Abbie Getty is an NYC based actor, teacher, and voice actor. She has a master’s in classical acting from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and specializes in playing fierce and witty women. Her favorite recent acting challenge was playing the Leading Player in an all-female staged reading of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, which she hopes to produce fully soon. Regionally, she has worked at the Peterborough Players and the Merry-Go-Round, as well as working in and around Philadelphia. You can hear her on Netflix voicing the lead on Hotel Beau Sejour or narrating the Audio Description in season 2 of Bill Nye Saves the World. This fall, she’ll be teaching a class on Theatre & Empathy at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

Abbie shared her experiences of transitioning from Grad School to the working actor life and some tips to make that transition easier.