We opened Becky Shaw on Monday - a true honor and pleasure to be @cannalure ’s associate director on Gina’s whip-smart, vicious, hilarious play. And even better to be surrounded by some really excellent, talented people across the cast, creatives, and crew. Come see it at the Hayes thru mid-June.
(thx getty)
Deeply humbled to be nominated for a second consecutive year at the @dramadeskawards for yet another site-specific collab with @billymcentee for Slanted Floors.
This piece was only possible due to the dedication, energy, and talent of everybody on the second slide, plus Dan Kuan Peeples and @j.tsang for their designs and @sammalammajimjam for letting us turn his and Billy’s home into a teeny theatre.
Also much gratitude to @clintramos , @patrickt77 , and @_sandrolorenzo for helping bring the show BACK this summer for a return engagement!!!
📷: @hanjiedidthis
SLANTED FLOORS returns to a Greenpoint apartment. 6 seats a performance, May 26-June 26, dinner included. Tickets on sale now - link in bio.
Created and Produced by @billymcentee
Directed and Produced by @ryandobrin
Produced in Association with @patrickt77 and @clintramos
Starring original actors @kyperbole and @adamchanlerberat
April 20th @ 7:00 PM:
HOUSE MEETING: A Play With Music - written by Levi J. Shrader. Dir. by Ryan Dobrin
Brother Preacher’s been away on his mission to find a way to heal Little Brother’s deadfoot so he can walk again and live for the Lord. Family and neighbors gather for a Holiness house meeting to offer their thanks to God. When the cure seems to be deadlier than the affliction, Sister tries to remind them that, although this life is a suffering one, and isn’t worth destroying for a power God never intended for them.
RSVP: /forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWSUOule6FyKAMKzWI59GYXBD2523CQ7tIhDWFZ7DlusgOiA/viewform?usp=header
April 20th @ 7:00 PM:
HOUSE MEETING: A Play With Music - written by Levi J. Shrader. Dir. by Ryan Dobrin
RSVP link in bio
Brother Preacher’s been away on his mission to find a way to heal Little Brother’s deadfoot so he can walk again and live for the Lord. Family and neighbors gather for a Holiness house meeting to offer their thanks to God. When the cure seems to be deadlier than the affliction, Sister tries to remind them that, although this life is a suffering one, and isn’t worth destroying for a power God never intended for them.
to know @simisola_akinola is to love @simisola_akinola ! how grateful I am to be able to celebrate your 30th birthday so many years after meeting on the school bus in 6th grade. love you deeply, icon.
and any night next to @tolulope_arike is a great night. to more adventures with you two by my side!
accidentally recruited a broadway audience to help find me a boyfriend at the talkback, oops.
anyways, come see ‘Becky Shaw’, opening april 6, running through june 14, at the hayes theatre with @2stnyc . explosive dark comedy genius tbh.
thanks for pics @johneljor & @ericdobrin
turn your phone ⤴️
for some clips from ‘natasha, pierre, & the great comet of 1812’ by dave malloy
we built a library onstage for this contemporary take on the musical which brilliantly lifts from ‘war and peace’ and felt all-too-familiar with our current political climate and willful escapism.
like what you see? message me for more 😉
@montclair_musicaltheatre , november 2025
directed by @ryandobrin
choreographed by @mandierapoza
music directed by carol lombardi
scenic design by aaron turetsky
costume design by @juliestheory
hair & wig design by @jordancyousef
lighting design by @alexmannixld
sound design by @ninafield.design
production stage manager @samaraleearg
full credits on my website.
Broadway show #4! Delighted to be back in the room with @cannalure , and working on this deliciously vicious play with an absolutely hilarious all-star cast. See you at the Hayes Theatre this spring!
🎭 Ryan Dobrin will direct 90 SECONDS for the February 23 NEW WORKS SERIES!
GET TIX | 🔗 in bio
ABOUT RYAN
Ryan Dobrin (he/him) Producing Artistic Leader, The Movement Theatre Company. Recent directing: Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 (Montclair State University), Slanted Floors (in a Greenpoint apartment, New Yorker and Vulture Best of 2025), The Voices in Your Head (2025 Drama Desk nomination, Theatrely Best of 2024), you don't have to do anything (Vulture Best of 2024), Ego Show (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), We Shall Someday (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Into the Woods (Yale), A Number (Drama League), Marjorie Prime (NYU), Conference Room B (NYU), 24 Hour Plays, Joe's Pub, NAMT, University of Michigan. Select associate directing: Becky Shaw (Broadway, Second Stage), Merrily We Roll Along (Broadway, proshot, NYTW), Legacy: Maria Friedman and Friends (Broadway), The Last Five Years (Broadway), Diana (Broadway). Alumnus of Drama League, Playwrights Horizons, WTF, MTC, Ars Nova fellowships; Roundabout Directors Group; Mercury Store, NYSAF, Ma-Yi residencies.
