Artist Bio
Taylor Molt (she/her) is an actor, singer, voice teacher, writer and scenic/props artist who currently resides in Philadelphia, PA with her cats Bernie and Betsy. Taylor grew up in Kansas and went to Washburn University in Topeka, KS where she earned a BA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Music. She graduated summa cum laude in 2021. Taylor moved to Philadelphia to receive her Masters of Arts in Theatre at Villanova University where she was a Props and Scenic Artist Graduate Assistant as well as being a recipient of the Brian G. Morgan ’67 ’70 and Mary Anne Carlson ’70 Morgan Endowed Scholarship and the Brian Morgan Award. Taylor currently holds the position of Assistant Program Director of the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts at Rutgers University-Camden. She also is an acting, musical theatre and audition prep teaching artist. She is currently a resident vocal teacher at MacGuffin Theatre & Film Company. In the past, she has taught at the Shipley Lower School, Wolf Performing Arts Center and Burlington County Footlighters. She is a resident member of Without a Cue Productions, a Philadelphia area based murder mystery company, and has worked as a lounge singing Vampire with Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary.
Some of Taylor's favorite credits on stage include: Dot/Marie (Sunday in the Park with George), Celia (House of Desires), Bradley (Men on Boats), Simon (Jesus Christ Superstar), Helena Rubenstein (War Paint), Georgia (Curtains), Cathy Hyatt (The Last Five Years) and Flora (No Way to Treat a Lady) to name a few. Other credits include: Broadway After Dark Cabaret (2025), Seth's Cabaret Showcase soloist at Don't Tell Mama (2023), interning with KC Friends of Alvin Ailey, soloist at the 2021 Top City Leading Ladies Cabaret, participating as a finalist in the 2021 region five Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Musical Theatre Masterclass and receiving 5th place Lower College Musical Theatre Vocalist at West Central NATS in 2019.
Outside of acting, Taylor has taken interest in Scenic and Props design and artistry, and has found a lot of joy from comedic theatrical writing, and wrote her first full length play Toxic Femininity in 2022. After Toxic Femininity she has written various other short plays and solo performances. Her 10 minute play Clap recently won Wonderstuck Uncut's "Short Stuff" Contest. Clap premiered April 24-27, 2025 at Long Island University's first year showcase, soon it will be a featured short film in an anthology called Wondered Realities directed by Joseph Marchione.
When she's not making theatre you can find her reading, crafting, attempting to earn her cats' affection and drinking espresso martinis.