A Message from Director Michelle Tattenbaum
A Message from Creators Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth
Activities
Below are video and downloadable activities for the whole family to enjoy!
Make a Puppy Ear Headband
Make Your Own Monster Bestie
Describe Mrs. Gobble Gracker
Draw Your Favorite Toy
Act Like a Puppy
Mr. Nuggy’s Scavenger Hunt
What’s Your Family Doing?
Meet the Team
Meet the incredible cast and creative team that is bringing NYCCT’s Dory Fantasmagory to life!
Cast
Aguel Lual
Position - Violet/Mary
Aguel Lual graduated from the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film with a degree in theatre performance and is excited to be a part of such a wonderful production! Read More…
Bailey Seeker
Position - Mom/Mrs. Gobble Gracker
Bailey Seeker is thrilled to be a part of Dory Fantasmagory with this wonderful group of people! Off-Broadway/Select Regional Credits: Swingtime Canteen (Jo, Cherry Lane Theatre) Read More…
Hannah Mount
Position - Dory
Hannah Mount is originally from South Carolina and holds a B.F.A. in musical theatre from the Molloy College and CAP21 theatre arts program. She has most recently been seen Off-Broadway as Angelina Ballerina in Angelina Ballerina the Musical and Angelina Ballerina the Very Merry Holiday Musical with Vital Theatre Company. Read More…
Jean Christian Barry
Position - Dad/Mr. Nuggy
Jean Christian Barry is an actor/singer/songwriter. Theatre: Noises Off (Tim), The Little Mermaid (Sebastian), Anytown (Joey). Read More…
Ryan Dunn
Position - Luke/Dust Bunny
Ryan Dunn's credits include NYC/Off-Broadway: Revelation - The Musical, Peter & The Starcatcher. National Tour: A Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge). Read More…
Creative Team
Ashley Baier
Position - Drums
An avid theater musician, percussionist/drummer Ashley Baier has performed on Broadway with Six and The Lightning Thief, appeared at La Jolla Playhouse and on tour with Hundred Days, and toured nationally with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Read More…
Brian Aldous*
Position - Lighting Designer
Mr. Aldous lights theatre, dance, concerts & art installations. He is a resident designer for Symphony Space, teaches design at CCNY, and is a founding member of the board of Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn. Read More…
Christian Ritter
Position - Audio Technician
Christian Ritter has a bachelor of the arts in theatre and film. He currently teaches film for LEAP NYC. Read More…
Evangeline Dillard
Position - Props Manager
Evangeline (they/them) has joined the design team for several shows with the New York City Children's Theater (Dory Fantasmagory, The Adventures of Honey and Leon the Musical). Read More…
Jack Mehler*
Position - Set Designer
Based in New York for over 30 years, Jack Mehler designs a wide variety of Dance, Musicals, Plays, and related projects. Previous projects for Making Books Sing/NYC Children’s Theater include The Orphan Singer, José Limón: The Making of an Artist, and The Butterfly. Read More…
James Macdonald
Position - Sound Board Operator
James Miraglia-Macdonald is a Musician/Audio Engineer from Yonkers, New York. He graduated from Stony Brook University, where he studied Music Technology and Jazz Performance. Read More…
Leslie Bernstein*
Position - Costume Designer
Leslie is thrilled to be back at NYCCT. Her previous designs include Wringer (City Center II), Band Of Angels (Mint Theater), Love That Dog (A.R.T NY), The Emperor’s New Clothes..., This is Sadie, Wanda’s Monster, Ballerina Swan and the Nutcracker, and Interstellar Cinderella (Theatre Row) Read More…
Megan Culley
Position - Sound Designer
Megan Culley Selected Credits: Antigone (Cleveland Play House); Cullud Wattah/The Loophole (The Public Theater); Holmes & Watson Apt. 2B (KCRep) Read More…
Melissa Riker
Position - Lift Choreography and Movement Coach
Melissa is thrilled to be back with NYCCT and part of lifting Dory Fantasmagory to the stage. She is grateful to the performers and all of NYCCT for their willingness to be big, brave, and fantasmagorical. Read More…
Michelle Tattenbaum
Position - Director
Michelle directed the world premiere of the musical NOBODY LOVES YOU at the Old Globe (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle nomination: Best Director) and the New York premiere at Second Stage. Read More…
Regina Gamboa
Position - Wardrobe Supervisor
Regina Gamboa is happy to work with My First Nutcracker on the live stage! Currently, she’s a crafty entrepreneur and costume technician at LaGuardia High School’s costume shop, and also does wardrobe for Off-Broadway and New York Fashion Week. Read More…
Robert Frost
Position - Music Director/Keyboard
Robert is an NYC-based music director, pianist, and educator. Select MD credits include Half the Sky (5th Ave Theatre/Theatre Latte Da); Minor Character (New Saloon/Under the Radar) Read More…
Russ Kaplan
