Theater 148: Monsters Anonymous
Synopsis:
Dracula wants to be a better monster and feels guilty for his past killings. Determined to stop, he struggles with his addiction to human blood, despite being able to survive on animal blood. He joins Monsters Anonymous (MA), posing as an alcoholic, and meets other monsters with unique addictions: Gaywolf, obsessed with bulking up; Frankenstein, addicted to plastic surgery; and Ghost Girl, who can't stop stalking her ex-girlfriend. Can the group help Dracula resist his urges, or will he relapse into killing again?
Writer
Melissa Marie Watson
Melissa won two creative writing scholarship contests and two essay contests at Eureka College, read poetry over the radio in Chicago, and was published in The Quill, The Pantagraph, and The Woodford County Journal. She was recently published in two anthology books: Words of the Wise: Stories of Awakening Journeys and I’m a F*cking Entrepreneur Volume II. Her monologue, Made to Be Alone, was performed by Nomad Theatre in their Ghostlight Project showcase, and her short play, The Lesser of Two Evils was a finalist in Nomad's The Polling Place contest.
Melissa Marie Watson
Director
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 – similar to 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 new Short and 1ACT plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally.
Bernadette Armstrong
Cast:
Kevin Carr (Dracula)
As a youth, Kevin founded the Horror Film Fan Club in his hometown. Years later, he founded NOTE, the New One-Act Theatre Ensemble, in Los Angeles, which exists to this day as the Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood.
The stage is his first love, but he has also worked extensively as a vocal artist. He recurred as the title character of Hardcase for Malibu Comics, and for Disney he has voiced FoulFellow The Fox in Pinocchio, and Humbert The Huntsman in Snow White.
TV appearances include Tough As Nails, America's Most Wanted, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His film credits include SINE ZEN NON (Nothing Without Zen), which he wrote and directed; and he is currently editing his film adaptation of A Hamlet In Progress, in which he appears as the title character.
Kevin Carr
Monique Gonsalves (Frankenstein)
She holds a BA in Theater Arts with an Emphasis in Acting from the California State University of Fullerton. She has enjoyed success as a Children’s Theater Director for Town Hall Kids at the Town Hall Theater in Lafayette, CA. As well as her extensive experience as a costume character performer ranging from Princess Parties as Barbie and Cinderella to singing telegrams as Betty Boop and various events as a Marilyn Monroe Impersonator. After many years of moving across America and living and loving in some of its greatest cities like Chicago and New York- she is happy to be back on the best coast ardently pursuing the dream in Hollywoodland.
Monique Gonsalves
Gina Elaine (Ghost Girl)
Originally from Tennessee, Gina studied at the American Musical Dramatic Academy of Los Angeles. She made her radio acting debut in another Open Door Playhouse show, “BRIDAL WAVE”, directed by Bernadette Armstrong.
Gina Elaine
Lawrence G. Coleman (Gay Wolf)
Lawrence G. Coleman III is a Black American Actor based in Los Angeles, CA. His focus is on work in Film and Television and avant-garde theatre. He currently works as an Office Manager on campus for UCLA. He attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2017 and has been working since 2019. Credits: “My Psycho Party Planner”-2019 Lifetime Network, “Bilk” 2020 Short Film and “ZJU’s Urban Death” 2021 Theatre Show.
Lawrence G. Coleman
Sound Production:
Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.