CAROLYNE LEYS

ACTOR, WRITER, VOICE ACTOR

What’s New!

  • 2024 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards

    Nominated for my role as Alice Heminges/Susannah Shakespeare in the 2024 BroadwayWorld NJ Awards! Vote for me for “Best Supporting Performer in a Play” below1 (or vote for one of my fellow castmates!)

    Vote Here!
  • The Book of Will - Avery Brunkus

    The Book of Will

    Thrilled to play Alice Heminges/Susannah Shakespeare in The Book of Will, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Bonnie J. Monte at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Performances from July 10th-July 28th 2024.

  • Evil Lives Here Season 15 Premiere

    I played Lori on ID Network’s Evil Lives Here in this 2-hour special premiere episode! Also on Max and Discovery+, now!

  • Aftermath at The Foundry!

    Enjoyed popping into Boston for a bit to portray Veronika in a staged reading of new work, Aftermath.

  • Cast of Ballantine film

    The Newark Museum of Art Ballantine House Film

    A look into Newark’s last standing mansion, now a historically preserved property that serves as a home to a large collection of fine art. The Ballantine House exhibit at the Newark Museum opens to the public, November 17th.

  • cast and creative team of the little prince

    The Little Prince

    Get to perform with such a sweet team for the inaugural production of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's Classics for Kids series!

  • Hermia vs Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Thrilled to be Helena, Snug, and Musardseed in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare LIVE! 2023 touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

  • The three witches

    Macbeth

    Excited to play Ross and the Second Witch in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare LIVE! 2023 touring production of Macbeth.

  • Saving Piper Moonlight Cover

    Saving Piper Moonlight

    In book 2 of the Piney Falls Mystery series: Saving Piper Moonlight, written by Joann Keder and narrated by Carolyne Leys, the ugly truth of Fallen Branch will force Lanie, Cosmo, and Piper to make unthinkable choices to save themselves and the life they know in Piney Falls.

  • Carolyne Leys as Ursula and Fiona Robberson as Hero

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Excited to announce I’ll be playing Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Eleanor Holdridge at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Outdoor Stage from June 29 - July 31, 2022!

  • Shakespeare LIVE! 2022 Cast List

    Shakespeare LIVE! 2022

    So thrilled to be a part of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare LIVE! 2022 Touring Company in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena/Peter Quince/Moth) directed by Brian B. Crowe and Romeo and Juliet (Lady Montague/Peter; Female Swing) directed AC Horton.

About

Carolyne is a NJ/NYC local actress, voiceover artist, singer, and writer. She has worked frequently at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and toured in two Shakespeare LIVE! Companies. While she is often artistically fed by the classics, she is always excited by what’s current, eager to develop new characters on stage, camera, and through voice. Classically vocally trained, she has a love of dialects, and is also the narrator of several audiobooks, including Hachette’s feminist essay anthology Pretty Bitches.

As a citizen of both the US and UK, Carolyne has a strong connection to her heritage in Scotland, where she made her international theatre debut in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She has fond memories of growing up, visiting her grandparents in Inverness and writing stories with her Grandpa Gordon on his typewriter. Now, Carolyne continues to be passionate about writing and has an obsession with all things television.

Carolyne earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre and Performance from Emerson College, where she performed in several plays and student films. In one of her favorite roles as Mash in Stupid F##king Bird directed by Rebecca Bradshaw, she composed the songs she sang and accompanied herself on the piano. During her junior year, Carolyne starred in “Delict”, an independent dramedy web series she wrote and produced. She was nominated for an EVVY for her role in the web series Shadow Minds.

Carolyne has also worked as the Youth Ensemble Manager for A Christmas Carol at McCarter Theatre, the Artistic Assistant at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and completed a fulfilling internship in television and film development at Montgomery Studios in Los Angeles.