Shay McWeeney is an actor from San Francisco, California, living in Astoria, New York. She graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in Acting and an Applied Music Minor where her favorite roles included Imogen in Much Ado About Nothing and Sally Applewhite/ Mary in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Before undergrad, she also studied at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California in the Summer Training Congress, San Francisco Semester Program, Young Conservatory, and Studio. In New York, you may have seen her In The Tank’s LimeFest staged reading of Exes in Every Corner, Seance in the Black Cat's Back Room in The Secret Theatre's Short Play Festival or in Witches Brew at Producer's Club. ​Beyond acting, Shay is the Associate Producer for Making Our Space Theatre Company. She enjoys taking classes at The Freeman Studio, singing and playing guitar, and collaborating with fellow artists. When she’s not with grown ups, you may find her as a music and art teacher for New York’s youngest learners. Shay believes that storytelling's power lies in its ability to immerse audiences in emotions, relationships, and contexts outside their daily experiences, fostering empathy and ultimately driving change.