Cast and Crew

BRUCE A. YOUNG
(Creator)

Bruce created DUNGEON MASTER while at the Organic Theatre Company, in 1981. Film and television audiences will recognize him from such projects as; THE SENTINEL, JURASSIC PARK 3, RISKY BUSINESS, PHENOMENON, HOTSHOTS, HIGHLANDER, TRESPASS, AN INNOCENT MAN and NAKED GUN 33 1/3. This west coast premiere of DUNGEON MASTER is dedicated to his sons, Nathan and Myles, who insure that Daddy can always shop for awesome toys and eat frosted breakfast cereals.

Favorite Characters: Sandrider, Walker, Random of the Glendar Rangers, Ticket Troll

MIKE AXELSEN
(Writer / Director)

Michael is appearing onstage in LA for the first time in Dungeon Master. Previously on other coasts, he appeared in such plays as ROMEO AND JULIET, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, FINDING THE SUN, and VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM (I'm not making that last one up - you had to be there).

Favorite Characters: Taka (Gods hate Taka), Reboulet

ELIZABETH DEWET
(Writer / Director)

Elizabeth is very pleased to be a part of the DUNGEON MASTER cast. She hails from small town New Hampshire where she got her BA in theatre from the University of New Hampshire. Favorite past roles include "Kate" in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, "Allison" and several other parts in TRAINSPOTTING, "Dorothy" in the world premiere of FARTHER ALONG, and "Mary" in THE ROOSTER'S CHARM. Film credits include THE LOVE DRUG and THE DARK WOOD.

Favorite Characters: Sinestra, Proculous

MICHAEL T. COLEMAN
(Writer / Director)

Michael's dark past includes 16 years of professional improvisational comedy throughout New England and Los Angeles (with a three-year
hiatus living in Japan and traveling various continents), a slew of sketch comedy and theatre in Boston (including directing what wound up
being the 'second' US Premiere of Clive Barker's THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL), and studying under members of RADA and the Royal Shakespeare Company at Oxford...as well as film and television work of varying degrees (his Untold Stories of the ER episodes pop up on The Learning Channel late at night). Michael can be seen biweekly in the Dungeon Master show in Hollywood, hosting the Special Effects Stages at Universal Studios, and in neverending repeats of BLIND DATE. He's the one with the mermaid (Sweet, sweet death...).

FAVORITE CHARACTERS: Prager, Bhaab, Henri, Neo, and that weird rat dude in the dungeon.

BUDDY DANIELS
(Ensemble)

Buddy comes to this production fresh from The First Stage Writers Workshop called "2001 A Stage Oddity." He starred in two of the seven short plays, A SCULPTURED MOMENT and THE MOUSE. He also brings with him extensive film credits, His most recent being the newly released CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LA. Working on TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS with Charles Grodin is still one of his favorite movie making memories to this day. If you think his face looks awfully familiar, you're right! On your cable stations you can see him in DILEMMA, DANGER ZONE, and ROUND TRIP TO HEAVEN doing one of the things he does best: playing Character Bad Guys. Never one to limit his range, he also just co-starred with Snoop Dogg in his new video, EASTSIDAZ. Out of a numerous amount of national commercials, his commercial for Pistachio won several advertising awards. Buddy went straight to several co-starring roles in such acclaimed TV shows as: ALI MC BEAL, STAR TREK, THE NEXT GENERATION, and THE GOLDEN GIRLS. Buddy Daniels Friedman, is a Theatre Major from Temple University and has studied locally with Tracy Roberts, among many other scene study and cold reading classes.

Favorite Characters: Naggleface

SPENSER COATES
(Ensemble)

Spenser arrived on the planet in a past decade. For the first several years of her life she had NO IDEA of what was going on. Ahhh, childhood. Then she went to college. Had a GREAT time. The colleges have yet to recover. For an eon or so after college, Spenser worked for various government agencies. Yet again, she had NO IDEA of what was going on. Ahhh, working for government agencies. Spenser finally came to her senses; woke up and smelled the coffee; caught the clue bus; and quit the government agencies and became an actor. She feels that she has been extremely successful in her endeavors despite several setbacks: She has never appeared in a dinner theatre production of a Wagner opera. She was never been cast, not even once, in a mini-series. She has never been a stand in for Julia Roberts. No one in the business has told her to start writing her Academy Award speech. She has been told that she looks like Tom Cruise. One of her most cherished successful endeavors was the fact that she was asked to be a part of the DungeonMaster family.

Favorite Characters: All of 'em!

ANNE MESA
(Ensemble)

LEGION MYERS
(Ensemble)

Legion is a native of southern California. He spent most of his first 22 years in and around the Palm Springs area. It was obvious from a young age that entertaining was something he loved to do. From the school plays of his youth, to community theater, to the bands he fronted in his mid to late teens, it was clear that being the center of attention was where he was most comfortable. Most of his high school years were spent ditching other classes in favor of time in the drama department. During his late teens and early 20's Legion developed a love of radio, which led him to create an independent radio show known as “The Mental Block” in the mid 90's. After nearly a decade on hiatus from performing, Legion has rediscovered his passion for performance. You can find him co-hosting “The iRRegular Radio Show” (www.contagiousradio.com), and “The iRRegular Video Show” (www.musicplustv.com). With a variety of stage, radio, and short film credits behind him, Legion happily brings his wit, charm, and off-beat sense of humor to the Dungeon Master stage!

