film: Dalí’s Dream
May 20 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dalí’s Dream the Experimental Art Film by Lisa Monde
Join us for a special viewing of Dalí’s Dream, based on Lisa Monde’s award-winning original play of the same name—winner of the Broadway World Awards 2024 for Best Play (Central New York).
Salvador Dalí worshiped the famous psychoanalyst–Doctor Sigmund Freud and ardently wished to meet him. One such meeting had occurred, but it did not meet the expectations of the famous painter. Once, in a dream, Dalí finds himself on the psychoanalyst’s couch during his visit to Professor Freud’s sanitarium! So, who is he—a genius or a paranoiac? Thanks to Freud’s method, the surrealistic fog that envelops Dalí’s figure starts to dissipate.
The play Dalí’s Dream originally premiered Off-Broadway at the Gene Frankel Theatre and was warmly received by audiences and theatre critics. The film version of the play was made specially for The Dalí Museum, Florida, St. Petersburg on the occasion of the celebration of the 120th anniversary of the famous surrealist.
Click here to learn more about the play.
This film contains mature content.
Location: The Dalí Museum’s Will Raymund Theater
Cost: $5
Dalí’s Dream the Experimental Art Film by Lisa Monde trailer:
View the cast below, click here to view the film crew.
Dyllan Vallier
Salvador Dalí
Dyllan could not be more excited to be a part of this production! Some of their favorite credits include Claire in The Maids, Rexy/Jason in The Legend of Georgia McBride, Florinda in Into the Woods, Chantal in La Cage Aux Folles (three times!), as well as The Producers, Damn Yankees, A Chorus Line, All Shook Up and Mamma Mia. You may also catch Dyllan in drag performing around Manhattan as Charlotte Letter. Dyllan holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Hartt School. @dyllan_vallier @charlotte.letternyc
John Higgins
Sigmund Freud
Native New Yorker, former/retired Producer. John looks MUCH older than he is which is vexing, but there you have it. Contrary to popular lore, he was not at the Last Supper. Renewed memberships a couple of years ago with AEA & SAG and gratefully having a blast! Enjoy the play & thank you for supporting live theatre. Oh, check out John’s website & reel at www.johnhiggins3000.com/reel
Appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Lisa Monde
Adolf / Adolfina / Coco Chanel
Lisa Monde is an award-winning actress and singer. After touring with various shows and working with renowned European theatre companies, she moved to NYC to continue her pursuits. Lisa graduated from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and the New York Film Academy. Recent credits include: The 10 Commandments Musical (Bithia); La Cage Aux Folles (Jacqueline); Anne Frank, a Musical (Edith Frank); Teach Me How to Die (Poet); Dracula: Finding of a Shadow (Vlad Dracula), as well as The Maids (Monsieur). Lisa also worked as a host on international TV and radio channels and played one of the leading roles in the Future Proof Productions feature film – The Most Dangerous Man UVX. Lisa is always excited to take on challenging roles! www.lisa-monde.com, @the_lisamonde
Seth Andrew Miller
Frank
Having left his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, Seth is a recent graduate of the Maggie Flanigan Studio and has quickly fallen in love with living an artistic life here in NYC. You can see him in the upcoming feature film, DO US PART – an independent rom-com set to hit the festival circuit this summer. www.SethAndrewMiller.com
Ryan Wasserman
Stein
Ryan Wasserman is an actor and storyteller currently finishing up his senior year at NYU Tisch. Recent performance credits include And Then There Were None, To the Life of Lisa Simmard, Comedy of Errors, and L’amour Medécin in the style of Commedia dell’Arte. In addition to studying acting, Ryan also studies Spanish and Italian!
Sondrine Lee Bontemps
Yin
Sondrine’s Off-Broadway debut. A Bay Area transplant in the city, Sondrine is no stranger to new works. She was last seen in New York at the 2023 NAMT Festival for New Works with Fountain of You (Esthette), and was a part of the inaugural cast of Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, The Disney Wish, where she was a founding member of Disney Victrophonics, and played Princess Jasmine in Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. BFA Musical Theater from Syracuse University.
Habin Kwak
Yang
Habin is an actor and model born in Queens, NY. He received training as part of the 51st class at K-Plus Academy in Seoul, South Korea and is now actively working in New York. Recent credits include A Sketch of New York, The Friend in Miles Goldstein’s The Option and runway work with Future Treasure and Leisure Projects for NYFW 2024. https://thetalentexpress.com/habin-kwak/
Mac Stevenson
Pierre / Eva / Euterpe
Mac made her way up from Florida to NYC in 2017 where she attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Upon graduating and completing the Company program in 2020, she was set on her real-world-auditioning adventures… until the pandemic hit… & after a few years of isolation and strikes, she made her theatre debut at the American Theatre of Actors in Dream On, Baransky! 2nd Dose as Reagan O’Reilly. @themacstevenson
Lisa Monde
Author, Playwright, Director, Composer, Sound Design
CEO of Monli International Company LLC
Lisa began her artistic career in Europe. She is a proud graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the New York Film Academy. As a playwright and composer, Lisa is the author of eight staged musicals and seven plays, most of which were directed by her and produced in the US and overseas. Lisa is an award-winning author of several published historical dramas, including “I Know All Save Myself Alone” and “Saint Francis: Religion of Love”. Her most recent play “Dracula: Finding of a Shadow” has won the Broadway World Awards 2023, Best New Play. Lisa holds a PhD in Musical Theatre Performance and passionately writes about the development of musical theatre as a genre around the world for the Theatre Times Magazine. Memberships include: SAG-AFTRA, Dramatists Guild of America,The Authors Guild, AFM, AGMA, NACUSA, SETC, CID (UNESCO), International Union of Writers. www.lisa-monde.com / www.monlicompany.com
