BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – On the heels of its first-ever Facebook Live event, IU Auditorium announces its second Facebook Live performance and Q&A with Broadway touring actress and IU alumna Kaitlyn Mayse. The livestream will take place on Thursday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT and will go live on IU Auditorium’s Facebook page which can be found at Facebook.com/iuauditorium or by searching for “IU Auditorium” on the Facebook app on any device.

 

Mayse was in the cast of the first national tour for Bandstand before it ended in March due the COVID-19 pandemic. She was in the ensemble and an understudy for the role of Julia Trojan. The production was choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, the choreographer of Hamilton.

 

She recently played the lead role of Ella to conclude the national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella; in fact, Mayse was in the ensemble and an understudy for the roles Ella and Gabrielle when Cinderella stopped into IU Auditorium in the winter of 2018.

 

A 2016 graduate of Indiana University, Mayse earned her bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre with a certificate in Dance. During her time at IU, she performed in numerous productions with IU’s Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance and other Bloomington theatre groups (see full list below). 

 

Mayse has also performed in regional theatre productions of Beauty and the Beast (Belle), 1776 (Martha Jefferson), and Oklahoma! (Ensemble/Swing). For more about Mayse and her career, visit KaitlynMayse.com or follow her on social media @kaitlynmayse.

 

Kaitlyn Mayse Full Resume:

 

National Tour

BANDSTAND First National Tour	Ft. Ensemble, u/s Julia Trojan	Chor. Andy Blankenbeuhler, Dir. Gina Rattan
R&H’s CINDERELLA	Ella	Dir. Gina Rattan, Orig. Chor. Josh Rhodes, Lee Wilkins
R&H’s CINDERELLA	Ensemble, u/s Ella, Gabrielle

 

New York Theatre

THE THALIA FESTIVAL

Pattie (lead)

Off-Off Broadway, The Roebuck Theatre

 

Regional Theatre

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST	Belle	Variety St. Louis, Dir. Lara Teeter
OKLAHOMA!	Dance Ensemble, Swing, u/s Gertie	The Engeman, Dir. Igor Goldin, Chor. Drew Humphrey
1776	Martha Jefferson	Cardinal Stage Company, Dir. Randy White
RAGTIME	Mother	COCA, 10th Anniversary Celebration
GRETA*	Greta	Bloomington Playwright’s Project, Jeremy Schonfeld
SEUSSICAL	Bird Girl / Dance Captain	Indiana Festival Theatre, Chor. George Pinney
HAIRSPRAY	LouAnn (Nicest Kid)	Cardinal Stage Company, Chor. Liza Gennaro
ISLAND SONG*	Antonia (T.M.I)	Indiana Festival Theatre, Carner and Gregor
THE KING’S CRITIQUE*	Dance Captain	Indiana Festival Theatre, Nat Zegree and Eric Holmes
MOSES MAN*	Lia	Indiana Festival Theatre, Dir. George Pinney
THE TRUMAN SHOW*	Marjorie	Bloomington Playwright’s Project, Dir. Kent Nicholson
FRONT PAGE FLO*	Flo	The University of Akron
THE ENCHANTMENT OF DREAMS	Talia	Opera Theatre of St. Louis
THE TURN OF SCREW	Miles	Union Avenue Opera

*Denotes Workshop

 

Educational Theatre

INTO THE WOODS	Rapunzel	Indiana University, Ken Roberson, Liza Gennaro
SWEET CHARITY	Helene	Indiana University, Dir./Chor. Ken Roberson
LEGALLY BLONDE	Brooke Wyndham	University Players
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE	Miss Dorothy	DaySpring Theatre
110 IN THE SHADE	Lizzie Curry	Parkway Theatre
HELLO AGAIN	The Actress	Indiana University
LEADING EDGES (Dance Concert)	Dancer/Asst. Choreographer	Indiana University, Chor. George Pinney
THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ESCARIOT	Cunningham	Indiana University, Dir. Nicholas V. Pappas
BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON	Dance Captain	Indiana University, Dir./Chor. George Pinney
THE 25TH ANNUAL…SPELLING BEE	Logainne	Parkway Theatre
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING	Hero	DaySpring Theatre
ZOMBIE PROM	Toffee	University Players

 

TRAINING

B.F.A Musical Theatre and Dance Certificate – Indiana University

            Voice: Terry Labolt, Ray Fellman, Susan Swaney, Nance St. James

            Dance: Liza Gennaro, Ken Roberson, George Pinney, Mark Krupinski

            Acting: Rob Johansen, Dale McFadden, Adam St. John, Andrew Neiman, Susie Wall

            Masterclasses: Chris Denny, Michael Cassara, Joy Dewing