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Go, Dog. Go!
Based on the book by P.D. Eastman
Adapted for the stage by Steven Dietz and Allison Gregory
Music by Michael Koerner
Produced with permission with Plays for New Audiences
Art by Amy Teh
October 6 - November 5, 2023 in Maddy’s Theatre
Location Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine’s Maddy’s Theatre
About
P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book comes to life in this silly play starring a pack of silly dogs. The dogs love to sing, dance, and howl at the moon. Guess what? They can even drive cars like people! Together, they have the most colorful and exciting adventures you can imagine. A big and little world of dogg fun like a pop-up book that comes to life - and never stops.
Tickets | $16
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Show Dates & Times Below
Theatre Information
Dates and times are subject to change.
Doors to the theatre open 15 minutes prior to showtime.
Late seating is permitted.
Performance Details
Member Discount: Members can attend any show in Maddy’s Theatre for a 10% discount. Find out how to become a member today.
ASL-Interpreted Performance: CMTM is offering two dates of ASL-Interpreted performances through the generous support of the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Foundation. ASL will be provided Sunday, October 15 at 11am and Saturday, November 4 at 11am.
Production Team:
Jared Mongeau MC Dog
Nolan Ellsworth MC Dog
Kat Moraros Hattie
Mason Hawkes Blue Dog
Megan Tripaldi Red Dog
Caleb Eugley Yellow Dog
Emily Grotz Green Dog
Schuyler White Dog Swing
Elizabeth Carlson-Geurin Director
Samantha Roche Stage Manager
Merritt Holman Assistant Stage Manager
Jen Segal Musical Director
Emily M. Dixon Set Design / Props Lead
Kevin Hawkes Scenic Painter
Brie Roche Costume Design
Michaela Micalizio Puppetry Design
Nic Robichaud Sound Design
SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal Lighting Design
Front of House: Jacob Hufstader, Katelyn Laverdiere, Caleb Streadwick, Kristen Gilhooly, Prophett, Sophia Diaz
Special Thanks:
Biddeford City Theatre, Mad Horse Theatre Company, Ryan McGowan, Sarah Kennedy, Gracie Karl, Zach Hindall, Kristen Gilhooly, Bluee Brewster
Jared Mongeau plays MC Dog
Jared (he/him/his) is honored to be appearing again in Maddy’s Theatre as a member of the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine’s Acting Company! He was previously seen as Homer Zuckerman and the Old Sheep in Charlotte’s Web, the Business Man in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, the Man in Suit in Dragon’s Love Tacos, and as a special guest with Aardvark Boat Tours, which he created with Nolan Ellsworth, whom he is proud to share the role of MC Dog with. For grown-ups, he has worked with Portland Stage, the Portland Theater Festival, Good Theater, Mad Horse Theater Co., and coming up in Portland Shakespeare Company’s production of The Lion in Winter, among others. He loves dogs so much he works with them every day as an Adoption Counselor at Midcoast Humane animal shelter in Brunswick.
Nolan Ellsworth plays MC Dog
Nolan (he/him) is a performer/educator living in Portland, Maine. He loves working in Maddy's Theatre, where he has performed in Mouse on the Move and the special guest show Aardvark Boat Tours! Nolan can usually be found upstairs in the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine performing his other role as a Visitor Program Associate. Around Portland, Nolan has worked with Fenix Theatre, Dramatic Repertory Company, Portland Stage, Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble, the Maine Playwrights Festival, and STAGES Youth Theatre. He would like to thank his dog Birdie for her guidance as he prepared for this role.
Kat Moraros plays Hattie
Kat (she/they) is paw-sitively howling with joy to be making her CMTM debut! They have fond memories of attending musical theater summer camps at the Children's Theater of Maine during middle school. Since then, Kat has trained in many acting techniques at Bates College, London Dramatic Academy, and Black Box Academy; lived and performed extensively in Chicago; and toured educational theater and workshops across the country. Maine credits include work with Portland Stage, Good Theater, Mad Horse, Fenix Theatre Co., Theater at Monmouth, and more. When not onstage, Kat is also a professional photographer based in Southern Maine. Thank you to the Go Dog. Go! cast and production team for such a woof-tastic experience! @katmoraros @katmorarosphotography
Mason Hawkes plays Blue Dog
Mason Hawkes is a local queer artist and actor who enjoys spending time with their Golden Retriever, Cleopatra (Cleo for short), exploring the many sights and smells of the Maine woods. Mason is currently studying a degree in film at Southern Maine Community College and gets a lot of their inspiration from nature and the wild places it can take our imaginations! If they're not studying or acting on the stage you may have a hard time finding Mason at all because they're often off searching for magic you can't see and finding treasures you can't share through words.
Megan Tripaldi plays Red Dog
Megan (she/they) is an actor, internationally produced playwright, educator, and new mom living and working in Portland, ME. They graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a BA in Theatre in 2012 and received a Masters Degree in Playwriting from Goddard College in 2023. She is happy to keep creating with her awesome spouse/best dad ever, Rocco, and can’t wait to see her little nugget on stage (if he chooses)!
