Joey Maya Safchik

Joey was born in Los Angeles, CA to Rikki and Barry Safchik, and is the older sister of performers Benni Ruby and Toby Grey.

She studies journalism at Northwestern University and is heavily involved in both the student journalism and student theatre scenes.

Joey made her stage debut as an Oompa Loompa at age 4 with the LA Youth Theatre Project, and made her professional debut 10 years later in The Diary of Anne Frank at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Other favorite credits include Anne Frank at the Simi Valley Cultrural Arts Center; Fiddler on the Roof at the El Portal; A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatricum Botanicum. TV/Film: Netflix's American Vandal and Grace and Frankie; New Form Digital Studios' Warigami; ABC Digital's Unfinished Scripts. She works very closely with The Miracle Project.

She is the co-founder of the teen theatre company, Worst First Kiss Productions, where she is also a producer and performer and played CB's Sister in their twice extended run of DOG SEES GOD, directed by Jonah Platt.

Instagram: @joey_maya