Kristin McCarthy Parker is a New York-based director and producer whose work has been seen across the US, the UK and Australia.

Kristin is the Co-Founder, Director, and Producer of Recent Cutbacks, whose critically-acclaimed work sits at the intersection of comedy and theater. The company’s Jurassic Park parody, Hold On To Your Butts, is currently on tour throughout North America. Their Lord of the Rings parody, Fly, You Fools!, will play at London’s Southwark Playhouse this holiday season following two sell-out seasons at Edinburgh Fringe. Both Fools and KEVIN!!!!! (Home Alone parody) will have their Off-Broadway premieres at SoHo Playhouse this December.

Other directing work includes the Off-Broadway hit Puffs: Or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic and its live capture (Amazon, iTunes), the premiere of Megasquirt: Fully Loaded (Edinburgh Fringe), and Monsoon Season (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre). Kristin’s developed new work at Ensemble Studio Theater, Powerhouse Theater, New Georges, All For One, The Brick Exponential Festival, PEN America's Prison Writing Program, Ma-Yi, Columbia University, the University of Florida, and many others. She is currently the Associate Director of Heated Rivalry: the Unauthorized Musical Parody Off-Broadway.

Kristin’s eye for comedy and physical theater is informed by a unique background in clown, dance, mime, and Shakespeare. She is a proud company member of Broken Box Mime.

Film work includes Reid Pope’s short Can’t Touch This, Serious Business’ parody music video Side Salad, and the action/sci-fi short ALPHA with Julie Ann Earls, which has garnered 275k views on YouTube since its release.

Download Resume | Currently seeking representation