Carly Hayes is a NYC based actor, singer, improviser and artist originally from Tulsa, OK. She earned BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. Carly has recently been seen professionally in NY as the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Rona Lisa Peretti in Spelling Bee and Miranda in the Tempest. Other favorite roles include Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, Luisa in the Fantasticks and Loving Cat Mom in real life.
A graduate of the core improv program at UCB, Carly has improvised all around the city with indie teams Siblings, Night Brunch and Young Adult Trilogy and was on the house improv team ‘Goliath’ at the Armory where she performed weekly at the Tank. Currently Carly is a performer and teaching artist with Epic Players where she teaches improv to neurodiverse adults. She is passionate about working with neurodiverse artists and earned a Dougie Award in 2022 for outstanding work within the autistic community.
Carly has hosted and performed in cabarets at HBO Theater, Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub and 54 Below. She also does stand up and writes comedy songs. Her musical-comedy cabaret ‘Peter, Paul and Carly’ which she co-wrote and starred in, had a successful monthly residency at the Duplex.