Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Connecting the Dots with the 'Misalliance' Cast

South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2010-2011 season with George Bernard Shaw’s classic comedy Misalliance, a big show featuring a big cast. And with a cast as talented and hard working as this one, it is no surprise to learn that they’ve all crossed paths before.

JD Cullum
You might have seen JD Cullum in the movie Leatherheads getting into a little tiff with Renée Zellweger about his mother’s bosom. SCR regulars will also recognize him from performances in Pig Farm, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow and another Shaw classic, Major Barbara, in which he appeared alongside…

Dakin Matthews
Dakin Matthews, an award-winning actor of stage, film and television. "Desperate Housewives’" lovers will recognize him as Bree’s religious consultant, Reverend Sikes. "General Hospital" fans can also pick out Matthews as the no-nonsense judge handling Sonny’s trial. SCR regulars will be very familiar with Matthews, who appeared in Hamlet with…

Ricahrd Doyle
…SCR Founding Artist Richard Doyle. Eighties sitcom fans will remember him from "Cheers," in which he played Woody’s father-in-law. But Doyle has appeared in more than 100 productions at SCR, among them, The Importance of Being Earnest, in which he was the frisky Reverend Chasuble wooing Miss Prism, played by…

Ameila White
...Amelia White. This won’t be White’s first time under Martin Benson’s direction, having recently worked with him in SCR’s The Heiress. That time, the Broadway star played Elizabeth Almont, aunt of the lonely Catherine Sloper, performed by…

Kirsten Potter
Kirsten Potter. Crime show enthusiasts might have spotted Potter in an episode of "Bones" being arrested by David Boreanaz as a suspected murderer. She just finished an accomplished run of King Lear as Goneril at L.A.’s Antaeus Company with…

Daniel Bess
Daniel Bess who played the role of Edmund. Many will recognize him from his recurring role in the first season of "24" as Rick Allen, kidnapper of Jack Bauer’s daughter. This is Bess’ first time on an SCR stage, but he has performed in several shows at Antaeus, which is where…

Wyatt Fenner
Wyatt Fenner studied acting. Fenner guest-starred on "Bones" as a recovering leukemia patient who dies in a subway accident. This is Fenner’s first performance on the Segerstrom Stage, but you might have seen him in the Pacific Playwrights Festival reading of Happy Face, as the brother with the deformed face being attacked by actor…

Peter Katona
Peter Katona, who played an abusive boyfriend in that reading. Katona appeared in SCR's A Femine Ending, and his face may also be recognizable from his appearances on TV crime shows, including "Castle" and "Numb3rs." Two TV shows that have also featured fellow Misalliance cast member…

Melanie Lora
Melanie Lora, who returns to the Segerstrom Stage after working with director Martin Benson on Collected Stories in 2009. It is fate that she returns to SCR in the same season that we revive Sideways Stories from Wayside School, a show that she originally appeared in here in 2004.

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