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"Macbeth’s part was also well-played, his ambition led him to evil and left him in a fit of despair portrayed so well, the audience could not take their eyes away."
- Nicole Sonza, Mystic River Press

"Andy Macdonald, as Pip, a backwoods nomad who befriends Clara, gives one of the strongest performances. Climbing the trees and spying on Clara, Macdonald fills the space with a sense of romantic mystery, making his scenes with Van Nostrand some of the most charged in the production."
- Ryan McKittrick, The Boston Globe

"As Demetrius, Andy Macdonald demonstrates that he’s as adept at comedy as he was forceful in tragedy playing the title role of TSSP earlier production Macbeth."
- Paul Buxton, Providence Monthly

"Squire Talbot, well-performed here by Andy Macdonald, is cut from the same cloth as the classic 'Yankee' of American popular mythology, from Johnny Appleseed to George M. Cohan."
- Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

"Andy Macdonald, an accomplished actor who has performed up and down the East Coast, brought the role of the son, Stephen Dedalus, into sharp focus with an engaging performance full of mirth and weight. His rolling cadence gave a life to Joyce's words that was enthralling."
- Tony Omer, Martha’s Vineyard Times

Andy Macdonald is an actor, teacher, director, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Arlington, MA, just outside of Boston.

Andy currently serves as Arts department chair and leads the co-curricular theatre program at Lexington Christian Academy, a rigorous college prep school in Lexington, MA. In the summer of 2010 he also joined the theatre faculty at the prestigious Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in West Michigan. As an actor, he was most recently seen performing the role of Greg in reasons to be pretty at the SpeakEasy Stage, one of Boston’s premiere professional theatres (March-April 2011.)

After graduating with his MFA in Acting from Trinity Rep Conservatory (now Brown University/Trinity Rep Consortium) in 2001, Andy spent several years acting in both New York City and New England theatres and playing lead guitar with Josh Cole and the Household. In 2006, Andy began teaching and directing theatre at LCA. In the past four years he has revamped and reinvigorated the theatre program at LCA, creating a model based on college-level acting training and innovative black box style productions.