I am Sophia K Metcalf, an NYC-based MFA-trained actor, singer, dance-lover, clown, mask-maker, interdisciplinary artist, and general multi-hyphenate performer. I have also lived in California, Munich, Montreal, and spent time in the American southwest. I love the backpacking in the high desert, yoga by the ocean, and long distance biking and running through NYC’s parks.

I have my MFA in Acting from UCI and my BA in Classical Voice and Drama from McGill University.

I am a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

I am signed with MC Talent Management and Avalon Artists Group.

On-screen, I appeared in Netflix’s I Am No Longer Here directed by Fernando Frías de la Parra. I was also a featured vocalist on Portrait of Frances, Enclosed (Palm Springs 2020).

On stage, I made my NYC premiere with The Acting Company as Feste in Twelfth Night. That marks my sixth of Shakespeare’s clowns… and I feel determined to catch them all. I also work with The New York Neofuturists, F*cked Up Playfest, and Make/Shift Theatre Company. I’ve worked regionally at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Montreal Fringe, and PEI Fringe.

I also make my own work, most recently Kiss Your Darlings at the Brick’s Exponential SalON! I’ve also performed Darlings at Maker’s Ensemble and Dada Bar. It’s an ever evolving and growing show, and I’m excited about it!

I sometimes write, sometimes devise, sometimes act, but mostly I love being able to create work that puts queer and trans writers and creatives at the center.

At UCI, I co-founded UCI’s first queer theatre company, Brick Theatre. I also regularly wrote and performed with the UCI Neofuturist Collective, 30 Plays in 60 Minutes. I am constantly collaborating on new things so check back in soon or get in touch.

I am also a writer and teaching artist. I teach Voice and Speech and Acting at AMDA in NYC, specializing in Fitzmaurice and Knight-Thompson Speechwork. I also recently joined the faculty at AADA, also in NYC.

I coach privately, focusing on grad school audition prep and Shakespeare. Academically, I am primarily interested in the queer and/or female body’s radical occupation of public and performative spaces. This has manifested in performance art, activism, and publications. The coaching tab has more information about my writing and teaching.