Children’s Theatre Company
Dinosaur World Live
The Spectacular Prehistoric Journey – A Worldwide Sensation
March 3-April 5, 2026
Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is delighted to announce the complete cast and creative team for Dinosaur World Live, the prehistoric journey that has dazzled theatregoers of all ages worldwide. Dinosaur World Live will run from March 3-April 5, 2026, on the UnitedHealth Group Stage. Opening night is Friday, March 6, 2026, at 7pm. Dinosaur World Live is written and directed by Derek Bond (Sweet Charity, Manchester Theatre Awards 2017 winner, Little Shop of Horrors Manchester Royal Exchange), and produced by Nicoll Entertainment.
“Dinosaur World Live brings together everything we love at CTC—imagination, adventure, and theatrical artistry that ignites curiosity,” said Rick Dildine, CTC Artistic Director. “The show’s blend of spectacular puppetry and hands-on storytelling invites young people to lean in, marvel, and discover. We can’t wait for families to experience the thrill of seeing these magnificent prehistoric creatures come to life right in front of them.”
"We are so excited to be bringing Dinosaur World Live to CTC,” said writer and director Derek Bond. “We've heard that there are lots of young people in Minneapolis who just love dinosaurs, so we're sending my friend Miranda and some of her dino-friends to come and meet you. She might even need your help with some of the dinosaurs!”
Are you brave enough to face a T-rex? Do you know what it feels like to get sneezed on by a triceratops? Find out when dinosaurs take over CTC in Dinosaur World Live. Feel the rumble of their rawrs as a young paleontologist takes you on a tour so up-close-and-personal you’ll almost smell their stinky breath! This extraordinary experience has wowed kids and adults all over the world. But be on the lookout: you never know who (or what!) you’ll run into after the show …
Dinosaur World Live runs March 3-April 5, 2026, on the UnitedHealth Group Stage. The show is best for ages 3 and up. Tickets may be purchased at childrenstheatre.org/dinosaur or by calling the ticket office at 612.874.0400. Ticket prices start at $25.
The cast of Dinosaur World Live features Lizzie Burder as Miranda, William Chaplin Stephens as Puppeteer/ Puppet Tech, Nat Speight as Puppeteer/ Puppetry Captain, Georgia Wall as Puppeteer/ Understudy Miranda, Alice Bravery as Puppeteer, and Sebastian Chambers as Puppeteer.
In addition to Derek Bond and Nicoll Entertainment, the creative team and production staff for Dinosaur World Live includes Laura Cubitt (co director), Rhea Locker-Marsh (associate director), Emma Brunton (associate director), Max Humphries (puppet designer, for Unit 9 Puppet Workshop), James Perkins and Victoria Smart (co-set and costume designers, for Good Teeth), John Maddox (lighting designer), Tom Mann (sound designer), Hayden Camidge (company stage manager – tour), and Nicole Roper (tour manager).
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets may be purchased at childrenstheatre.org/dinosaur or by calling the Ticket Office at 612.874.0400. Ticket prices start at $25.
School groups interested in attending can contact schools@childrenstheatre.org for more information.
Dinosaur World Live has a run time of 50 minutes plus a 15-minute post-show meet and greet with the dinosaurs.
This production is best enjoyed by everyone 3 and up. Lap passes are available for children 3 years and younger.
Dinosaur World Live
Written and Directed by Derek Bond
Puppet Design by Max Humphries
Puppet Direction by Laura Cubitt
Produced by Nicoll Entertainment
March 3-April 5, 2026
UnitedHealth Group Stage
Best for Everyone 3 and Up!
Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people and serves a multigenerational audience. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire more than 200,000 people annually. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony nominations (for its production of A Year With Frog and Toad). CTC is committed to creating world-class productions at the highest level and to developing new works, more than 200 to date, dramatically changing the canon of work for young audiences.
CTC is the most significant provider of theatre education opportunities in the region. Every year, thousands of children experience theatre for the first time at CTC. Our student matinees and education programs demonstrably benefit the community, from the intergenerational conversations sparked by our world premieres, to the sequential skill-building that happens in our Theatre Arts Training, to the pre-K focus of our Early Childhood Initiative. ACT One is CTC’s comprehensive platform for access, diversity, and inclusion in our audiences, programs, staff, and board that strives to ensure the theatre is a home for all people, all families, reflective of our community. childrenstheatre.org
TICKET GIVEAWAY
Enter to WIN Ticket Vouchers to Dinosaur World Live at CTC. Entries will be accepted from Feb. 11, 2026 through March 1, 2026.
