Caitlyn Haywood
Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown Height: 1.57m
AWARDS
Baxter Theatre's 16th annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026: Won best Ensemble for 'Kinnes Van Somers'
Baxter Theatre's 16th annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026: Won Finest of the Festival for 'Kinnes Van Somers'
Baxter Theatre’s 16th annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival 206: Nominated Best Actress for 'Kinnes Van Somers'
Baxter Theatre's 16th annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival 2026: Won Finest of the Festival for 'Kinnes Van Somers'
Baxter Theatre’s 16th annual Zabalaza Theatre Festival 206: Nominated Best Actress for 'Kinnes Van Somers'
2021- 2024 Dean’s Merit List (UCT)
Television
| Series | Role | Director / Production Company |
|---|---|---|
| SUIDOOSTER S12 | Zahra Desai | KykNET |
Theatre Experience
| Production | Role | Director / Venue |
|---|---|---|
| KINNES VAN SOMERS | Dollie | Dir. Tamsyn Alexander and Hanro Cloete, Baxter Studio |
| STORIESKIP TEATER RONDREISENDE TEATER | Various | Dir. Francois Potgieter and Bernadette Shields |
| KANTEL | Babette | Dir. Morne Steyn |
| MERRY WIVES | Indira Patel | Dir. Ntombi Makutshi |
| VERBATIM THEATRE | DanielleDevan | Dir. Delia Meyer |
| THE WOMEN | Carla Jacobs | Dir. Lebohang Matsimela |
| RACE TO THE SUN | Skip | Dir. Jodi Daliya Russel |
| PAPER FLOWERS | Eva | Dir. Mwenya Kabwe |
| SMOKED | Diamond | Dir. Iman Isaacs |
| OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES | Claire | Dir. Theatremaker project |
| LES BLANCS | Ngago, Caitlyn | Dir. Jay Pather |
| MICHAEL DONALD & TACWD | Amelia Donald | Dir. James McFarland |
Training / Experience
| Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN | BA in Theatre and Performance Studies specializing in Acting |
| DELIA MEYER AND TERRI ELLIOT | Applied Theatre (specifically Children’s Theatre) |
| JACKI JOB | Choreography |
| KLARA VAN WYK | Clowning |
| NIKKI PILKINGTON | Acting for Camera |
| KYKNETS SUIDOOSTER | Job shadowed continuity manager |
Special Skills
SPORT: Swimming, Netball, Skiing
MUSICAL: Singing, Contemporary Dance, Physical Theatre, Ballet
OTHER: Poetry, Verbatim,
LANGUAGES
English (Fluent), Afrikaans (Fluent), Spanish (Basic)
VOCAL STYLES
Soft Sell, Medium Sell, Hard Sell
ACCENTS
Standard American, Southern American, Standard British, South African (coloured)
VOICE BIO
Caitlyn Haywood is a UCT graduate who has had voice coaching from the likes of Sara Matchett (focusing on breathwork), Idette Rauch (voice and singing), Morne Steyn (Lessac Kinesthetics) and Lesoko Seabe. She excels in American and British accents and prides herself in her ability to graft stories and textures with her voice through sheer authenticity. Her curiosity towards people has led to her learning Spanish which has impacted the way she approaches character and life experience through her voice. She has dabbled in both children’s theatre and comic book style theatre which has given her the ability to set the scene vocally through sounds. Previous vocal experience includes vocal mise-en-scene as well as vocal graphics facilitated by Sara Matchett.
Voice Clips
- Caitlyn Haywood - Medium Sell Shoprite
- Caitlyn Haywood - Hard Sell Food Lovers Market
- Caitlyn Haywood - Medium Sell Robertons Winery Wine
- Caitlyn Haywood - Mediclinic Soft Sell AFK
- Caitlyn Haywood - The Laughing Cow Hard Sell AMERICAN Accent
- Caitlyn Haywood - Soft Sell Remy Martin BRITISH Accent