Dani O’Dea

Dani has over a decade of experience working at some of the largest and most reputable theatres in New York and San Francisco including Atlantic Theatre Company, Cort Theatre, Berkeley Rep, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT), and many others.

Dani holds a BFA from New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts Experimental Theatre Wing with an emphasis in physical/devised theatre and stage combat. She apprenticed under J. David Brimmer, the former President of the Society of American Fight Directors and worked on numerous on and off Broadway productions while under his tutelage.

Since returning to the San Francisco Bay Area, Dani expanded her work as a teaching artist and theatre educator, providing educational programming and instruction as a part of Shakespearience, ACT and ACT Young Conservatory, and high schools including Lowell HS and Piedmont HS.

In addition to theatre and film work, Dani worked in motion capture as a Sr. Producer for 2K Games, working on some of the largest AAA video game titles available like NBA 2K, the Mafia franchise, XCOM, etc. While at 2K, she worked with Idris Elba, Rosario Dawson, Michael B. Jordan, and athletes including Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Scottie Pippen and other NBA stars.