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About
The Basics
Dayna Price has had a long and fulfilling career in the entertainment industry dabbling in almost every aspect a performer could want. A childhood on stages throughout Los Angeles and Orange County, led to a career on screen in Film & Television in her teen years which lasted over a decade. In her twenties, Dayna dabbled in the world of Radio and Event Hosting, and eventually found her way back to the stage.
Her blend of work experience and training has landed her a spot as a true industry veteran, and as she say's, "The night is still young." Dayna continues to follow her passion and is enthusiastic about what the world has in store for her. From Los Angeles to New York, Dayna has never stopped entertaining and is continuing to follow her dreams.
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2008-2009
In the summer of 2008, Dayna returned to Los Angeles for a vacation and ended up finding herself steady work through the entire 2009 year! It started with a principal role in the satire musical Urinetown, where she doubled in the roles of Josephine Strong and Dr. Billeaux. The show took place at the national landmark 1,500 seat Warner Grand Theatre. (Formerly the Warner Bros. show palace.) Following, Dayna set sail to Catalina Island where she performed the role of Cha-Cha DiGregorio in Grease, at the historic 1,200 seat Avalon Casino. She then joined the Ensemble of the Fosse musical Pippin, at the Duarte Performing Arts Center. Following, she appeared in two runs of The Dining Room, a play coveted by many actors because of it's content, and range each actor must portray by playing multiple roles. The shows took place in Burbank and North Hollywood. To complete 2009, Dayna stepped back into a production with the Warner Grand theatre, for their production of A Christmas Carol playing multiple roles as Bar Wench, Mrs. Fezziwig and Victoria, also serving as a lead Caroler and Dance Captain. Dayna also shot a Pistachios commercial in November at the Rose Bowl.
New to New York
In 2006, Dayna relocated to New York where she found herself working almost immediately. She performed in 5 plays; Julie in Just Dessert, Ingrid in Blinding Affection and Susan G.G. in Boy Meets Girl with Theatre On Tap and Lucy Weaver in Something Happened In 1973 and Charlene "Charlie" in Black Flag with Pulse Ensemble Theatre. She also performed regularly at the popular cabaret club Don't Tell Mama and did a stint at The Duplex. In addition, she workshopped material from a new musical Another Day, Another Dream by Stephanie Riso which was presented to BMI.
Life in Los Angeles
As an adult, Dayna continued to work on screen in Film & Television, but began drifting away from teen roles. She ended up enjoying the world of Broadcast Journalism and began hosting live concerts and events after work in commercials led to a short but significant career in Radio. She worked for companies such as The Wave, Radio Disney, Premiere Radio Networks, Star 98.7 and ROAR Radio. She hosted events at venues such as Angel Stadium and the L.A. Zoo. That touch of a real audience, once again led her to the desire to return to performing on stage and she began performing again in musicals and plays.
Hot In Hollywood
Throughout her entire teen years and then some, Dayna worked steadily in Film and Television. She was known to casting directors for being reliable and talented. Her resume quickly filled with such noted directors as P.T. Anderson, Tom Hanks and Garry Marshall, and television roles on such shows as E.R. and Party Of Five. She achieved this while attending the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts and continued to perform in regional productions of plays and musicals.
Start On Stage
Dayna had wanted to perform since she was a toddler, without lessons, she was cast in the first play and the first musical she ever auditioned for. She traveled throughout Los Angeles and Orange County performing in anything she could get herself an audition for including the Downey Civic Light Opera and several other community and civic theatres. Her family anxiously awaited the day she would outgrow her "small" passion for performing...they are still waiting.
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