Caleb Eugley plays Yellow Dog
Caleb (He/Him) is thrilled to be back on the Maddy’s Theater stage! You may have previously seen him as Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, or Frick in Gruff! Caleb has also worked as a Technical Theatre Intern and a Theatre Assistant here at CMTM. He has received multiple awards regionally and nationally for his design, directing, and collaboration work from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival as well as the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas. Caleb is also a proud member of the CMTM Acting Company. He would like to thank Liz, Sam, the cast and crew, and the entire theater team and staff here at CMTM for this wonderful opportunity and for continuing to inspire joy and play in our community.
Emily Grotz plays Green Dog
Emily (she/her) has performed with Fenix Theatre Company in their production of Midsummer Nights Dream (Helena). Recently she performed with Waterville Opera House in The Play That Goes Wrong (Annie) and with Camden Shakespeare Festival in As You Like It (Rosalind). She has performed in Portland with Mad Horse Theatre, Maddy’s Theatre, Portland Players, and more.
Schuyler White is the Dog Swing
Schuyler (he/him) is delighted to be back at Maddy's Theatre after appearing in Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! The Musical! earlier this year. He has a long list of theater credits throughout Southern Maine, with some of his favorite roles including Enjolras in Les Miserables, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, Dr. Neville Craven in The Secret Garden, Tony in West Side Story, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas, Paul in Company, William Barfée in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Captain Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Boris in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, John Utterson in Jekyll & Hyde, and Mark Cohen in Rent. Schuyler is grateful to be part of such a fun and friendly cast, and for the opportunity to create entertaining and engaging theater for both children and adults.
Liz Carlson - Director
Liz (she/her) is a Portland-based director and dramaturg. She holds an MFA in Directing from Temple University in Philadelphia and currently teaches theatre at the University of Southern Maine. Recent directing credits include Into the Woods (USM), the world premiere of Richard Dresser’s 100 Years (Troy Foundry Theatre), As You Like It (Saratoga Shakespeare), and The Winter’s Tale (Curio Theatre). This is her first show with Maddy’s Theatre and it has been a delight to work with these wonderful dogs! This show is dedicated to Felix, who loves this book, especially the dogs in cars, zoom! zoom! Associate Member: SDC; www.lizcarlson.org
Samantha Roche - Stage Manager
Samantha (she/her) is thrilled to be returning to the Maddy's Theater team as stage manager, previously managing Charlotte’s Web, Gruff! An Epic Fairytale Eco-Musical, Three Little Kittens, Blueberries for Sal: The Musical, and A Year With Frog and Toad, and supporting Make Way for Ducklings, Jack and Phil: Slayers of Giants Inc., and Dragons Love Tacos. Other stage managing credits include The Addams Family Musical, Lend Me a Tenor, and Into the Woods. Outside the theater, Samantha works for Unum as a Supplemental Health Technical Specialist. She lives in Gorham with her husband and their four cats.
Jen Segal - Musical Director
Jen (she/her) is thrilled to again be working with the awesome team at Maddy’s Theatre and this fantastic cast! Jen spent several years performing in and around New York City from clubs in Greenwich Village to Carnegie Hall. Since moving to Maine in 2005 to raise a family, Jen has worked to help provide opportunities to build community through the arts. She has served on the founding boards of The Freeport Shakespeare Festival and the Cumberland County Children’s Theatre and has spent almost a decade as a trustee with the Portland Symphony Orchestra. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, baking cookies, coaching private students and hanging out with her boys and her dog, Isla.
SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal – Lighting Design
SeifAllah (he/him/his) is excited to be joining the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine for this project. He has been telling stories using light and video for the past 17 years. His career has taken him across the country and has allowed him to design for Theatre, Opera, Dance, Musical Concerts, and Events. He has had the privilege to work on projects with many companies including Portland Stage Company (Portland, ME), Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Program (Providence, RI), Ogunquit Playhouse (Ogunquit, ME), Remote Theatre Project (Brooklyn, NY), Opera Maine (Portland, ME), Opera Colorado (Denver, CO), Palm Beach Opera (Palm Beach, FL), Tulsa Opera (Tulsa, OK), Boston Conservatory @ Berklee (Boston, MA), Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO), Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Warsaw, IN), and Theatre at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME). He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a focus on Lighting and Projection Design and is the Assistant Professor of Lighting Design at the University of Southern Maine where he brings his knowledge and experience to help shape the next generation of theatre professionals, focusing on developing complete storytelling and creating a more equitable industry. www.seif.design
Accessibility
We are committed to making Maddy's Theatre as welcoming as possible. If you have questions about accommodations or would like to reserve an accommodation, please email boxoffice@kitetails.org.
Wider Seat (most of our seats are 18-20 inches wide; we also offer seats that are 23 inches wide
Dedicated wheelchair and companion seats
A seat with a lift arm for easier access
Hearing assistance necklace that helps amplify the sound to your hearing aids
Hearing assistance headset with headphones
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The Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
