild.  Molly is an Associate Artist with the St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival where she serves as Education Director, Casting Director, actor and director. 

Molly’s education includes: a theatre degree from University of Santa Clara and an MFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts.  Throughout her career, Molly has consistently pursued advanced and specialized training, which includes some of the finest institutes, teachers and companies in the US, Europe & UK: Libby Appel of Ashland, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Robert Benedetti of The Actor At Work, Patrick Stewart, Julian Curry & Paul Whitworth of the Royal Shakespeare Co., Cate Fitzmaurice & Peter Sellars of La Jolla Playhouse, Susan Cox of the Shaw Festival & Vancouver Playhouse, Kimberly White & Jonny Epstein of Shakespeare & Co., The London Shakespeare Workout.  Molly has studied theatre, art history, opera staging and commedia dell’arte work in Europe including cities like Florence, Vienna, Paris, Athens, Dublin and London. 

Molly has been Director of the Green Wood Studio in Seattle for over 13 years and has taught her workshops – Auditioning, Improvisational Writing, Scene Work, Shakespeare - in Chicago, LA, NY, Seattle and internationally in Vancouver BC, Toronto, Paris, Ireland and T’bilisi Georgia. In 2004, she was the acting instructor and Stage Director for the Astoria Music Festival, teaching acting for their academy and directing opera, including Magic Flute, L’Histoire du Soldat and an original concept of Shakespeare In Word & Song.  In July of 2002 & 2003, Molly was invited by the prestigious New York University to teach Classical Scenes & Monologues for a new program in Paris.  Molly has produced the Actors’ International Retreat Experience since 1999.

Molly has performed in film, television, voice-over and the theatre all over the west coast including: La Jolla Playhouse, New Mexico Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and once at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.  Her original play, A MOST NOTORIOUS WOMAN, based on the life of the last Irish queen, Granuaile (Grace O’Malley), has taken her to NY, Colorado, San Jose, BC & Ontario, Canada, Tbilisi Georgia, and Ireland – including a command performance for the Chieftain of the O’Malley Clan. 

Molly Lyons is also a certified Yoga Booty Ballet instructor :: click on YBB to see our YBB pages. 

To find out more information about Molly Lyons' original show, A Most Notorious Woman, click on the logo below.

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MOLLY LYONS is an accomplished international actor, director, teacher and playwright with over 30 years of experience in the professional theatre.  Molly is an Artistic Associate with the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival where she serves as Education Director, Casting Director, actor and director. 

Molly’s education includes: University of Santa Clara & California Institute of the Arts.  Her training includes: The Royal Shakespeare Co., Shakespeare & Co., The London Shakespeare Workout.

Molly has been Director of the Green Wood Studio in Seattle for over 10 years and has taught her workshops in Chicago, LA, NY, Seattle and internationally in Paris, Ireland, Vancouver, Toronto & T’bilisi Georgia. She has produced the Actors' International Retreat Experience since 1999.

Molly has performed in film, television, voice-over and the theatre all over the west coast including: La Jolla Playhouse, New Mexico Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre; once at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and internationally in BC & Ontario, Canada, Ireland and T’bilisi Georgia. 

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Molly Lyons is an accomplished international actor, director, teacher and playwright.  She is an Artistic Associate with the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival where she serves as Education Director, Casting Director, actor and director.

Molly has performed in various mediums all over America and internationally in British Columbia, Ontario, Ireland and T’bilisi Georgia.  Some of her favorite roles include: Hippolyta/Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Feste & Maria in 2 different productions of Twefth Night, Cassandra - House of Atreus, Mary - Mary of Scotland, Anna Petrovna - Ivanov, Louka - Arms & the Man, Nora - A Doll's House, Helena - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Beline - The Imaginary Invalid.. 

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