Brooke McCarthy
Acting, Applied Performance
School of Performing Arts
317 Henderson Hall
195 Alumni Mall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-5335 | brookem023@vt.edu
Brooke McCarthy is an actor, singer, dancer, creator, teacher, producer, and solo artist from Philadelphia via New Jersey. She holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Georgia and a B.S. in Accounting with Minors in Musical Theatre and Italian from Monmouth University.
McCarthy specializes in solo performance creation, ensemble-based collaboration, physical acting methods, and Meisner technique. Her research focuses on creating new work with an emphasis on sociocultural awareness and community building. As an artist, she strives to deconstruct social norms by embracing discomfort through authentic storytelling to inspire positive social change.
As a solo performer, McCarthy’s notable awards include Best Selling Show in NYC’s Frigid Festival, Best of Fest at the Hartford Fringe Festival, Philly Fringie (aka an Audience Choice Award) at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and Spirit of the Fringe at the St. Louis Fringe Festival.
Past notable theater performances include regional productions at Aurora Theater & UGA (Niagara Falls), and Broadway Theater of Pitman (Shrek, Can-Can, and Return of the Phantom); international productions in Italy (Peas, Patalin, & Purgation); comedic productions (Philly Improv Theatre).
- Solo performance creation
- Ensemble-based collaboration
- Physical acting methods (Laban, Chekhov)
- Meisner technique
- Digital performance
- MFA in Acting, University of Georgia, 2021
- BA in Accounting with minors in Musical Theatre and Italian, 2015
- Best Selling Show: NYC’s Fringe Festival, 2023
- Sold Out Show: NYC’s Fringe Festival, 2023
- Best of Fest: Hartford Fringe Festival, 2022
- Philly Fringie (aka Audience Choice): Philadelphia Fringe Festival, 2022
- Spirit of the Fringe: St. Louis Fringe Festival, 2022
Sylvia Pannell Student Travel Award, 2019, $725
Award granted to support one graduate student-artist’s international travel expenses. UGA’s production of Peas, Pierre Patelin, and Purgation was invited to perform for the sixteenth triennial colloquium of the Société Internationale pour l’Étude du Théâtre Médiéval in Genoa, Italy. Award aided in attendance to the weeklong conference and festival of medieval theater to learn from subject area experts and observe other approaches to similar material.
President’s Venture Fund, 2019, $5,000
Award granted to the cast and director of Peas, Patelin, and Purgation as a unit to help make the trip possible.
Lucas2 Fund, 2019, $1,600
Award granted to the cast and director of Peas, Patelin, and Purgation as a unit to help make the trip possible.
Upcoming Guest Performance and Workshop with Francis Marion University, 2024
- Introduction to Acting for Non-Majors, University of Georgia (2019-2021)
- Devising Performance, University of Georgia, 2021
- Content Creation & Streamed Performance, University of Georgia, 2021
- Meisner Acting Class, University of Georgia, 2019
The University of Georgia’s production of "Peas, Pierre Patelin, and Purgation" was invited to perform for the sixteenth triennial colloquium of the Société Internationale pour l’Étude du Théâtre Médiéval in Genoa, Italy in 2019.