Maya Danks

I am a Milwaukee-based artist and got my theatre education at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. I primarily work as a theatre actor, but also act for film, commercial, and voiceover. Outside of performing, I direct for the stage and write/adapt my own scripts.

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My main love lies in Shakespeare: adapting and reimagining his works and breathing new life into his text for a modern audience. I have produced several of my own adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, including a reimagining of Hamlet called Hamlet & Ophelia, a Macbeth for four actors, and a sequel to The Taming of the Shrew. 

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I believe in the power of storytelling, especially when those stories are provocative and surprising, and force an audience to look inward. I believe in the healing qualities of the dark, the difficult, and the twisted. I hope to create art that tells the stories that are most often overlooked and silenced.