Kaitlyn Santa Juana

Kaitlyn Santa Juana was born in Canada and realized early on that her future was tied to the discipline of musical theater. She trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, where she refined a technique that combines vocal control with dramatic performance. Her first professional steps came on regional stages before she made the leap to the industry's major leagues.

In 2018, she was part of the original Toronto cast of the musical Dear Evan Hansen. In this production, she played Zoe Murphy and also served as an understudy for the role of Alana Beck. It was her first experience with a big-budget show that demanded pinpoint precision in every performance.

And the gamble paid off.

In 2019, she joined the Broadway cast of The Prom to play Shelby. The role demanded a remarkable level of physical stamina due to the show's demanding choreography. The production reached 300 performances before closing its run at the Longacre Theatre.

From the New York stage to television

Her move to the small screen was no accident but a planned evolution. In 2021, she appeared in the HBO Max series The Sex Lives of College Girls, under the direction of creators such as Mindy Kaling. Her role as Adriana allowed her to show a different range from the New York theater work she was known for.

In 2022, she remained connected to television projects looking for fresh faces with solid training. But it was in 2023 that her profile gained traction in the streaming market with the series The Horror of Dolores Roach. In this Amazon Prime Video project, she brought Nellie to life and dove into a narrative of dark humor and urban cannibalism.

Because the language of the camera doesn't allow for the excesses of the theater's orchestra seats.

Figures and Acting Technique

Despite her young age, she has worked on productions backed by names such as Ryan Murphy and Marc Platt. These producers often look for actors who can keep up exhausting shooting schedules without sacrificing technical quality on camera. Her contract for the national tour of 2019 included more than one hundred performances in different cities across the United States.

Santa Juana keeps her permanent residence in New York City. From there, she manages a career that balances auditions for independent films with developing new stage scripts. Her academic background includes a degree in Fine Arts, which helps her understand production processes from a theoretical perspective.

And she keeps searching for balance.

In 2024, the actress took part in filming a pilot episode for a cable network that ultimately did not approve it to become a series.