Bridget McCarthy
Education and Engagement Director
Bridget is a multi-hyphenate theatre maker and currently serves as the Engagement and Education Director at Stage Door Theatre. Previous favorite credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher, Circle Mirror Transformation, Midsummer…Dream (Stage Door Theatre), Henry V, Much Ado about Nothing, Hamlet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company), The Little Prince (Synchronicity Theatre), Matilda (OnStage Atlanta). As a therapist and trauma informed theatre maker, Bridget has worked at the intersection of theatre and mental health with dozens of institutions and universities, including Shakespeare and Company, Alliance Theatre, Ensemble Theatre, Shakespeare Behind Bars, and many more. She has also worked with transformative justice focused nonprofits like Recovery Rising, Justice Arts Coalition, Connecticut Department of Corrections, and New Haven Housing Authority as an applied theatre facilitator creating original pieces of community engagement theatre. Bridget has worked with Hulu, Disney, ABC, PassionFlix, Discovery, and many independent and student film projects as their inaugural Mental Health Coordinator, supporting responsible and compelling portrayal of mental health and challenging or traumatic themes.