Baileigh Elisabeth Shank

       I am originally from Auburn, CA, aka the small and tiny Hallmark gold rush town off I-80 with the last In-N-Out before you hit Tahoe. Growing up in the middle of the first mining towns leaves you with a LOT of strange skills, like gold panning which is probably the most normal of the list. I first fell in love with theatre watching Cathy Rigby fly over the audience in Peter Pan when I was four years old and from that exact moment I was captured. I first started my career in the ballet world where I danced pre-professional at the age of 15. On my off time, I would help my  grandfather who was a scenic artist and master mechanical engineer build theatrical sets. That's how I found my way back to the theatre. Throughout high school I joined tech theatre where I became a tech god. Coincidentally, that was also  where my teacher convinced me to get back on stage and I've been there ever since.

 

       At 18, I booked my first contract with Disney Live Entertainment at the Disneyland Resort. I've had the privilege of dancing down Main Street U.S.A for nearly 8 years and the honor of performing in Grinchmas at the Entertainment Capital of L.A., Universal Studios Hollywood. I recently debuted in New York as Piglet in "Christopher Robin & Pooh: A New Musical" directed by Andrew Winans at The Green Room 42.

 

       When I'm not performing on stage, you can find me watching Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (the superior choice), dancing down Main Street U.S.A, keeping my cats Aurora and Bean from taking over the world (or at least my bedroom), and being a theatre influencer on TikTok @baileighelisabeth where I have about 22k followers. I am a proud and active member of Actors' Equity Association as well as The Actor’s Guild of Variety Artists and I would love to work with you!