Harvard senior is one of Theater, Dance & Media’s first graduates
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Aislinn Brophy is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in a concentration that didn’t exist when she started at Harvard four years ago. The aspiring actor, playwright, and director, who has participated in more than 30 different theatrical shows in her time as student, was one of the first to study Theater, Dance & Media (TDM) when the concentration launched two years ago, and believes her pioneering experience bodes well for the future. “My goal is to make something of myself, and TDM helped me become a better artist,” said Brophy, 20, who grew up in South Florida and had never set foot on a stage before Harvard. A musician since the age of 7, Brophy played the violin, flute, and piano in the high school orchestra pit. During a school performance of “Gypsy,” she realized she wanted to be on,...