Photo byThomas Brunot

Marianna Gailus is an actor based in New York City. She received an M.F.A. from the Juilliard School Drama Division as a proud member of Group 51. Prior to Juilliard, she earned a B.A. in History from Yale University, where she studied the intersections between American public history, cultural collective memory, and methodologies of storytelling.

NEWS + UPCOMING

“Three monologues that echo across centuries with
Marianna Gailus, Hugh Jackman and Sepideh Moafi

A tree surgeon falls in love. A young woman searches for her lost friend on the prairie. A new mother is consumed by an unlikely celebrity friendship. In three monologues performed by Marianna Gailus, Hugh Jackman and Sepideh Moafi, unrelated individuals find their smallest choices ripple into seismic changes that connect them across centuries and continents. An unforgettable evening of theater exploring relationships, identity, and change from acclaimed British playwright Ella Hickson.”

27 performances only, playing at the Minetta Lane Theater, May 8 - June 8. For tickets and more information, see https://audiblexminetta.com/shows/new-born.

Photo by Jeff Lorch

Marianna played Sylvia Plath, alongside Midori Francis as Sally, Noah Keyishian as Theo, and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes, in the world premiere of SYLVIA, SYLVIA, SYLVIA by Beth Hyland, directed by Jo Bonney. The production ran at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles this past spring.

Marianna played Hedda in Yale Repertory Theatre’s production of HEDDA GABLER, directed by James Bundy, which ran Nov 28 - Dec 20 2025.

She also recently performed the one-person play VANYA as Andrew Scott’s understudy during its NYC run off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (adapted from Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya by Simon Stephens, directed by Sam Yates). VANYA played its final performance on May 11th, 2025.

https://playbill.com/article/marianna-gailus-will-be-andrew-scotts-understudy-in-vanya-off-broadway

Here’s an interview with Dan Rubins at Theater Mania about that experience: https://www.theatermania.com/news/interview-how-marianna-gailus-became-the-one-woman-understudy-for-andrew-scotts-one-man-vanya_1777185/