Caitlin Bassett

Caitlin Bassett was raised on a small horse farm outside Baltimore, Maryland. At 18 she enlisted in the United States Army and spent 7 years as an intelligence analyst, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant and completing three combat deployments - two of which were to Afghanistan.During her service, Caitlin earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland University College in legal studies and, after her honorable discharge, moved to New York City to attend Brooklyn Law School. Once in New York however, she found her way back to her roots and began moonlighting in theater schools and on film sets. After being offered a position in the Stella Adler Studio of Acting's theater program, Caitlin decided to follow her passion and make art her full time life. She had been working in NYC theater and film ever since.In 2020 Caitlin was selected out of 38 thousand applicants to be part of the Disney/ABC Discovers Showcase and won the New Works Festival at Panndora's Box Productions in Los Angeles for her play 'Girl Push-ups' (since reworked and updated to 'Outbound').Caitlin's father, Stephen Bassett, is a Vietnam veteran, pilot, former sports broadcaster and business owner. Her mother, Judy Bassett, a career woman in Washington, works for the National Parks Service and is an accomplished horsewoman. Show less «