Andrea McCook

Professor McCook earned her M.F.A. in Graduate Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and her B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Santa Clara. She completed the Teacher Development Program through the National Alliance of Acting Teachers in 2012, studying with her former NYU master acting teacher, Ron Van Lieu,  Slava Dolgachev (former artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre), and Fay Simpson (founder and author of The Lucid Body). 

While at the University of Santa Clara, she completed an intensive workshop with Patrick Stewart (Royal Shakespeare Company). Her theater arts expertise ranges from directing and producing to acting, dancing, and voice performances. She has worked on both stage and screen, with television credits including CBS’ "The Guiding Light" and HBO’s "Moonchild." She is an active member of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers (NAAT). She directs and performs locally regularly in the St. Augustine community.