brian
b a y l o r
As the world continues to adapt to the realities of COVID-19, Brian is thankful to be spending more time with family while he seeks more artistic and professional opportunities.
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Brian grew up in Pontiac, Michigan, less than an hour outside of Detroit. He thanks his parents for raising him and his brother, Austin, on the famous Motown Sound. Still, he found time to also be inspired by other sounds, like gospel, classical, Broadway, R&B, and hip hop. Brian is also a *huge* fan of a cappella. He enjoyed singing and beatboxing with his award-winning college group, and still hopes to sing bass with a Pentatonix-style vocal band one day.
Brian (sort of) overcame his introversion in middle school and began acting after many attempts at becoming a doctor, a magician, a newspaper editor, a cartoonist, and a marine biologist. (He credits his mom and a very inspiring production of Schoolhouse Rock Live! for this move.) Now, Brian enjoys traveling and telling stories of the diverse, exciting, mundane, scary, confusing, beautiful gift that is the human experience.
Brian holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Oakland University. When he is not performing, Brian is usually hanging with friends and loved ones, substitute teaching, reading anything he can get his hands on, writing, doing his best to say no to one more slice of pizza, and exploring his second home in New York City.
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 Rev. James Orange ("Turning 15...")Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom - Columbia Artists Mgmt (New York, NY) - Winter 2020. Photography c/o Irene Gandy. |  Demetrius ("Midsummer...")A Midsummer Night's Dream - Texas Shakespeare Festival (Kilgore, TX) - October/November 2019. Photography c/o TSF. |  "Peter and the Starcatcher"Peter and the Starcatcher - Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, CO) - Summer 2019. Photography by John Gary Brown. |
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 Swing ("Turning 15...")Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom - Columbia Artists Mgmt (New York, NY) - January 2019. Photography c/o Irene Gandy. |  Oberon ("A Midsummer Night's Dream")A Midsummer Night's Dream - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |  Theseus (A Midsummer Night's Dream)A Midsummer Night's Dream - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |
 Oberon ("A Midsummer Night's Dream")A Midsummer Night's Dream - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |  Oberon ("A Midsummer Night's Dream")A Midsummer Night's Dream - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |  Mermaid (Peter and the Starcatcher)Peter and the Starcatcher - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |
 Alf ("Peter and the Starcatcher")Peter and the Starcatcher - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |  Alf ("Peter and the Starcatcher")Peter and the Starcatcher - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |  Fester ("The Addams Family")The Addams Family - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |
 Fester ("The Addams Family")The Addams Family - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2018. Photography by Jim Gassen. |  Oscar Lindquist ("Sweet Charity")Sweet Charity - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July/August 2017. Photography by Angela Dunlap. |  "Rich Man's Frug" ("Sweet Charity")Sweet Charity - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July/August 2017. Photography by Larry Smith. |
 Detective Cole ("Stop Kiss")Stop Kiss - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2017. Photography by Larry Smith. |  General Schmitz ("Seussical")Seussical - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2017. Photography by Angela Dunlap. |  General Schmitz ("Seussical")Seussical - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2017. Photography by James Gassen. |
 Æmilia ("The Comedy of Errors")The Comedy of Errors - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2017. Photography by James Gassen. |  Balthazar ("The Comedy of Errors")The Comedy of Errors - Festival 56 (Princeton, IL) - July 2017. Photography by Larry Smith. |  Lenny Ganz ("Rumors")Rumors - Oakland University - February 2017. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |
 Lenny Ganz ("Rumors")Rumors - Oakland University - February 2017. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  Lenny Ganz ("Rumors")Rumors - Oakland University - February 2017. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  Lenny Ganz ("Rumors")Rumors - Oakland University - February 2017. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |
 Lenny Ganz ("Rumors")Rumors - Oakland University - February 2017. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  Ogun Size ("The Brothers Size")The Brothers Size - Oakland University - December 2016. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  Ogun Size ("The Brothers Size")The Brothers Size - Oakland University - December 2016. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |
 Ogun Size ("The Brothers Size")The Brothers Size - Oakland University - December 2016. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  Dewhurst ("The Scarlet Pimpernel")The Scarlet Pimpernel - Oakland University - October 2016. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  Dewhurst ("The Scarlet Pimpernel")The Scarlet Pimpernel - Oakland University - October 2016. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |
 Dewhurst ("The Scarlet Pimpernel")The Scarlet Pimpernel - Oakland University - October 2016. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  The Cast of "Spelling Bee"ft. Brian Baylor as Mitch Mahoney The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - Monster Box Theatre - July/August 2016 |  Giuseppe Zangara ("Assassins")Assassins - Oakland University - March/April 2016. Photography by Jerry Zolynsky. |
 Giuseppe Zangara ("Assassins")Assassins - Oakland University - March/April 2016. Photography by Jerry Zolynsky. |  The King ("Love's Labour's Lost")Love's Labour's Lost - Oakland University - November/December 2015. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |  The King ("Love's Labour's Lost")Love's Labour's Lost - Oakland University - November/December 2015. Photography by JLBoone Photography. |
 Torvald Helmer ("A Doll's House")A Doll's House - Oakland University - February 2015. Photography by Rick Smith. |  Torvald Helmer ("A Doll's House")A Doll's House - Oakland University - February 2015. Photography by Rick Smith. |  Memphis ("The Life")The Life - Oakland University - October 2014. Photography by Jerry Zolynsky. |
 Memphis ("The Life")The Life - Oakland University - October 2014. Photography by Jerry Zolynsky. |