“The buzz is fully warranted. O’Connell gives us a production quaking with vitality, not just explosive but full of explosions.” - Jerry Wasserman

Building on her extensive experience with the classics Moya embraces wholly contemporary, disruptive and radical impulses. 

Most recently Moya directed a critically acclaimed production of  Hedda Gabler for Coalmine Theatre in Toronto. Also recent: The Very Book Indeed by Paul Budra in association with Bard on the Beach, University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in celebration of the 400 year anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio. 

Moya has an MFA in directing from the University of British Columbia. She has an active creative practice with upcoming productions throughout 2024 and beyond.

Upcoming works include:

The Very Book Indeed - by Paul Budra. Nov 20-30 2024 Frederic Wood Theatre.

An Ideal Husband - by Oscar Wilde. May 30-June 22 2025 United Players

HELEN of… In development. A new work by Kate Besworth.

Willilish’d - In development. A journey into Nursery Rhyme and Memory through Music.