Jayd McCarty
Jayd is an actor, director, teacher and private coach. He has served for the past three years as Director of Programs and Conservatories for The Actors Center and is now the Director of The Studio New York. Jayd attributes the core of his teaching to the training he received from RonVan Lieu (Chair of Acting, Yale School of Drama), Lloyd Richards (former Artistic Director, Yale Repertory) and Earle Gister (former Chair of Acting, Yale School of Drama). Jayd spent two years with Mr. Gister as a teaching assistant before joining the faculty at The Actors Center in 2004. While at The Actors Center, Jayd also completed a three year mentorship with J. Michael Miller (founder of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts) in Actor Training & Development. Jayd has been coaching privately and teaching in New York City for the past three years. He also enjoys a career as a professional actor.