Lucy Van Atta is an actor, director, and educator based in NYC. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brown/Trinity Rep and a BA in Theatre & English Literature from Middlebury College. Lucy grew up on the campus of a New England prep school and spent her childhood creating original plays with the other faculty kids. The daughter of a historian, she has always felt at home in the 18th or 19th century. Lucy specializes in accents/ dialects and has an absurdist sense of humor. She is a Teaching Artist with Child's Play NY, Shakespeare on the Sound, and The Studio for Performing Arts (New Canaan, CT). Lucy is also a Certified Yoga Teacher.
Representation: Ann Steele Agency
RECENT WORK:
- Current Leave-Replacement in the English Department at Riverdale Country School (Bronx, NY)
- Camp Director: Shakespeare on the Sound (June 2024)
- Into The Woods (concert version) with Connecticut Stage Company (October 2023)
- Actor in Residence at Maine Media Workshops (Allen Coulter's Directing Master Class, August 2023)
- After/Life: Detroit '67 at Drew University (Feb 2023)