Theater 198: That Kind of Future
Synopsis:
Julie loves Evan and wants to be his wife and have his children. Evan loves Jilie, but won’t give her that kind of future. There’s a reason for that.
Writer
Martin Fogarty
Martin Fogarty is an Asian-American part-time playwright and acting coach based out of Oregon. He studied his Master’s in Acting at the University of Washington PATP program and majored in Drama and English at the University of Oregon. Martin is interested in creating stories that bring people together, instead of being divisive. “I think if we looked close enough, we would find we have much more in common with each other than we think. We should be celebrating our differences, not using them as an excuse to alienate one another.” Martin would like to thank Bernadette and Open Door Playhouse for this opportunity to share his work.
Martin Fogarty
Director
Bernadette Armstrong
Bernadette Armstrong 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 North 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).
Bernadette Armstrong
Matthew Scott Montgomery as Evan
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
Matthew Scott Montgomery
Sue Gisser as Julie
Sue Gisser trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Steppenwolf West, the Groundlings, iOWest, Second City, Antaeus Academy, Theatricum Botanicum, and holds a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers.
Post-pandemic credits include: the World Premieres of "Slow Thunder" at Theatre 68, "Blood Suckers: A Vampire TED Talk" - a One Person Show, and "Feel Your Feet" - A Musical Improv Experience (both at the Hollywood Fringe Festival), the ghost of Marilyn Monroe in "Creeps," and a treasure trove of voice overs with Open Door Playhouse.
In her professional career, Sue is blessed to seldom work with a director, show, or theatre company only once. She's recurred on "Shameless," "Strangers with Candy," and "Solved;" did multiple spots in campaigns for 'Burlington Coat Factory,' 'Mercury Insurance,' and 'Cedar Fair;' completed 20 tours between the Shoestring Players, Open Window Entertainment, and the George Street Playhouse; her films include "The Activist" and "In the Air"- both by French Director Cyril Morin.
Sue Gisser
