About me
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
Haley Sweat is an actor, singer, dancer, educator, and podcast host based out of Jacksonville, Florida. She is a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida's BFA Musical Theatre program and during her time in school also received her Bachelors of Science in Clinical Psychology and a minor in Dance.
As an actor, she has appeared in A Comedy of Tenors (Mimi), Mamma Mia! (Sophie Sheridan), Some Enchanted Evening (Julie), and High School Musical (Sharpay Evans) at The Florida Repertory Theatre, The State Theatre of Eustis, The Sonnentag Theatre - Icehouse, and APEX Theatre Studio. An experienced singer, her performances have garnered her many accolades including The Broadway Star Award at Access Broadway Nationals in 2019.
At the moment, Haley has just completed her journey as an Acting Intern with the Florida Repertory Theatre where she spent the past season performing both on the main stage as Mimi in A Comedy of Tenors as well as at various schools across the Fort Myers area in three different TYA shows: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Anthony/Becky), The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Julia), and Comedy of Errors (Dromio of Ephesus). While she was there, Sweat also had the opportunity to understudy three other main stage roles: A Sherlock Carol (Actor 4 u/s), Beehive: the 60's Musical (Alison u/s), and Hank Williams: Lost Highway (Audrey Williams u/s).
In the summer of 2023, Haley also worked as an Educational Apprentice at another well known regional theatre overseen by the incomparable Jed Bernstein, Theatre Aspen. During her time out west, Haley was responsible for overseeing over 500+ K-12 students in additional to choreographing a hit, sold out production of Shrek Jr. She has also served as a teacher of voice, dance, and acting for K-12 students at various theaters and programs across the country. For more information about Haley's career as an educator please visit the Educator tab at the top of the page.
During the past year, she has also begun her biggest journey yet as a podcast host for her original show, "Help Me, I’m Trying!". The goal of the podcast is to help those transitioning from college to adulthood by discussing topics such as personal finances, choosing a career, mental health, and so much more!
When she is not performing, you can usually find her spending time with her miniature golden doodle, Hazel, and traveling the world from adventure to adventure. Haley is also a licensed diver and loves diving in the beautiful Florida ocean.
