Allyson L. Smith

Allyson L. Smith is an actor, choreographer, and voice talent known for her work in film and theatre.

She attended Michigan’s Oakland University, graduating with degrees in both Musical Theatre and Dance. After graduation, she performed with the Michigan Shakespeare Festival and The Ringwald Theatre, and continued her training with film and improv classes at Actors Loft and Go! Comedy. She was fortunate to work with producer, author, and screenwriter, Mitch Albom in the original cast of his musical, Hockey the Musical! Recently, Smith has found success in booking leads and supporting roles in shorts, feature length films, commercials, and pilots. She continues her comedy and drama training with Los Angeles acting coach, Shari Shaw.

Coming from a family of teachers, Smith considers herself to be a life-long learner and educator herself. She has used this thirst for knowledge to pick up a multitude of skills along the way, such as directing, production management, wardrobe assissting, photography, writing, stage combat, and most notably, choreography. She employs her storytelling ability to choreograph for professional theaters, universities, high schools, and studios. With her penchant for physicality, she is drawn to strong, maternal, actionable characters.

In addition to her work as an actress, Smith is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Detroit Children's Theatre. Smith knows that it only takes one performance to shape someone's future, as it did with hers, and strives to create a body of work that both entertains and inspires.