Position - Family of Artists Award Honoree
Russ Kaplan has composed and performed music in the worlds of musical theatre, jazz, rock, and beyond. He is one of the creators of In Transit, Broadway's first a cappella musical (Circle in the Square, 2016-17). Read More…
Sara Wordsworth
Position - Family of Artists Award Honoree
Sara Wordsworth is the co-writer/creator of In Transit, Broadway's 1st a cappella musical (Circle in the Square, 2016; Off-Broadway at Primary Stages; MTI) and co-producer of the In Transit Original Broadway Cast Recording (Hollywood Records). Read More…
Sepideh Hami
Position - Associate Costume Designer
Sepideh is ecstatic to be joining NYCCT and being a small part of the magical show that is Dory Fantasmagory! Read More…
Special Thanks
New York City Children’s Theater and the creative team of Dory Fantasmagory would like to thank Sarah Azizo, Christy Briggs, Brandon Castro, Aaron Drescher, David Ferdinand at SDN Broadcast, Neil Ginsberg, Tabitha Ginsberg, Max Grossman, Emilia Kaplan, Elisa Spencer Kaplan, Ken Larson at Hillbolic Arts & Carpentry, Jack Lavey, Lila Li, Chelsea Wordworth, Jim Wordsworth, the staff of Theatre Row and Building for the Arts NY, and all of the actors and musicians who contributed their time and talent to developmental readings and workshops of this piece
*Member, United Scenic Artists
Dory Fantasmagory is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Creative Conversations
A conversation with the creative team behind NYCCT’s Dory Fantasmagory
Facilitated by Artistic Associate Caitlyn McCain
Director Michelle Tattenbaum, writing team Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth, NYCCT Founder and Artistic Director Barbara Zinn Krieger and author of the book Dory Fantasamgory Abby Hanlon discuss the themes, vision and inspiration behind NYCCT’s newest show.
Theatre Row
New York City Children’s Theater is proud to be a resident theater at Theatre Row, a program of Building for the Arts NY
Nonprofit Building for the Arts expands access to the performing arts by providing creative space, learning opportunities, and hubs for artistic connection.
BFA operates Theatre Row, an Off-Broadway multi-theater complex that serves as an affordable home for performing artist organizations, and a lively, accessible venue for diverse audiences.
Through the American Playwriting Foundation, BFA presents the Relentless Award — the largest annual cash prize in American theater to a playwright in recognition of a new play. Music and the Brain brings a music literacy curriculum, whole-class keyboard instruction, and ongoing professional development to schools in under-resourced communities, empowering students to succeed academically and in life.
To learn more about Building for the Arts or support our work, visit bfany.org.
NYCCT would like to thank the incredible staff at Building for the Arts NY and Theatre Row.
Coming Up at NYCCT
See what’s happening this season at New York City Children’s Theater!
Creative Clubhouse Stories is an interactive storytime class that uses children’s literature to explore diverse narratives through theater, music and movement! This April we are exploring mental health in our Feeling Feelings series. With a special focus on anger, frustration, anxiety, disappointment, and loss, Miss Caitlyn will use theater to explore these feelings and how we can process them through play.
45 Minutes | Best for ages 4-8
Live on Zoom every Wednesday in April at 4pm
On a rainy day in Stamps, Arkansas, Maya Angelou has returned to the now-abandoned general store where she grew up and came of age. While inside, the room conjures memories, and she reminisces out loud the events and lessons learned on her tumultuous, painful, beautiful, and extraordinary journey into womanhood.
40 minutes | Best for high school students and up
Playing May 19th – June 5, 2022 at Theatre Row
Start the Conversation is a free web series that gives grownups the tools they need to begin complex conversations about big topics with their young people.
This season, we’ll be exploring Re-Emerging during COVID-19, Immigration, Gender, and Our Relationship to Race.
At this free, live event Tony-Award Nominee, and NYCCT Board Member Anika Larsen will welcome special guests Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) and Tony Award winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal)!
Monday, April 25th at 7:30pm
Free, but reservation required
New York City Children’s Theater’s mission is to promote children’s literacy and social development through accessible professional theater productions and arts-in-education programs.
Our programs cultivate children’s growth in the areas of emotional intelligence, community building, and responsible decision-making. The result is empathetic, creative, and independent thinkers who make a positive impact on their world.
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