Tracy McCoy- Professional Biography
Tracy McCoy began her professional theatre career working with TAP productions in the greater Detroit
area, a theatre company specializing in corporate entertainment, dinner theatre, and improvisational murder
mysteries. While attending college, she also began her television/film career, and attaining her SAG (Screen
Actor’s Guild) card, primarily shooting television commercials, industrial films, and radio voice over spots.
In order to “work” her way through college, that was primarily funded through scholarships
and her parents’ generosity; she began her teaching career with children, by teaching theatre
classes/workshops/and directing productions for many children’s programs throughout the Detroit area.
Tracy received her Associates in Arts Degree from Michigan Christian College (’86-88) while
simultaneously attending Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan to supplement theatre and dance
classes not offered (at that time) at MCC. She continued on to attain her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts Degree in
Theatre from Wayne State University (’88-90).
After graduation Tracy continued her professional theatre & television career filming
commercials/industrials/local television shows and performing as a company member of TAP productions, in
a variety of Broadway Musicals and reviews, children’s shows, and original plays including: Pump
Boys and Dinettes, Little Mary Sunshine, Bubbalonian Encounters, Detroit’s original Motown Show, and a
personal favorite the “Lucky Seven” to name a few.
While still living in the Detroit area, she also performed at the Marquis Theatre, Port Huron Little Theatre,
Greenfield Village and Richmond Theatre playing some of her favorite roles including: “Eliza” in My Fair
Lady, “Juliet” in Romeo and Juliet, “Ado Annie” in Oklahoma, “Charlotte” in Charlotte’s Web, and
“Adrianna” in Comedy of Errors to name a few. She also toured throughout the mid-west in several
Children’s shows with City Stage Productions, a national touring company out of Boston, MA.
After getting married in 1991, Tracy and husband Allen moved to Chicago, IL where she continued her
acting career in theatre and film. She performed at many theatres including Drury Lane Martinique, Dry
Gulch Dinner Theatre, Gangstertown, Redmink Productions, Pheasant Run Dinner Theatre, Alphabet Soup
Productions, and Chicago Kidz Company. She also continued to land bit parts in films, and principal roles in
industrial films and television commercials.
Continuing to perform throughout the Midwest including Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis,
Tracy along with her husband founded the Timestep Players Children’s Touring Theatre Company. For the
next eleven years they directed and produced over 500 shows per year, sending tours to over 25 states in
schools, libraries, and other public venues.
In 2002, after having their first daughter Jesse, Tracy and husband Allen, moved to Orlando, FL
establishing the Children’s Theatre of Florida, which housed main stage productions, touring outreach
shows, and a theatre academy with classes/workshops/and productions for children. After five years, CTF
merged with VERVE Theatre to begin the VERVE Children’s Theatre program.
In 2004, after the birth of her second daughter Jenna, Tracy started teaching at Circle and helped to establish
and develop a full sequential theatre program for grades K-12. Since moving to Florida Tracy worked as
Administrative Director for the Sands Theatre Center in DeLand, FL, focusing on their storybook
programming, and the renovation/restoration of the Athens Theatre project. Tracy has also worked in the
Orlando area with the Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Repertory Theatre, Mark Two Dinner Theatre, DeBary
Children’s Theatre, and Ocala Civic Theatre, as well as been on-staff at Northland Church in the Grade
School Drama ministry. Tracy moved
to teach theatre at the North Carolina Theatre Conservatory for the 2008-2009 season, then returned to
continue her work with Circle Company Theatre 2010-2012, as well as teaching and directing productions for
the Pop Shop in Longwood, FL, Verve Theatre, and television host for “A Healthy 100” a local Florida
Hospital medical T.V. show.
In 2012 Tracy and her family moved to Wellington, FL, where she began working with the Christian Musical
Theatre (CMT) as Artistic Director, working in close partnership with the Palm Beach Atlantic Theatre
program. She and her daughters also continue to work as performers in both the ProfessionalTheatre and Film
Industries in Central & South Florida, while her husband, Allen, is Associate Professor and Chair of the
Theatre Department and at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, FL. She has now accepted
the position of High School Theatre Teacher at Calvary Christian Academy and is thrilled to be here.
