Ryan Dillon
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Ryan Dillon (b. 1988) began puppeteering with the Sesame Street Muppets in 2005. He has been working on Sesame Street productions since.
As a young puppeteer, Dillon came to the attention of the Sesame producers when he went to an audition as a high school student. He took time off from school during his senior year to participate in the shooting for Season 37.
On December 1, 2007, Ryan and Patrick Holmes started holding classes on puppet technique for theater and television at The Conservatory at Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The classes taught age ranges nine to thirteen, and fourteen to adult. This workshop engaged participants in a lively, hands-on learning puppet experience. Participants had fun learning elements of good puppetry, lightly touching on topics such as puppet lip synch, eye focus and puppet posture. Students briefly explored performance space and coordination by using a mirror and performing on a video camera.[1]
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Muppeteer credits
- 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Ernie (puppetry only)
- 2006 Macy's Parade: Hoots (puppetry only)
- Sesame Street Season 37
- Hansel (hands) in Episode 4110
- a graduating penguin in Episode 4112
- Sensitive Nose (Dwarf #6) in Episode 4114
- Mr. Blechstein (assist) and Henrietta in Episode 4127
- Grundgetta (assist) in Episode 4134
- background characters and assists
- Sesame Street Season 38
- Blue AM Monster in Episode 4150
- A Honker and (partially) a Dinger in Episode 4159
- Sesame Beginnings: right-hand assistance for Nani Bird in Exploring Together and Moving Together
- Garden State Film Festival: "How to Get to Sesame Street" puppet workshops, March 24th, 2007
- Kids' Favorite Country Songs: AM Cowgirl (finale only)
- Learning is Everywhere: AM Dog, AM Fish, right hand and ultimatte assistance, etcetera
- The Get Healthy Now Show: AM cucumber and yam (finale), right hand assistance, Frankie the Stagehand (in most shots)
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown: Mel, Green Dinger, Leonard Birdseed
- Here For You: AM Boy
Stage credits
- O'Neill Puppetry Conference 2006
- Under Milkwood (Terry Lee production): Captain Cat, Mr. Pritchard
- In a Contemplative Fashion (Emily Perl Kingsley production): Marco
- The Mitzi Handsley Show (Stephano Brancato production): Mitzi Handsley
- O'Neill Puppetry Conference 2007
- Crossing Boundaries: Cradle To The Grave (Ron Binion production) : Various table-top characters
- Take The A Train (Ryan Dillon Production) Estelle, built puppets and directed short piece
- Raggedy Ann (Alissa Hunnicutt production) table top assistance
Sources
- ↑ "Conservatory Offering Puppet Workshop for Children and Adults". Wilkes University News
