About
Eileen (she/him) is an AEA actor, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
Eileen grew up playing the piano and watching tv and movies on the family computer. She developed a secret interest in performing, but, coming from a small town in Kentucky, she didn't even know that artistic careers were possible. Her love of performing remained a secret for a very long time...
She went to the University of Kentucky for political science and psychology. During her early years at school, she started playing original music and covers at a weekly open mic at a coffee shop. There, she met friends and band mates, spending many afternoons and evenings there playing music, having deep conversations, and dreaming. After countless open mic nights and shows, Eileen decided to release her first EPs, One Of You and Many The Miles.
Eileen studied abroad in England her junior year. She skipped many classes and traveled to many countries, collecting postcards and memories that she'll take with her in her heart and in her music. She became a regular performer at the open mic at The Ferret, a local pub, and started hosting open mic nights there herself. That year, she also joined the drama club and made many new friends who encouraged her to keep going. At their encouragement and support, from the theatre to the open mics, she decided to drop everything she knew of her life until then and jump into pursuing theatre and music.
After graduation, Eileen released her third EP, A Matter of Time, and was cast in several productions that took her to North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, Chicago, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and more. She then decided to move to Chicago.
Eileen made the big move in January 2020 and the world quickly shut down after. Stuck inside, she decided to produce her biggest project yet, her full length album that would become Small Love. Working alongside friends and old colleagues, she put together the collection of songs to be released in the fall.
Since the end of quarantines, Eileen has been working professionally as an actor in theatres across the country. She was recently seen in the US premiere of The Lord Of The Rings - A Musical Tale at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and the world premiere of The Twelfth Night Show at Weston Theatre Company. She specializes in actor-musician projects and plays multiple instruments, preferring folk-rock to traditional musical theatre.
Eileen is passionate about Asian representation in the media and in musical spaces. She strives to be visible and loud in the spaces where her voice would typically go unnoticed. She believes that music and expression is universal for everyone, regardless of what they look like, where they come from, or what other people expect them to be.
