Grace Taylor | Actor | NWA-Fayetteville

The Overlook Trail, Denali National Park, Alaska

This is me:

Actor. Singer. Dancer. Musician. Adventure seeker.

Hi! I'm Grace, she/hers. Farm girl at heart. Twin. The daughter of wildlife biologists who found her way to becoming an actor.

Growing up surrounded by nature, horses, and a myriad of house pets, I developed a deep appreciation for life in its smallest forms. A childhood of rescuing spiders and playing pretend with rocks, turning trees into castles and puddles into oceans instilled a strong sense of compassion, imagination, and curiosity in me, all of which now headline my acting philosophy. My performance travels have taken me to some of the most beautiful locations in the United States, and my favorite memories stem from when my love for nature and theatre were able to collide.

I recently graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with my Master of Fine Arts in Theatre: Performance. During that time, I gravitated towards characters who struggle with identity and direction. Finding desire in soulless creatures, love in heartless villains, and strength in the gentle have been some of my favorite transformations.

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A Christmas Carol

Article in Fayetteville Flyer by Lara Jo Hightower:
"Empathy, redemption, and kindness..."

production photos (c) Wesley Hitt & Austin Bomkamp

News

Fall 2024 Edition:

Just began rehearsals for Macbeth with Production Productions in the Windy City

Moved to CHICAGO!

Performed in the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire's 2023 and 2024 seasons as a Musician and Actor-Combatant
Played Ariel in The Tempest at Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre

Graduated with my Master's of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance from the University of Arkansas
Closed final grad show: Hedda Gabler (Thea Elvsted)

Spent the holiday season in A Christmas Carol at TheatreSquared as Belle/The Ghost of Christmas Past

Researched, wrote, and performed GORILLA, a One-Woman Show based on the life and death of primatologist Dian Fossey

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Reviews

The Arkansas Traveler, Marisol, Jack Clay:

"One standout performance is that of Grace Taylor, a theatre performance graduate student who plays June. Despite the character’s inconsistent turns from being overly protective of Marisol in one scene to dangerously inconsiderate in the next, Taylor makes the absurd believable by illustrating June’s inability to grapple with reality."

The Arkansas Traveler, Heathers, Sarah Komar:

"Grace Taylor, a first-year acting graduate student, was also excellent as hypersexualized, queen bee mean girl Heather Chandler. Taylor successfully brought Chandler’s signature snark, sultriness and utter cruelty to the role, and she stole the show with her solos in “Candy Store” and “The Me Inside of Me.”

The Arkansas Traveler, Tartuffe, Sarah Komar:

"Newsome and fellow masters student Grace Taylor (Elmire) had excellent onstage chemistry that made their one-on-one scenes the best part of the play."

Encore Michigan, The Odd Couple, David Kiley:

"Highlights are Grace Taylor and Rebecca Taylor. Twins in real life, the sisters deliciously play The Pigeon sisters, the upstairs British hotties that date Oscar and Felix. The Taylors shine like beacons of adorable sex for these two struggling divorcees."