ANGI MARIE ROBERTS
(Ensemble)

hails from the Northwest. Born and raised in Portland, OR, it never occurred to her to be an actress until she moved to Seattle and failed to fulfill her dream to become a nurse. (She discovered she hated taking care of sick people) After thinking long and hard about what might be a financially secure profession, she decided acting was the wisest choice. Her past plays include "Affections of an Alleycat"(her favorite), "The Petrified Forest", "Ghost Train", and many original pieces including "LA Dreams", "Diary of a Catholic School Dropout" and "To Live, Love and Get Loaded". She has also appeared in many straight to video movies including "Jacked" and "Mad Jack". Her dream is to one day star in a production of "Macbeth" as Lady Macbeth but fears her inability to be able to remember the lines may stand in her way. She absolutely LOVES Dungeon Master and is honored to be a part of such a brilliant group of comedic actors.

Favorite character: "Cherrywood" the Talking Door.

MINDY FORTUNE
(Ensemble)

The glorious state of Maryland is where the adventure began. Long ago, when she was just a little Mindy, she would spend her days making home movies to show her ever-growing fan base (mostly just her parents). With the glimmer of show biz in her eye, Mindy dreamt of one day living behind the big ‘H’ in Hollywood. “Only dreamers go to that town,” some would say, “You can’t possibly fit in there, you had a normal upbringing,” others would declare. Alas, she made the trek to California after graduating from Towson University, leaving behind her huge fan base (mostly just her parents). Upon arriving, she quickly went to stake out her property behind the big ‘H’ only to find that it’s built on the side of a huge hill and it really didn’t seem to have any room to fit her glorious dream house. Also, seeing all the empty cans lying around, apparently someone else had declared it to be their haven as well. So, turning her frown upside down, she found her home in lovely Burbank. Along with that, she found a new family within the Dungeon Master show. She thoroughly enjoys performing with them and hopes that someday they might all be neighbors by living behind different letters of the Hollywood sign and chasing away whoever keeps painting over her initials.

SHELBY LEE JENKINS
(Ensemble)

Shelby Lee moved to Los Angeles in 2003 in her constant search for sunshine. Her motto since she arrived has been "Every day this town makes me laugh is one more day to stay." She is delighted to have become a member of the Dungeon Master cast and is looking forward to every adventure each show will bring.

TRUMAN BISHOP
(Ensemble)

Truman recently moved to Los Angles from Boise, ID, but feels like a local because his car was stolen. Raised in the mountians of Idaho, Truman fell in love with the stage as soon as he saw one (Its so ...elevated). Truman began acting in high school, many years ago. Some of his favorite character to play come from shows you've never heard of. They include, "Dogg" from "Kung Fuey", "Chef" from "Parates of the Caribbean", and "Marley" from "Scrooge, Older But Miser". Truman is excited to bring his talents to "Dungeonmasters" and looks forward to seeing you at the theatre.

JONATHAN HARRISON
(Ensemble)

Studied theatre at Wayne State University, in Detroit, Michigan. A longtime veteran of show business, he has a myriad of credits from stage (Pilgrim, Evensong, The Trial, The Devil’s Bride and Alvin & The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein), TV (The Tonight Show, Baywatch, Coach and Thirtysomething) and film (Josh Eisenstadt’s Specter's Rock and Red Lightning). He also sings (can be heard on Thomas Kulger’s CD, Lillith, a Rock Opera) and dances. As West Coast Director of The Collinsport Players, he writes, directs, acts and sings in sketches based on Dark Shadows at conventions.

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PRODUCTION STAFF

Executive Producers
Bruce A. Young, Billy Campbell

Writers / Directors
Mike Axelsen, Elizabeth Dewet, Michael Coleman

Producers
Moose Productions, Inc.,
Bridget and Bill Paley

Stage Managers
Karen Brooks, Connie-Lynne Villani

Technical Director and Lighting Design
Connie-Lynne Villani

Light Board Operators
Connie-Lynne Villani, Karen Brooks

Sound Effects Design
Karen Brooks

Musical Director
James Roberts

Original Music
David Pollack, Bruce A. Young

Graphic Design
Billy Campbell, Elizabeth DeWet, Kristin Intress

Map Design
Billy Campbell

Costumes
Elizabeth DeWet, Cindy Jurney, Suki Lammers, Bridget Paley

Props
Gary Lamb, Bill Reilly, Bruce A. Young, Amanda Arsenault

Fight Choreography
Bruce A. Young, Robert Chapin

Web Design
Robert Chapin

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Clancy Brown
Christopher Michael Moore
Bridget and William Paley
Shuko and Michael Pacelli
Russ Entertainment
Darla Kershner
Shanda Harry
Frankie Ray
Lynne Ziehe
Dawnise Dopek
Dan Berger
David Woolley
Jessica Cail
Scott Harrison
Dan Sandoval
John Lant - Write Act Artistic Director