Theater 90: Dress Blues
Summary
An upper-class, extremely tough customer, trying to stop her cheating husband’s roving eye from roving, gets life-changing advice from what she was sure was a most unlikely source…a gay salesman at a Newbury Street boutique.
Open-Door Playhouse founder and artistic director Bernadette Armstrong directs a cast that includes Kim Hlavac, Matthew Scott Montgomery and Michael Fletcher.
Donald Loftus is the playwright. His previous full-length plays include The Springvale Armadillo, Per, Driftwood, and The Archway. Based in New York, he sits on the Board of Directors of the Dramatists Guild Foundation
Playwright Donald Loftus
Donald Loftus
Writer Donald Loftus is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist whose work has been presented on stages across America, The United Kingdom, Surathkal, India, and Uppsala, Sweden. He recently won the W. Keith Hedrick National Playwriting Award and The Southeast Texas Festival of New Plays Award. He was named a finalist for the Robert J. Pickering / J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence. In addition, Donald was selected to participate in the 2022 William Inge Theatre Festival. Donald serves on the Board of Directors of The Dramatists Guild Foundation and is a member of two playwriting groups: PAGES and DGPG, both based in New York City.
Director Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette Armstrong has been writing, directing, and producing successful plays in North Hollywood since 2000. Her most recent success occurred under the direst circumstances, the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic forced the closure of live theater, including the premier of her play Custody, Bernadette’s disappointment led her to launch a new theater venue, Open-Door Playhouse. Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast – like the radio dramas of the 1940’s and 1950’s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and 1ACT plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally.
CAST:
Kim Hlavac as Mrs. Simmons
KIm Hlavac
Kim Hlavac graduated from the prestigious NYC High School Of Performing Arts and received her BFA in theatre arts & film in George Morrison’s company from SUNY/Purchase. Her New York theater credits include Beatrice in “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” opposite Stanley Tucci as Benedict directed by Theodore Mann. Edna in “WAITING FOR LEFTY’ directed by Howard Da Silva. Gertrude Stein’s “LISTEN TO ME,” directed by Lawrence Kornfeld. She played Lauren Phillips in the daytime drama “ANOTHER WORLD”. Kim is a proud member of Los Angeles VS & Station House. Kim would like to thank Bernadette Armstrong for providing and supporting the platform for new writers & directors to explore different avenues of their creativity. Kim has written, directed & acted in several pieces for Open-door playhouse and has thoroughly enjoyed each experience. She is thrilled to be part of celebrating women in theatre.
Matthew Scott Montgomery as Nicolas
Matthew Scott Montgomery
Matthew Scott Montgomery has theater background: Stage Kiss (The Geffen Playhouse); YELLOW (Best Actor winner at the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, The Coast Playhouse); Dead Boys (writer/star, West Hollywood One City One Pride Excellence in LGBT Theatre Winner; The Blank Theatre, Celebration Theatre); I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Musical (El Cid, Three Clubs); Anchorman: The Musical (El Cid); A Walk to Remember: The Musical, The OC Musical, BROLESQUE (Rockwell Table & Stage); Definitely Not Clue: A Live Murder Mystery Musical for Twitch (After Hours Theatre Company). His film, television, and web include the following: Southern Baptist Sissies; Jane the Virgin (CW); White Famous (Showtime); Sonny With a Chance; So Random!, Shake it Up!, Austin & Ally (Disney Channel); SMOSH (recurring); and Nasty Habits. AEA & SAG/AFTRA. You can also follow Matthew on Instagram: @matthew_scott_montgomery
Michael Fletcher as Christopher
Michael Fletcher
Michael Harvey Fletcher loves to perform whether it be on the stage or on the screen. No part is too large or too small for although he has played heavy hitters like Hamlet and Caligula, he's also played more quirky character bit parts than you can count!
Recorded at The Oak House Studio by Sound Engineer David Peters