Good News York | Andrea Dotto & The Dusty and Dot Company
In this episode of Good News York, host Noah Chrysler sits down with Andrea Dotto, president and co-founder of The Dusty and Dot Company, a multidisciplinary creative studio rooted in Central New York specializing in theater, education, and puppetry. Andrea shares the origin story behind the company’s name, her surprise Broadway-style puppetry debut as an understudy for Olaf in Frozen at Syracuse Stage, and the exciting details behind the studio’s upcoming world premiere, The Hurt Monster — a Jim Henson Foundation-supported production about a girl on a mission to bring the stars back to a world consumed by darkness. She goes in-depth on the collaborators bringing the show to life, including a sound wellness practitioner and an engineering firm building custom illumination effects for the puppet itself. The conversation also covers Andrea’s path from Central New York to her Broadway debut in Bandstand, and she closes with hard-earned advice for anyone considering a creative career.
Chapters:
0:00 – Community and collaboration behind The Hurt Monster
0:28 – Welcome and introduction
0:44 – What is The Dusty and Dot Company
1:46 – Puppeteering Olaf in Frozen at Syracuse Stage
3:30 – Announcing The Hurt Monster’s world premiere
6:50 – Bringing in an engineering firm for special effects
7:50 – How big is the puppet
8:43 – How Andrea got into this creative career
11:11 – Andrea’s Broadway debut in Bandstand
13:37 – Advice for aspiring creatives
13:38 – Where to learn more about The Hurt Monster
15:12 – Closing and sponsor thank-yous
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