Shayna Gilberg is a Florida-based actor, singer, and dancer. Born and raised in Tarpon Springs, FL, she always knew that she wanted to go into the performing arts after seeing her first Broadway show, Beauty & The Beast. Shayna grew up studying theatre and dance for most of her life and is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida BFA Musical Theatre and Dance Minor programs (Class of 2022). Always striving to continue her education, Shayna is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL with expected graduation in Summer 2024.        

         

       Recently, Shayna finished performing a summer acting contract at Cedar Point, playing “Amelia Lockridge” in the Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island. This past spring, Shayna played the leading role of “Princess Fiona” in Shrek the Musical and performed the show at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Orlando. In the Orlando Themed Entertainment scene, she has been seen showcasing her singing, acting, and stage combat skills at Pirate's Dinner Adventure Orlando as “Princess Anita.” Other theatre credits include Sunday in the Park with George (Celeste), First Date (Woman 1: Aaron’s Mother, Lauren, Facebook, Grandma Ida), and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ella), for which she was a Best Actress winner and a finalist for Broadway Star of the Future in 2017. On-screen, she has appeared in the short film 10 Minutes in the leading role of Emma. She has also been heard in the audio drama The Echoes Speak Our Name and Odd-o-T’s Entertainment’s The Secret Library: Here Comes Krampus Claus. As a dancer, Shayna has appeared in A Knight of Dance at UCF Celebrates the Arts, The Catharsis Series 3.1, and at the Athens Theatre in the dance ensemble of Chicago and Singin’ in the Rain. She is also passionate about Theatre Education and has taught and assistant-directed camp and youth productions at the Athens Theatre and Theater West End. She also teaches Acting 1 to undergraduate students at Florida Atlantic University.  Shayna also enjoys dramaturgy and has worked as a dramaturg for Playfest at the Orlando Shakes.