Don't Dress for Dinner

Written by Marc Camoletti
Adapted by Robin Hawdon
Directed by Christopher M. Williams
Scenic Design by Marty Burnett
Lighting Design by Matthew Novotny
Costume Design by Elisa Benzoni
Sound Design by Chris Luessman
Properties Design by Kevin Williams
Production Stage Management by Vernon Willet

Adult Language

Sexual Situations and Themes

Violence

Fun for the Whole Family

Description

This wildly successful comedy was first produced at Laguna Playhouse in 1997 and is back by popular demand! This outrageous farce has all the right ingredients for a delicious night of laughter. There’s a married couple with sexy secrets, a cook mistaken for a mistress, a mistress who can’t cook, and enough mistaken identities and confused alibis to have audiences in stitches.

Brian Robert Burns

Bernard

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Brian Robert Burns

BRIAN ROBERT BURNS (Bernard) First National Tour: War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Yale Rep: Richard II, Romeo and Juliet. San Francisco Playhouse: Becky Shaw. Rubicon Theater Company: The Baby Dance: Mixed. The Fountain Theatre: Arrival and Departure. Boomerang: Cymbeline. Clout in the Mug: Look Back in Anger. Lifetime: “Danger Lurking Under My Roof,” “Lucky Hearts.” Streaming: “Daredevil,” “Black-ish.” MFA Yale School of Drama. Brian is in a punk band called Nonheroelite, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing champion, and plays co-ed wood-bat baseball in a rec league for the two-time LABF champion Los Angeles Death. Brian is elated to be sharing this production of Don’t Dress for Dinner with you at the Laguna Playhouse and would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support.

Kim Morgan Dean

Jacqueline

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Kim Morgan Dean

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

Veronica Dunne

Suzette

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Veronica Dunne

VERONICA DUNNE (Suzette) is overjoyed to be working on this hilarious show, and to be returning to Laguna Playhouse. She is most recognized for her role as Marisa on Disney Channel’s “KC Undercover” and making her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Along with other TV and Film protects, some stage credits include Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), and Legally Blonde (Margot). Instagram: @veronica_dunne.

Brandon J. Pierce

Robert

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Brandon J. Pierce

BRANDON J. PIERCE (Robert) is thrilled to be performing at Laguna Playhouse! Born in the city of Philadelphia, where he has most extensively plied his trade, Brandon has had the pleasure of performing all over the country. Broadway: Birthday Candles (Roundabout Theatre) Off-Broadway: Exit Strategy (Primary Stages) Regional: Fat Ham, Eternal Life Pt.1, Kill Move Paradise (Wilma Theatre); Incendiary (Woolly Mammoth); Ben Butler (North Coast Repertory); Native Son (Playmakers Rep.); Welcome to Fear City (Kansas City Rep); Skeleton Crew (Portland Stage); Sweat (People’s Light); Metamorphoses (Arden Theatre Company). Brandon is a member of the Wilma Theater’s Hothouse Acting Company. Brandon was the recipient of the 2023 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play. Love to Alexandra, Mom, and Dad.

Katy Tang

Suzanne

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Katy Tang

KATY TANG (Suzanne) is excited to return to Laguna Playhouse, previously seen in Love Among the Ruins. Regional credits: Sweeney Todd, She Loves Me (South Coast Repertory), A Christmas Carol (Denver Center, Syracuse Stage), Marry Me A Little (International City Theatre), Candide (San Bernardino Symphony), A Little Night Music (EastWest Players), Spring Awakening (Cygnet Theatre),The Mikado, Turn of the Screw (Pacific Opera Project), La Mirada Theatre, Independent Shakespeare Company, North Coast Rep, The LATC, Arrow Rock Lyceum, Sacred Fools, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, and LA Opera. International credits: Susanna in ”Le Nozze di Figaro” (Mediterranean Opera Festival, Italy), Sophie in “Werther,” Amour in “Orphée et Eurydice” (La Péniche Opera, France). Katy has also recently created her own site-specific work with vocal sound installations, as a selected 2023 Artist in Residence with Saturn’s Return in Washington state. Tang trained at UCLA & the Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris. She was runner-up Miss CA 2013 and is a two-time Junior Olympian ice-skater.

Jared Van Heel

George

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Jared Van Heel

JARED VAN HEEL (George) is thrilled to be returning to Laguna Playhouse after appearing as Valére/M. Loyal in Tartuffe earlier this year. San Diego audiences may have previously seen him in eight productions of Shakespeare at The Old Globe. He has toured extensively throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. Off-Broadway credits include Hamlet and The Awesome 80s Prom. Select Regional credits include Tartuffe (Laguna Playhouse), The Liar, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Texas Shakespeare Festival); The Trip to Bountiful, Frankenstein Unplugged, Betty’s Summer Vacation, Cyclone, and Breach (Montana Repertory Theatre); Antony & Cleopatra (Harlequin Productions), American Midget (Trembling Stage), Twelfth Night (MadCap Productions), and others.