Moira O'Bryan is a singer, dancer, actor, and advocate.

She is a rising freshman at Stanford University planning to dual-major in Psychology and Musical Theatre.

Training and Education

Moira started ballet at the age of six and continued that education for a total of 9 years. She also studied 7 years of contemporary, 6 years of jazz and tap, and 2 years of piano. She has taken private voice lessons since she was 9 years old and began acting lessons during the fall of 2020. Toward the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, she began training with the Broadway Collective. Her instructors and mentors included Jessica Vosk (Broadway Performer), Al Blackstone (Director and Choreographer), Kate Lumpkin, CSA (Casting Director), and Robert Hartwell (Broadway Collective founder and CEO). 

Titles and Activism

She holds the coveted title of Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen 2021. Along with her crown and sash, she is a vehement advocate for her Social Impact Initiative entitled “Shining a Light on Suicide Prevention Strategies” which focuses on the necessity of bringing awareness to mental illness in young adults, being proactive rather than reactive in a crisis, and using that awareness to prevent further suicides. 

Roles and Performances

Moira has played a wide range of characters from Little Red in Into The Woods to Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which earned her LTOB’s Masque Award for Best Juvenile Performance. She is the reigning champion of Coos County’s Got Talent 2019, where she was also awarded the People’s Choice Award. At the Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen 2021 competition, she was awarded a preliminary talent award and has performed that same talent on the national Miss America’s Outstanding Teen stage.

Other Interests

Moira has been a competitive sailor on Tenmile Lake since she was nine years old. She loves to travel, having been to 8 countries on 4 continents. Her love language is sharing food.