Bruce McCarty

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TEAMING UP: A Betrothal by Lanford Wilson, live at BRIC

Bruce McCarty will direct Shesh Yak by Laith Nakli at the Rattlestick Theater this season. Other recent directing credits include: Running Into Me, a one-woman show written and performed by Vickie Tanner.The Parts I’ve Played, a cabaret, starring Dana Reeve, which he also co-wrote with Ms. Reeve, Major Zero by Dean Cushman, The premieres of White Men With Afros, and They All Choose Dancing, two short plays by Adam Rapp.  He participated in the 2008 Sundance Directors Lab. You can find his music at MacMcCartyMusic.com. As an actor he was most recently seen on Broadway as Michael in God of Carnage. Adrian in the Westport Playhouse production of Arthur Miller’s The Archbishop’s Ceiling, directed by Gregory Mosher.  Previously, The Dew Point by Neena Beeber, directed by William Carden, According to Goldman by Bruce Graham, directed by Pamela Berlin.  For which he received a Barrymore Award nomination for Leading Actor.  He appeared as Robbie the genius homeless man in The Subway Plays at HB Playwrights Foundation.  On Broadway he appeared as MacMurphy when he filled in for Gary Sinise in the Steppenwolf production of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, directed by Terry Kinney.  Other Broadway: As Is.  National Tour: Mass Appeal.  As a long time member of the now gone Circle Repertory Company he has performed extensively Off-Broadway with both the Company and others, including: Another Vermeer by Bruce Robinson, Endpapers by Thomas McCormack, The Destiny of Me by Larry Kramer, directed by Marshall W. Mason, Balm In Gilead by Lanford Wilson, directed by John Malkovich, Oregon by Peter Hedges, directed by Joe Mantello,  Borderlines, Raft of the Medusa, The Moundbuilders, Moe’s Lucky Seven by Marlene Meyer, Babylon Gardens and many more.  Regional: Two Days by Donald Margulies, directed by Lisa Peterson, Coastline by Alice Tuan, directed by Dan Bonnell, The Woolgatherer directed by Joe Brancato, Belmont Ave.Social Club, End of Summer directed by Kent Paul and more.  Film: The Crow: Salvation, Love Potion No. 9, Blowback, How To Be Louise, True Colors, Tortilla Soup, The Boy Who Cried Bitch, Ripe, Shut Yer Mouth, etc.  He was Micah Simms in the Sam Raimi-John McNamara ABC series Spy Game.  Other TV: Law and Order, The Practice, Profiler, Raising Kate, Judging Amy, Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, Mercy Point, among others.