2025 Interns

Aisling (she/they) graduated out of Cornish College of the Arts in 2025 as an Acting major. Aisling grew up with the arts & sciences as a Rainier Scholar, and would perform in her first shows at The Northwest School. She loves to help everyone play their role in a performance, and especially loves a multi-media production. She's especially interested in finding new Horror movies to watch.

Alyssa Cheng (she/her) is a rising senior at Wake Forest University studying theatre and mathematics. Originally from Minnesota, she did not become a theatre artist until her first year of college, though she has been an avid theatre audience member her whole life. Her theatrical passions are stage management, sound design, costume design, and theatre for young audiences. Outside of the theatre, she works in engagement and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community and enjoys volunteering with animal rescues.

Daniel Yogi (he/him) is an actor, director, and playwright who is particularly engaged with accommodating and inclusive theatrical practices. He has just graduated with a BA in Theatre from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and is thrilled to be working with Seattle Children’s Theatre! As an aspiring director and teacher of theatre, he is very excited to get hands-on experience in putting his aspirations for supportive theatre into practice. While not involved in the theatre, Daniel enjoys a healthy heaping of video games, firespinning, and watching too many AMVs on YouTube. If he was a stone, he’d be apatite!

Ellie Dolan (she/her) is ecstatic to be working with Seattle Children’s Theatre as a Teaching Artist Intern! Ellie will be graduating soon from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. She has a passion for working with kids and has spent many summers teaching theatre at summer camps. Her goal is to create spaces for kids to explore, imagine, and create! Along with theatre, Ellie loves to travel and has lived in 4 different continents. She hopes to take her love of children’s theatre all over the world!

Grey Cunningham (he/they) is rising senior at Emerson College, studying Theatre, Peace and Social Justice. He is passionate about using devising and playmaking as tools for empowering young people to share their voices and stories. They have worked as a scenic, props, and costume designer for many student-lead productions at their college. They are excited to be joining Seattle Children’s Theatre for the summer! Fun fact: Grey’s favorite hobby is geocaching.

Griffin Landry (he/him) is currently a junior at Western Washington University, going for a BA in Theater Studies and Creative Writing. He is primarily passionate about cultivating community through the creative arts in any way possible. He started his theater journey when he was a freshman in high school as a theatre technician. His hobbies outside his passion for theater are writing characters and playing video games.

Maya Crowder (she/her) is a graduate from Western Washington University in the spring of 2025 with a major in graphic design and minor in Spanish. Maya loves working with kids and has a special interest in bilingual education. She has fond memories of coming to SCT as a kid when she would visit with her twin sister and their friends, who also happen to be identical twin girls! She’s excited to contribute her skills and knowledge to bring stories to life for future generations of children with SCT.

Mari Layson Roy (They/She/He) is a Filipino and queer Performing Artist from Kodiak, AK and based in Federal Way, WA. They hold a bachelor’s degree in Ethnic, Gender, and Labor Studies with a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies from the University of Washington Tacoma. Roy is also a member of Seattle Theatre Group’s Ricardo Frazer Executive Leadership Program. Growing up, Mari’s love for the performing arts was cultivated through joining their school’s choir, performing in musical theatre shows, playing African drums in a youth drumming group, and doing dance drill team in high school. Roy hopes to become a professional stage and TV/Film actor one day, and showcase more queer Filipino representation in media. In their free time, Mari enjoys attending concerts and supporting QTBIPOC small businesses at community events/markets.

Signy Ackermann (She/Her) is an actor, director, and artist pursuing her BFA at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Recently she’s appeared in Ohio Play at the Soho Playhouse Lighthouse Series and in several original PHTS Upper Level Projects. She’s originally from Grapevine, Texas where she developed a love of competitive speech and haunted houses. When she’s not in a rehearsal room, she likes to work with kids, paint, explore nature, and bake things!