Megan Nicole Dong

**Megan Nicole Dong** is the creator and executive producer of *Centaurworld*. Her other credits include: writing and composing many of the series' songs, directing and storyboarding the episode *Hello Rainbow Road* including the sequence for *Rider's Lullaby*, storyboarding for *The Last Lullaby* including the sequence for *Who Was She*, and providing the voice of Glendale.

*Centaurworld* is her first animated series as creator and showrunner. The show is produced by her studio Sketchshark Productions.

Her past roles include: director and storyboarding for *Pinky Malinky*, story artist for *How to Train Your Dragon 2* (2014), story artist for *Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie* (2017), and layout artist for *Metalocalypse.*

In June 2023, it was announced that she would directing a new animated feature for WB animation titled *Bad Fairies*, to be produced by Locksmith Animation.

## Voice roles

### Others

* Tiny Versions of Glendale
* Momma Fishtaur
* Moletaur Backup
* Figure 2
	+ This is the credited name for the masked female human seen in The Ballad of Becky Apples
* In The Last Lullaby only:
	+ Chonathan
	+ Uncomfortable Guard
	+ Forestaur
	+ Deertaur
	+ Leaftaurs

## Creating the series

### Inspiration

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### Production

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### Beyond Centaurworld

Megan Nicole Dong has stated in an interview that if there was ever an opportunity for new Centaurworld stories, she would like to explore how the herd moves on from events of the series. This would include exploring new areas of Centaurworld, as well as a spinoff for Zulius which would detail his actual backstory.

## Interviews

* Meet the Magical, Musical Misfits of 'Centaurworld' | Animation Magazine
* Interview: Megan Nicole Dong Talks CENTAURWORLD! | Broadway World
* Centaurworld's Megan Nicole Dong on Animating Horses, Making a Good Musical, and the Importance of Trust | ComicBook.com
* *Centaurworld* Is a Cartoon Hybrid of Infinite Possibilities | Vulture
* Megan Nicole Dong On Her Rainbow Road To “Centaurworld” | Animation Scoop
* Centaurworld Creator Megan Nicole Dong Talks Season 2, That Finale, and Comfortable Doug | ComicBook.com
* Talking Centaur World Season 2 | Vortex Central
* Interviewing the Creator of Centaurworld: Megan Nicole Dong | Show Hoppers
* Interview with Megan Dong, Creator of Centaurworld | Bobby Chiu, Schoolism
* Posthoof: Interview w/ Megan Nicole Dong and Dominic Bisignano | Cissy Jones, Posthoot

## Trivia

* Megan's favorite character is Wammawink, as revealed in interviews. A close runner-up in Season 2 is Stabby.
* Megan says her favorite episode changes frequently, however Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash is a major favorite because it was one of the most fun episodes to work on.
* Her favorite songs from *Centaurworld* are The Hero of My Story and Fragile Things.
* Her favorite live action series are *Fringe* and *Crazy Ex-girlfriend*, the latter being a musical series that had great influence on her own show, *Centaurworld*.
* Her favorite musical is *Les Misérables*. A reference to this can be found in Holes: Part 3, which has wanted posters for Glendale featuring her mugshot and prisoner ID number. The number is 24601, the same as main character Jean Valjean in *Les Misérables*.
* In the soundtrack version of *What You Need* (and three other songs), Dong provides the vocals for the tree shamans instead of the characters' voice actors First Aid Kit. This is likely due to recording label licensing issues.
* Durpleton was the first centaur character Megan drew before the series ever began. She mentioned in an interview that she drew him on a chopstick while at a restaurant called Daichan in Studio City, California.

## Videos

When A Show About Centaurs Was Just An Idea... - Netflix After SchoolHow to Draw Centaurs with Megan Nicole Dong - Centaurworld - Netflix FuturesThe Centaurworld Cast Can SING! - Netflix FuturesCentaurworld Taafi PanelInterview with Megan Dong, Creator of Centaurworld

## Gallery

Early Glendale conceptsEarly Nowhere King conceptEarly Woman conceptsThe first drawing of a Centaurworld character by the series creator
## Social media

* Twitter
* Instagram
* Tumblr

### Other links

* IMDB

1. ↑ https://deadline.com/2023/06/warner-bros-animation-locksmith-bad-fairies-lunar-chronicles-1235413420/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://youtu.be/0sbnV6JMH4g
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fiesC\_ey2Y