Hi! I’m Jack MacCarthy (he/they). I’m a writer, performer, and professional queer.

I’ve also gone by Rae Mariah MacCarthy, and just Mariah; if you’re looking for that person, you found me!

After spending 12 years in New York City self-producing independent theatre, I moved to Los Angeles to make the transition to TV and film…right before the pandemic hit.

Despite the ironic timing, a few wonderful things have happened here in LA:

Other fancy things I’ve done in my life:

Some non-career things about me:

  • I’m a proud birth parent to a sweet and dazzling 11-year-old kid, who is being raised by a lovely gay couple here in LA. It’s an open adoption and I see my mini-me all the time.

  • I’m also the proud human of a very pretty rescue cat, Sophie (pictured below).

  • I’m extremely antifa, anti-racist, and abolitionist.

  • I was raised by Catholic parents in San Diego. My dad and I are both a little obsessed with Joan of Arc.

  • adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy changed my life.

  • I can recite most of My Cousin Vinny by heart. In high school, I was frequently stopped in the hallways by kids I didn’t know and asked to perform Marisa Tomei’s “imagine you’re a deer” monologue.

  • I didn’t know I was trans until 2018.

Sophie and human.

Representation

TV and Film (writing):
Lawrence Mattis
Circle of Confusion
8931 Ellis Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 691-7004
lm@circleofconfusion.com

Playwriting:
Elaine Devlin
Elaine Devlin Literary, Inc.
411 Lafayette Street - 6th floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 842-9030
edevlinlit@aol.com

Publishing:
Katie Shea Boutillier
Donald Maass Literary Agency
1000 Dean Street | Suite 252
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(212) 727-8383 x706
ksboutillier@maassagency.com

I am currently seeking representation as an actor.

Watch Me: A few performances for you

Some videos of me in action, right here on Beyoncé’s internet. Enjoy!

 

It’s Pastel Season, Motherfuckers

A short, profane, aggressively femme ode to spring, co-created with Kacey Anisa Stamats and inspired by this essay.

 

Baby Mama excerpt

Learn way too much about my love life during the year I was pregnant! And see a bit of my award-winning solo show in the process.