Theater 4: The First Impression
Theater 4: The First Impression
How a love story begins over an art show, a snowball fight, and coffee.
Writer:
Suzanne Bronson
Suzanne Bronson A Master of Fine Arts graduate in May 2017 from New York University and recipient of the Tisch School of the Arts and the Jean Stein scholarships, Suzanne Bronson's black comedy, A Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, was a 2018 semi-finalist for the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. The play was also on the 2018 long-list for Theatre503's Playwriting Award.
Director:
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette moved to Los Angeles to work in film in the late 1990’s and after her first two films went to festivals she took a short hiatus from writing until she fell in love with small theater. Since 2008 she has had several successful theater projects produced in No Hollywood. Her play The Reading Group was named Pick of the Week by LA Weekly Magazine and in 2017 her play Simple Lives was nominated for Outstanding Writing of an Original Play or Musical by the Valley Theater Awards (the only woman nominated).
Actors:
Monique Gonsalves
Monique is thrilled to perform in her first podcast play production with Open Door Playhouse. 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.
Whitton Frank
Whitton Frank is an actress and producer, known for Murder in the First (2014), Amnesia: Who Are You? (2014) and Will the Real Princess Merida Please Stand Up? (2012).
