Danaya Esperanza
Theatre credits include: Comedy of Errors, for colored girls..., The Tempest, Twelfth Night (The Public Theater), O.K! (WP Theater), Buena Vista Social Club (Atlantic), Misanthrope (Molière in the Park), The Merchant of Venice (Theatre for a New Audience), Bayano (NBT), Play On! Shakespeare (CSC, OSF), Breitwisch Farm (Esperance), Mary Jane, Othello (NYTW), Men on Boats (Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb), Washeteria (Soho Rep), Our Lady of Kibeho (Signature Theatre).
TV credits include: The Blacklist, Elementary.
Awards and nominations include: Outstanding Performance in Musical Theatre nominee (Buena Vista Social Club) - HOLA Awards 2024, Featured Actress in a Musical nominee (Buena Vista Social Club) - AUDELCO Awards 2024.
Danaya trained at The Juilliard School. Performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in high school was a pivotal moment in Danaya's life. She is delighted to be back and thrilled to be making her Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh debut!
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