Marina Shay is a New York–based actor, playwright, and teaching artist whose work spans stage, screen, and new-play development.
Her recent work includes The Book Club Play at Cincinnati Playhouse, the world premiere of An Old Fashioned Family Murder with Sally Struthers, the one-woman show JBKO, and the indie film Floor, which premiered at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival. She has also appeared regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Play House, Syracuse Stage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre, Virginia Stage, Capital Repertory Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, Trinity Repertory Company, and numerous other theaters across the country.
Her New York credits include the Off-Broadway production of Paradise Lost and various downtown works including Eurydice and Miss Julie.
On screen, Marina can be seen in Jules (with Ben Kingsley), The Good Fight, as well as multiple independent shorts. She is a Best Actress nominee for her roles in Great Expectations (Syracuse Stage) and Secret Hour (Capital Rep).
Marina’s plays have been recognized by the O’Neill Theater Institute and the Terrence McNally Rattlestick New Works Incubator. As a teaching artist, she has taught theater, acting, voice, Shakespeare, and devising at the Hudson Valley Conservatory, the Montclair Academy, and the Speyer Legacy School. She coaches actors privately in NYC.
Marina holds an MFA in Acting from Brown/Trinity Rep.