Brayden Esler

actor - singer - dancer

Click below to view my resume:

Musical Theater Performances:

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street- Tobias*: Legacy Theatre, Branford, CT; August 2025

  • Mr. Burns – Bart Simpson*: Goodwin Theater (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; April 2025

  • Legally Blonde – Emmett Forrest*: John Cullum Theatre (American Theater of Actors), NYC (Off-Broadway); January 2025

  • Stand Up and Speak Out – Ian*: SUSO Productions, The Katharine Hepburn Center, Old Saybrook, CT; October 2024

  • Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Audition – Brayden: Nelson Hall Theater, Cheshire, CT;  November 2024

  • Cinderella – Jean-Michel*: Goodwin Theater (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; March 2024

  • Rent – Mark Cohen*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; January 2024

  • Stand Up and Speak Out – Ace King: SUSO Productions, The Katharine Hepburn Center, Old Saybrook, CT; November 2023

  • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Bud Frump*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2023

  • Stand Up and Speak Out – Ian*: SUSO Productions, The Katharine Hepburn Center, Old Saybrook, CT; World Premiere May-June 2023

  • Grease – Doody*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; June 2023

  • Damn Yankees – Mr. Applegate*: The Morgan School, Clinton, CT; March 2023

  • Les Misérables – Marius*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; December 2022

  • Footloose – Ren McCormack*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2022

  • West Side Story – A-Rab (also dance captain): Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; June 2022

  • Billy Elliot – Billy Elliot*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; December 2021

  • Anything Goes – Billy Crocker*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2021

  • Rock of Ages – Dennis*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; June 2021

  • The Little Mermaid – Flounder*: The Morgan School, Clinton, CT; March 2020 – canceled 1 week prior to performance due to COVID pandemic

  • Chicago – Amos Hart*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; December 2019

  • Mamma Mia – Eddie (also dance captain): Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2019

  • Peter Pan Jr. – Captain Hook*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; July 2019

  • Sweeney Todd – Ensemble: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; June 2019

  • Newsies – Crutchie*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; March 2019

  • Once on This Island – Storyteller 2: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; December 2018

  • Les Misérables – Gavroche*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; June 2018

  • Alice in Wonderland Jr.– Tweedle Dee*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; July 2018

  • The Little Mermaid – Scuttle*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; March 2018

  • Oliver Twist – Oliver*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2017

  • The Lion King Jr.– Young Simba*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; June 2017

  • Beauty and the Beast – Bookseller: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; March 2017

  • Shrek Jr. – Puss in Boots: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2016

  • Aladdin Jr. – Razoul*: Abraham Pierson School, Clinton, CT; April 2016

Theater Performances (Non-musical):

  • The Slippery Truth - William Young*: Plays In Place (Old New-Gate Prison), East Granby, CT; July/August 2026

  • Baltimore – Carson*: Goodwin Theater (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; November 2024

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Demetrius*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2023

  • Macbeth – Lennox: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2022

  • Hamlet – Laertes*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2021

  • Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead – Rosencrantz*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2020 (online production)

  • The Tempest – Ariel*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2019

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Puck (Robin Goodfellow)*: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2018

  • Julius Caesar – Ensemble: Shoreline Theater Academy, Clinton, CT; August 2017

Film/TV:

  • Evil Lives Here (TV) - Lead: Tony - Investigation Discovery / HBO Max - Director: Joseph Redl - Red Marble Media - January 2026

  • Trinity College Recruitment (Commercial) - Student/Dancer - Hartford Film Company - Spring 2025

  • Son of a Man Coming on Clouds (Short) - Tyler Adair - Director: Chris Espinosa - February 2025

  • VISA - Vintara Saradaga (Feature) - Student/Dancer - Sithara Entertainments - Director: Udbhav - Fall 2024

  • Salvation is Within You (Short) – Railroad Worker – Directors: Luke Simboli, Dylan Springer - 2024

  • Educational Film: Yale New Haven Psychiatry and Behavioral Health - Adolescent with ADHD - Producer: Pat Lore - May 2023

Cabarets:

  • Branford Festival Guest Performances (Wagner Iovanna Vocal Studio) - Branford, CT - June 2026

  • Madison Arts Barn: Mismatch Cabaret - Madison, CT - June 2026

  • WISP Cabaret - Old Stone Church - East Haven, CT - February 2026

  • WISP Cabaret - Old Stone Church - East Haven, CT - December 2025

  • East Haven Winter Festival (Wagner Iovanna Vocal Studio) - East Haven, CT - November 2025

  • Branford Festival Main Stage (Wagner Iovanna Vocal Studio) - Branford, CT - June 2025

  • Dueling & Darling Duets Cabaret - Swing 46: NYC - February 2025