Director, 92Y Musical Theater

Megan Doyle, Director of Musical Theater at 92nd Street Y, is an accomplished dance and theatre professional with extensive experience as a teacher, administrator, and performer. She holds an M.A. in Dance Education from New York University, a B.A. in English and Secondary Education from St. Joseph’s College and is a graduate of the Dance Education Laboratory. Currently, Megan is pursuing her Doctorate in Educational Theatre at NYU.

Megan directs and choreographs unique professional dance theatre experiences for children and adults including the 92Y productions Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz, A is for Audra, The Velveteen Rabbit, Red Riding Hood, and Adventure to Neverland. In 2018, she developed the 92Y Musical Theater Development Lab, producing original workshop productions including From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Molly the Manatee, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She has also choreographed for American Girl, Netflix, Lululemon, and Disney.

Megan’s interest in pedagogy extends well beyond the classroom. She is a facilitator of programming, consulting on syllabi, lesson-planning, mission, and overall strategic thinking for children’s dance and theatre programs throughout the country. She is also a highly sought-after teacher. From individual coaching to large scale convention teaching, Megan brings joy, fire, tenacity, and clarity to every class.

As a performer, Megan is proud to have spent 5 years on tour as Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank. Other favorite touring/regional theatre credits include: Class Dismissed: The Bullying Project, The Sound of Music (Leisl), Sugar Babies (Soubrette), Into the Woods (Little Red), West Side Story (Anybodys) and Anything Goes (Erma).

www.MeganDoyleDance.com

Artistic Consultant

Jeffrey Sanzel has been writing and directing educational theatre for over thirty years including From the Fires: Voices of the Holocaust; And These, Our Friends; Class Dismissed: The Bullying Project and Stand Up! Stand Out! The Bullying Project. He has directed over four hundred main stage and children’s theatre productions including The Laramie Project; next to normal; M Butterfly; Master Class; Doubt; Les Misérables; Ruthless! The Musical; Sweeney Todd; and The Bridges of Madison County, in addition to over one hundred one-act world premieres. As a playwright, his produced works include Where There’$ a Will; Fair Enough; and 1968: Rock the World. He has been adapting and directing A Christmas Carol as well as playing Scrooge for the past three decades. He is Executive Artistic Director of Theatre Three (Port Jefferson, Long Island) where he has been since 1989. www.TheatreThree.com

Associate Director, 92Y Musical Theater

Chelsey Storteboom is a New York City based singer, dancer, actress, and educator who has been teaching at 92nd Street Y since 2015. Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, she graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has performed in many theaters throughout North America. Here at 92Y, Chelsey has performed with 92Y Theater for Young Audiences in several shows, including Adventure to Neverland (Captain Hook), Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz (Aunt Em), Red Riding Hood (Grandma), and many more!

Program Associate, 92Y Musical Theater

Originally from Apache Junction, Arizona, Nicole Mayes transplanted to New York City to further her experience as a performing artist and dance educator. She holds her Bachelors in Dance Education and now teaches in 92Y Musical Theater Department and Greenhouse Arts Center. Nicole has performed several works with the 92Y Theater for Young Audiences, Community Dance Project, and Hillsong Dance NYC.