Daphne Macy

Daphne Macy is a New York-based storyteller.

 

She writes about American culture, Israeli culture, and the intersection of the two - particularly through underexplored female-led viewpoints.​

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Daphne's work as a writer and actress has been featured in The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, Shakespeare & Company, American Stage, Berkshire Voices, Heartland Theatre, Primary Stages ESPA's Detention series, CineWomen Magazine, Chicago Blow Up Art House Festival, the Lee Strasberg Alumni Film Festival, NewFilmmakers NYC, NYCLife (channel 25), CrossingsTV, and more. She was also a finalist for Playwrights Realm's Scratchpad Series, and a semifinalist for Playwrights Realm's Writing Fellowship and for Premiere Play Festival.

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Daphne has studied acting, playwriting, and TV writing at the Lee Strasberg Institute, Primary Stages ESPA, and Sundance Co//ab. She also has B.A. in Communications and Film from Tel Aviv University Magna Cum Laude.

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In addition to starring in various plays and films, Daphne has been writing and producing her own work, and has collaborated with various acting and writing collectives. She's also served on the reviewing committee for Woodstock Film Festival (2026), Portland Film Festival (2021), and DC Short Film Festival (2017-2020); and was a guest curator for NewFilmmakers NYC.