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Alaysia Renay Duncan

Alaysia Renay Duncan is thrilled to be making her Alliance Theatre debut in Covenant! Alaysia is a Brooklyn based actress and multi-hyphenate. She recently made her Off-Broadway as the lead in the new play Pas de Trois, or the Dancing Witch Play by Aaliyah Warrington at the Lynn F. Angelson Theatre at Classic Stage Company, leading her to win SheNYC's award for Best Leading Actor in a Play. Her short film ABSTRACT marked her directorial debut, and was backed by Emmy-award winning production studio, Wavelength Productions, through their WAVE Grant. Additional Performance Credits: Enid Hoopes (Legally Blonde, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre), Bulda (Frozen, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre), Perdita (The Winter’s Tale, Utah Shakespeare Festival), Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII, USF), Petra/Others (The Taming of the Shrew, USF), Ensemble/Shirelles Swing (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Engeman Theater). With the goal of running her own production company, her work, both on the stage and screen, aims to expand the type and quality of representation Black women and girls have in the media. Representation: Baker Management. BFA Acting, Ithaca College. Love to family & friends in MN, NY, & beyond.   

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Alaysia Renay Duncan is thrilled to be making her Alliance Theatre debut in Covenant! Alaysia is a Brooklyn based actress and multi-hyphenate. She recently made her Off-Broadway as the lead in the new play Pas de Trois, or the Dancing Witch Play by Aaliyah Warrington at the Lynn F. Angelson Theatre at Classic Stage Company, leading her to win SheNYC’s award for Best Leading Actor in a Play. Her short film ABSTRACT marked her directorial debut, and was backed by Emmy-award winning production studio, Wavelength Productions, through their WAVE Grant. Additional Performance Credits: Enid Hoopes (Legally Blonde, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre), Bulda (Frozen, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre), Perdita (The Winter’s Tale, Utah Shakespeare Festival), Anne Boleyn (Henry VIII, USF), Petra/Others (The Taming of the Shrew, USF), Ensemble/Shirelles Swing (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Engeman Theater). With the goal of running her own production company, her work, both on the stage and screen, aims to expand the type and quality of representation Black women and girls have in the media. Representation: Baker Management. BFA Acting, Ithaca College. Love to family & friends in MN, NY, & beyond.