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Clare Darcy

New Jersey,NJ

Summary

A PhD candidate in astrophysics looking to write and perform comedy full time. Seven years of experience in advanced physics and mathematics and one and a half years of experience in sketch writing, improv, and standup. Adaptable to audiences of all sizes, performances of any length, and equations of many variables. A quick study, highly motivated, with a diverse set of strengths.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Improv Performer

"Tube!"
04.2023 - Current
  • Establishing member of "Tube!", UCB 401 class team turned organic montage improv troupe
  • Performs independently, most recently at People's Improv Theatre's 2023 Independence day festival

Tik Tok Sketch Creator

@ClareDarcyBee
01.2022 - Current
  • Wrote, performed, and filmed over 100 original comedy sketches between 1-2 minutes in length
  • Amassed 24,000 followers

Jazz Singer

Cornell Music Department, CU Jazz
04.2017 - 05.2020
  • Toured with Cornell Jazz Ensemble in Fall 2020 as primary vocalist
  • Sang Jazz standards from 1910s-1950s at university and independent, paid performances for Cornell Original Syncopators
  • Played second chair tensor sax for Cornell Original Syncopators
  • Recorded 3 albums with Cornell Original Syncopators: "Wild Jazz" (2017), "Live From the Triad" (2018), "Collegiate" (2021)

Education

Ph.D. - Astrophysics

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ
01.2026

Improv 401 -

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre - New York
New York, NY
03.2023

Sketch 201 -

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre - New York
New York
11.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Physics And Philosophy

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
05.2020

Skills

  • Current PhD candidate in astrophysics
  • Standup
  • Conversational Italian
  • Saxophone player
  • Quidditch player in professional league (MLQ) for New York Titans
  • Can moonwalk
  • Extensive knowledge on artistic gymnastics and moral psychology
  • Coding (Python, IDL, bash)

Timeline

Improv Performer

"Tube!"
04.2023 - Current

Tik Tok Sketch Creator

@ClareDarcyBee
01.2022 - Current

Jazz Singer

Cornell Music Department, CU Jazz
04.2017 - 05.2020

Ph.D. - Astrophysics

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Improv 401 -

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre - New York

Sketch 201 -

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre - New York

Bachelor of Arts - Physics And Philosophy

Cornell University

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