Murder On The Links

KIM MORGAN DEAN (Captain Hastings) is delighted to return to Laguna Playhouse where she was seen last season as Captain Hastings in the world premiere of Steven Dietz’s Murder on the Links. Kim has performed in over 20 productions at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA and over 30 productions at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, WV, including Next to Normal in the summer of 2023. Other credits include: Yankee Tavern (Florida Stage); Collected Stories (Mosaic Theatre); Beguiled Again, Ripcord, Moon Over Buffalo (Florida Rep). She is the recipient of the 2008 and 2009 Carbonell Best Supporting Actress Award for her performances as Wren in Body of Water and Mairead in The Lieutenant of Inishmore, respectively. Gratitude to the Laguna Playhouse crew for having me aboard, to TM for love & support, and to YOU for supporting live theatre! www.kimmorgandean.com

JENNIFER ERDMANN* (Woman One) is delighted be making this appearance at the Laguna Playhouse. A San Francisco Bay Area-based actor, her credits include Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Boeing-Boeing, The 39 Steps, Rumors, Our Town, and Noises Off (Center Repertory Company); the world premiere of Bill Cain’s 9 Circles (Marin Theatre Company); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Marin Shakespeare Company); The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival); Vincent in Brixton (TheatreWorks); Restoration Comedy (Stanford Summer Theater); Major Barbara (San Jose Rep). Other regional credits include Pride and Prejudice (Arizona Theatre Company/Alliance Theatre); Nunsense Jamboree (Meadow Brook Theatre, MI); The Miracle Worker (Sierra Rep); and both Antiphola twins in The Comedy of Errors (Santa Cruz Shakespeare). Jennifer holds a B.A. from Cornell University and also works frequently in independent film, commercials, and voiceover. Love to D, M, and L.

BRIAN MACKEY (Man Two) is excited to use his little grey cells again. Select credits include: Murder on the Links (Laguna Playhouse and North Coast Rep), Ben Butler, Little Women, A Christmas Carol (North Coast Rep) ; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Glass Menagerie, Travesties, The History Boys, A Christmas Carol (Cygnet Theatre); Outside Mullingar, Noises Off, Silent Sky, The Explorer’s Club, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Lamb’s Players Theatre); The Humans, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (San Diego Repertory); Abundance, Smokefall (Backyard Renainsance); Baby with the Bathwater, The Little Dog Laughed (Diversionary Theatre); All My Sons, Hamlet, Enemy of the People (Intrepid Theatre); The Woolgatherer, Jack Goes Boating, In the Heat of the Night, All in the Timing (ion theatre); Romeo, Romeo and Juliet (Roustabouts Theatre); The Heidi Chronicles, Julius Ceasar (New Village Arts).

JESSICA MOSHER* (Woman Two) is a Canadian actress based in New York City. Regional: The 39 Steps (Riverside Theatre); Hand to God (Florida Studio Theatre); Fun Home (New York Regional Premiere, White Plains Performing Arts Center); Crimes of the Heart (Bristol Valley Theatre); The Importance of Being Earnest (Savannah Repertory Theatre). TV/Film: “Mr. Robot; For Hire” (SOHO International Film Festival). Thanks to everyone at North Coast Rep and Laguna Playhouse and the talented cast and crew of Murder on the Links! Special thanks to Dad, Heather, Keith, and her wonderful friends. www.jessicamosher.com @notjessmosher

OMRI SCHEIN (Hercule Poirot) is half of the musical theatre writing team of Lincoln and Schein of which their musicals include The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, The Remarkable Mister Holmes, Making Melrose, Grecian Burns, and Fintastic Finn. Other writing credits: Mambo Italiano the musical, Withering Heights, and Gary Goldfarb: Master Escapist (2013 NYMF Award Best Lyrics). Recent directing credits include Fiddler on The Roof and Anything Goes for San Diego Musical Theatre, Psycho Beach Party at Southwestern College and The Mousetrap at Grossmont College. As a performer: Murder On The Links (world premiere) Baskerville, Babette’s Feast, All In The Timing, A Funny Thing…ForumX3, Persuasion, Noises Off, The Explorer’s Club, Beau Jest, Laughter On the 23rd Floor, Around The World in 80 Days, The Underpants, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeX3, Five Course Love, The Big Bang, When Pigs Fly, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Dear World, The People Vs. Mona (Off-Broadway/Cast Recording), Hell’s Belles, Henry V, Grease (tour) and When You’re in Love, The Whole World Is Jewish directed by Jason Alexander. Member of AEA. www.omri-schein.com.

MATTHEW SALAZAR-THOMPSON (Louis/First Immigration Officer) Select acting credits: The Car Plays, The Grift (La Jolla Playhouse); Murder on the Links (The Laguna Playhouse); Spring Awakening (Cygnet Theatre); Murder on the Links, Moon Over Buffalo, The Father, The Spitfire Grill, The Odd Couple, THIS, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Over the Tavern, Dracula, Leading Ladies, A Thousand Clowns, Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errors (North Coast Rep),Terra Nova (Compass Theatre); Cold Comfort Farm, West Side Story (Lamb’s Players); Yoga Play, Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Moxie Theatre); Now or Later (Diversionary Theatre); Moonlight and Magnolias (Sierra Rep) Much Ado About Nothing (Intrepid Theatre); Henry V (New Fortune Theatre); Beachtown (San Diego Rep [understudy]). TV credits: “C.S.I,” “Veronica Mars,” “Fashion House,” “Cover Me,” “Dharma and Greg,” “Watch Over Me,” “18 Wheels of Justice,” “Fraiser,” “The Invisible Man,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Baywatch.” Proud member: SAG/AFTRA & AEA. Love to Jesse, Sadie and Beckett.