top of page

BIO

Taylor Ward is an actor, singer, dancer, director, and improviser based in Southern California. Originally from North Carolina, Taylor graduated in 2021 with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Indiana University, and has been working professionally in theatre and theme parks ever since.

​

In 2022, Taylor moved to Southern California to start work as an actor and improviser for Knott's Berry Farm's Summer Nights event. He has worked consistently in live entertainment since then, appearing in regional theatre productions including 42nd Street (Ensemble/Bert u/s) and Tootsie (Swing) for Moonlight Stage in Vista, and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck) and Puffs (J. Finch) for the Cabrillo Playhouse in San Clemente.

​

​Much of Taylor's professional work has been in theme parks, including as a singer/section leader for Mixed Company's Holiday Handbell Carolers, performing at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and at Knott's Berry Farm. He works regularly at LEGOLAND California, most recently in his second year as host of "Pirate Captain's Pirate Jig" and as a dancer in the inaugural cast of the LEGO World Parade. Other LEGOLAND credits include singer/dancer in "A Candy-Coated Curse" and actor/improviser in "The Kingless Kingdom."​

​

Before moving to California, Taylor worked as a actor/improviser at Cedar Point theme park (Sandusky, OH) in the Forbidden Frontier and the Fortune Tellers, and then as a singer/dancer at Kings Dominion (Doswell, VA) in Tinker's Toy Factory and The Winterfest Wonderland Parade.​

 

Offstage, Taylor produced and directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an independent project through Indiana University. Other directing credits include Bright Star for the University Players, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap for Center Grove Theatre, Sing Down the Moon for the Agape Performing Arts Company, and the short films "Update" and "Delivery," which Taylor also wrote, edited, scored, and produced.

​

Taylor also has over eight years of improv experience, training through high school and college with ComedySportz. He spent two years performing with HoosOnFirst, an Indiana University comedy group, and interned for a summer at CSz Indianapolis.

bottom of page