ABOUT
Hollyn Gayle is an AEA actor based in New York City. Hollyn earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Illinois University. She is a fierce ingénue, giving characters with naiveté written into them a gritty, intelligent undertone. She's won two Best Actress Awards from Broadway World-St. Louis for her portrayals of Violet in Violet and Celia in As You Like It, both at Ozark Actors Theatre. Hollyn toured China and Bahrain in the international tour of The Wizard of Oz as the Dorothy understudy. The show played 11 cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, over three months.
Favorite professional credits include Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods at Dallas Theater Center, Violet in Violet and Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly!, both at Ozark Actors Theatre, and Beverly in Church Basement Ladies at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza.
Hollyn enjoys reading, knitting, binge watching The Office, and proof reading everything her husband writes. 1 John 4:16. Check her out on Instagram to keep up with her day to day: @hollyngayle
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"Hollyn Gayle as the self-absorbed Little Red Riding Hood has a terrific voice and an awesome comic delivery."
Into the Woods - DFW Center Stage
"Gayle steps into this demanding role and rises to the occasion, using her splendid singing voice to not only bring Violet to life, but to make sure the audience is hanging on her every word."
Violet - Rolla Daily News
RECENTLY
In September, Hollyn shot her first vertical short series - a new phenomenon that The New York Times called "minute long soap operas." The series will premiere on the Reel Short App this winter.
Hollyn made her Green Room 42 debut in January to a sold out house in the premiere of Somerton Man: A True Crime Musical. Based on a true story and set in 1948 Australia, it follows the story of a man found dead on the beach with only a slip of paper in his pocket to help solve
the mystery.
Hollyn performed in a sold out run as Little Red in Into the Woods at the Tony Award winning Dallas Theater Center. "Hollyn Gayle as the self-absorbed Little Red Riding Hood has a terrific voice and an awesome comic delivery." - DFW Center Stage
Hollyn returned to The Fireside Theatre to understudy the role of Dorothy and perform in the ensemble of The Wizard of Oz. After performing on the National/International tour of The Wizard of Oz, she hit her 150th performance of The Wizard of Oz on this contract at the Fireside.
Hollyn was in Los Angeles filming a recurring co-star role on Seasick Studio's new TV series Parallel. Parallel is a ½ hour single-cam comedy that asks the question “What would you do if you could change one moment in your life?” Stay tuned for release dates.