Maryn Shaw (pronounced muh-RIN) is an LA-raised, NYC-based actor, director, writer and teacher. She holds a MFA from NYU Tisch Grad Acting, a dual concentration in Acting Performance and Directing from Fordham University and is also a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy. Maryn began her artistic life as a classical violinist and singer before continuing her studies in acting. Maryn has performed Off-Broadway in The Skin of Our Teeth (Theater for a New Audience) and at many regional theaters including in The Wolves (Studio Theatre DC), Indecent (Arena Stage, Baltimore Centerstage, Kansas City Rep), Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Acting Company), Twelfth Night and premieres of The Book of Will and Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice, (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). She can be seen in Friends from College on Netflix, 5stages for Elite Daily, promos for Comedy Central, and various independent shorts and commercials.
As a director, Maryn has directed for United Solo Festival and has completed 3 short films entering the festival circuit. She is also writing and developing an original TV script.
She volunteers as an actor and director with The 52nd St Project, where she believes some of the best theater in NYC is made. She is also a certified yoga and pilates instructor and uses a movement-based perspective and encourages a heart-forward sharp point of view throughout her teaching and her artistic work.