Teachers
John Treacy Egan

John is an author, teacher, and director. As an actor, John has appeared on Broadway in 8 different productions. Most recently in the revival of My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center Theater. His other Broadway credits include the TONY nominated Casa Valentina at Manhattan Theater Club. He played Chief Berry in Nice Work If You Can Get It and created roles in Sister Act (Joey) and Disney's The Little Mermaid (Chef Louis). He played Max Bialystock in the The Producers as well as the roles of Roger DeBris and Franz Liebkind. He was an original cast member of Jekyll & Hyde and Roundabout’s Bye Bye Birdie.
He has toured the U.S. and Europe in productions of Kiss Me Cate and Cats. Off-Broadway, John created roles in Clinton The Musical, Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly!, DISASTER The Musical, It Must Be Him and Batboy The Musical. He has performed at Carnegie Hall as Nicely Nicely in Guys & Dolls with Nathan Lane and Megan Mullaly. He was also performed with Josh Groban in The Actor’s Fund of America Benefit of Chess. Regionally, John has performed with Yale Reparatory Theater in The Servant of Two Masters. He has appeared on television in GOTHAM, YOUNGER, THE GOOD WIFE, THE KNICK, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, NURSE JACKIE, 30 ROCK, CUPID, LAW & ORDER, and the films LAST NIGHT, and THE PRODUCERS.
He can be heard on many theatrical recordings as well as his own solo CDs Count the Stars and On Christmas Morning are available on itunes and cdbaby.com. As an author his award winning children's book Ingredients for a Witch will be followed by it's next chapter Ingredients for a Spell in Fall 2020
He has toured the U.S. and Europe in productions of Kiss Me Cate and Cats. Off-Broadway, John created roles in Clinton The Musical, Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly!, DISASTER The Musical, It Must Be Him and Batboy The Musical. He has performed at Carnegie Hall as Nicely Nicely in Guys & Dolls with Nathan Lane and Megan Mullaly. He was also performed with Josh Groban in The Actor’s Fund of America Benefit of Chess. Regionally, John has performed with Yale Reparatory Theater in The Servant of Two Masters. He has appeared on television in GOTHAM, YOUNGER, THE GOOD WIFE, THE KNICK, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, NURSE JACKIE, 30 ROCK, CUPID, LAW & ORDER, and the films LAST NIGHT, and THE PRODUCERS.
He can be heard on many theatrical recordings as well as his own solo CDs Count the Stars and On Christmas Morning are available on itunes and cdbaby.com. As an author his award winning children's book Ingredients for a Witch will be followed by it's next chapter Ingredients for a Spell in Fall 2020
Allyson Boate

Allyson is an actor, improviser, comedian, writer and teaching artist. As an actor, Allyson has appeared Off-Broadway in Treasure House Theatre's Hamlet with Matthew Newton. Regionally, she has performed in The Comedy of Tenors (Mimi), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), Collective Rage (Betty 1), A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella), Crimes of the Heart (Meg), The Tempest (Miranda), The Comedy of Errors (Antipholus of Ephesus), Stop Kiss (Sara), and The Liar (Sabine).
She has toured the U.S. in productions of The Grapes of Wrath, Hamlet, and The Giver. Her improv team Cute+Snobby performs regularly at WIT and DOJO Comedy Club in Washington D.C. She has appeared on television in SMASH, THE JESSY K SHOW, DEADLY DEVOTIONS, SMALL CAPPUCCINOS, and the films WILD LIFE, WHAT NOT TO DO, and OUT OF COMMISSION.
In addition Hu-manimation!, Allyson has over a decade of teaching experience. She has worked with students at Imagination Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Educational Theatre Company, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Project Change, and Arts on the Horizon. She also provides private coaching for auditions and role preparation for actors ages 6-106.
You can visit her website at www.allysonboate.com
She has toured the U.S. in productions of The Grapes of Wrath, Hamlet, and The Giver. Her improv team Cute+Snobby performs regularly at WIT and DOJO Comedy Club in Washington D.C. She has appeared on television in SMASH, THE JESSY K SHOW, DEADLY DEVOTIONS, SMALL CAPPUCCINOS, and the films WILD LIFE, WHAT NOT TO DO, and OUT OF COMMISSION.
In addition Hu-manimation!, Allyson has over a decade of teaching experience. She has worked with students at Imagination Stage, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Educational Theatre Company, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Project Change, and Arts on the Horizon. She also provides private coaching for auditions and role preparation for actors ages 6-106.
You can visit her website at www.allysonboate.com