RYAN DILLON
Puppeteer, Puppet Builder
(215) 494-6371
dillypuppets@gmail.com
www.dillypuppets.com
SELECTED PUPPETRY EXPERIENCE
TELEVSION:
Ask Sylvia (webseries) Principal Puppeteer
Nickelodeon Puppet Captain
The Fuzz (pilot) Principal Puppeteer
Waverly Films Various Characters `
Ohio State Lottery Principal Puppeteer,
Christmas Commercial Reindeer
"Elmo's Christmas Ensemble Muppeteer
Countdown"
ABC
"Learning is Everywhere" Ensemble Muppeteer
DVD
"Healthy Habits For Life" Ensemble Muppeteer
DVD
"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Sesame Street float Muppeteer,
Parade" 2006, 2007 Ernie and Hoots the Owl
NBC, CBS
"Elmo's Country Music" Ensemble Muppeteer
DVD
"Elmo's Here For You" Ensemble Muppeteer
DVD
"Sesame Beginnings" Ensemble Muppeteer
DVD
"Sesame Street" Ensemble Muppeteer
Seasons 37 and 38, PBS Speaking roles include
"Henrietta Chicken"
"Sensitive Nose Dwarf"
Various Monsters and Anything Muppets
THEATER/LIVE PERFORMANCE:
The Mall At Steamtown Principle Puppeteer
"Storytime with Seymour" Seymour Frog
Built and performed for
live mall shows
"The Molted Mysteries" Principle Puppeteer
Phoebe the Owl, various others
Built, performed, co-wrote and directed
for live library performance
"Paul Mesner's Principle Puppeteer
Urban Myths Grandma
and Legends"
One act play
O'Neil Puppetry Conference
2008
"Take The A Train" Principle Puppeteer
Short piece wrote script, director, built puppets
O'Neill Puppetry Conference
2008
"Ron Binion's
Crossing Boundaries 2" Various table-top puppets
One act play
O'Neill Puppetry Conference
2007
EDUCATION:
Sesame Workshop Week long workshop,
Puppeteer Workshop taught by Kevin Clash (Elmo),
Marty Robinson (Telly)
John Tartaglia Month long class, Led by Avenue Q's John Tartaglia,
Master Class in Puppetry Television and theater puppetry