Parker most recently finished his tenure as Associate Resident Director for Punchdrunk's award-winning, long standing Off-Broadway production, Sleep No More, as well as performing multiple roles within the show (Macbeth, Banquo, Witch, Malcolm, Macduff, Porter, Mr. Fulton, Taxidermist, and Edmund Favell).

Other immersive theater credits include: originating the titular role of “The Lover” in Faena Theater’s, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover in Miami Beach, FL, and an original cast member in Third Rail Project's critically acclaimed immersive production, The Grand Paradise. Murphy also co-owns and runs an Immersive Theater Production company, OddKnock Productions.

Regional theater credits include: An American in Paris where he served as Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain and performed in the ensemble, California Shakespeare Theater’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Shotgun Players' Antigonick.

Dance credits include: Kate Weare Dance Company, Liz Gerring Dance Company, Hope Mohr Dance, Yannis Adoniou’s KUNST-STOFF, LEVYdance, 13th Floor Dance Theater, GERALDCASELDANCE, [detour dance], EmSpace Dance, RAWdance, FACT/SF, and Hope Mohr and Christian Burns’ The Material of Attention.

Parker Murphy graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Dance and Psychology. While at Northwestern, Murphy had the pleasure of performing in works choreographed by Jeff Hancock, Molly Shanahan, Billy Siegenfeld, Annie Beserra, David Lakin, Amanda Lower, Susan Lee, and Lizzie Leopold among others. He has also danced with Chicago’s Striding Lion Performance Group in Remember the (Alamo).

Murphy has an extensive background in various leadership roles both in and out of the theater. As a passionate producer, Murphy pulls from his experiences and background in set design, technical direction, and stage management.  He has served as president and treasurer of a variety of arts organizations and served on the Board of Directors for Northwestern's orientation program.