Jay O'Callahan

Jay O'Callahan has performed with acclaim at Lincoln Center, at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and other theatres around the world, at the Olympics, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and on National Public Radio. Time Magazine has called his work "genius." NASA commissioned Mr. O'Callahan to create and perform a story to celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary. He has performed his NASA story, FORGED IN THE STARS at space centers across the country, MIT, Harvard University, at the International Astronautical Congress in Cape Town, South Africa and at the ScienceTeller Conference in New Zealand. Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Michael Eastwood said, "O'Callahan captured the soaring human spirit of our work." Forged in the Stars was also broadcast nationally on PRI's Living on Earth.

The National Endowment of the Arts awarded Jay a fellowship for solo performance excellence. He has received awards for his performances, books, CDs and DVDs from the National Education Film Festival, Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals, Parents' Choice, NAPPA, New England Theater Conference and UNESCO. Mr. O'Callahan leads creativity workshops for corporations, universities, law firms and private groups.