What is your idea of perfect happiness?
The moment just after finishing a show, working with inspiring collaborators, feeling like I did a good job.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Sylvia Plath.
Which living person do you most admire?
Barack Obama.
Which is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Self-pity.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Watching Love Island all summer.
What is your favourite journey?
Driving home from Dublin to Galway.
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Photo:- Jutta Klee
On what occasion do you lie?
If I see a show I don't like, I'll always pick something I liked and emphasise that, as I would not want to hear criticism right after coming off-stage.
Which living person do you most despise?
I try not to waste time despising anyone but ask me over a pint.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family.
When and where were you happiest?
Living and working as a dancer in London in 2015. At the time it felt so intense, but looking back I felt really alive during that period.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I wish I'd taken up a trad instrument growing up in Kinvara.
What is your current state of mind?
Nervous.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Passing my driving test on the third attempt. Or hanging in there in the arts for this long.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?
My cat Rua.
What is your most treasured possession?
Mementos I've accumulated; they remind me of all the different periods of my life.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Feeling like I have no options and it's too late.
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Photo:- Laura Sheeran
What is your favourite occupation?
Performer.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Sensitivity.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Caustic wit.
Who are your favourite writers?
Anita Shreve, David Whyte, Malcolm Gladwell, Joy Harjo.
What is your motto?
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Stephanie is a dancer, actor, and theatre-maker from Kinvara. She enjoys combining these skills in inter-disciplinary shows. She will appear in After Love for the Galway International Arts Festival 2021 from August 28 to September 4 at the Bank of Ireland theatre, NUI Galway. See www.giaf.ie.
