Hello, and welcome to my website! ​

 

I'm Payton, a performer based in New York City. ​I was born and raised in Mount Airy "Mayberry" North Carolina. 

 

I'm a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and the University of Virginia. I love singing the soprano line, performing Shakespearean monologues written for men, and a good ballet barre. 

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Offstage, you can find me crafting, adventuring, and thrift shopping. I love to crochet, knit, puzzle, paint, and find new ways to keep myself creative! 

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Some favorite projects of late include Maggie (u/s Cassie) in A Chorus Line (Short North Stage), Ensemble in Evita (The REV Theatre Co.), and Madame de Garderobe in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Disney Cruise Line), and Stephanie Mangano in Saturday Night Fever (Prather Productions). ​You can check out my full performance resume here. ​