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The Trap
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2017, Main Stage

The Trap

by Kieran Lynn

2017, Main Stage

The Trap

by Kieran Lynn

In the hilarious new comedy by the author of Crossing the Line, Tom and Clem find themselves knee-deep in financial struggles.

 

The only solution is to clean out the safe at Tom’s work, a payday loan company called The Debt Duck. When his gambling-addicted boss arrives with the same idea, they end up in a wacky scenario involving a gang of Estonians, a selfish supervisor with a huge mortgage, and an overly vigilant alarm system.

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Cast & Creatives

Collaborators
Creatives
Justin Lemieux

Actor

Credits include: Dallas Theater Center: Romeo and Juliet (Paris); Sense and Sensibility (John Dashwood) and for one night, School for Wives (Horace). Amphibian Stage Productions: The Trap (Tom); Crossing the Line (Arthur). Circle Theatre: Mass Appeal (Mark). Trinity Shakespeare Festival: Comedy of Errors (Angelo); The Tempest (Boatswain). Shakespeare in the Bar: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo). SMU: A Flea in Her Ear (Chandebise/Poche); Black Snow (Sergei); Richard III (Brackenbury). His original monologues Warm Soda and Girl Dad have been performed in Dallas and at the United Solo Festival in New York. BA from the University of Dallas, MFA from Southern Methodist University. Justin is currently the Theater Director at Juan Seguin High School in Arlington ISD.

Actor

Justin Lemieux

Credits include: Dallas Theater Center: Romeo and Juliet (Paris); Sense and Sensibility (John Dashwood) and for one night, School for Wives (Horace). Amphibian Stage Productions: The Trap (Tom); Crossing the Line (Arthur). Circle Theatre: Mass Appeal (Mark). Trinity Shakespeare Festival: Comedy of Errors (Angelo); The Tempest (Boatswain). Shakespeare in the Bar: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo). SMU: A Flea in Her Ear (Chandebise/Poche); Black Snow (Sergei); Richard III (Brackenbury). His original monologues Warm Soda and Girl Dad have been performed in Dallas and at the United Solo Festival in New York. BA from the University of Dallas, MFA from Southern Methodist University. Justin is currently the Theater Director at Juan Seguin High School in Arlington ISD.

Sarah Rutan

Actor

Actor

Sarah Rutan

Bob Hess

Actor

Bob Hess serves as an Assistant Professor of Acting in the Department of Dance and Theatre. He began teaching there in 2009 as an adjunct professor, and, in the Fall of 2019, became a full-time professor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Fine Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Trinity University. As a stage actor, Bob has appeared in nearly every stage in the Metroplex over the last 40 years.

Actor

Bob Hess

Bob Hess serves as an Assistant Professor of Acting in the Department of Dance and Theatre. He began teaching there in 2009 as an adjunct professor, and, in the Fall of 2019, became a full-time professor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Fine Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Trinity University. As a stage actor, Bob has appeared in nearly every stage in the Metroplex over the last 40 years.

Cara Serber

Actor

Actor

Cara Serber

Mary Catherine Burke

Director

Director

Mary Catherine Burke

Seancolin Hankins

Scenic & Technical Director

Scenic & Technical Director

Seancolin Hankins

Dawn Stern

De-Cruit Instructor & Actor

DAWN STERN is an actor, playwrite, and COO of DE-CRUIT, a non-profit that treats trauma through Shakespeare and Science.  DE-CRUIT has partnered with Amphibian Stage to deliver workshops, clinics, presentations, and performances with veterans in Fort Worth including Tarrant County Vet Court.

 

Dawn oversees development, on-site residencies, key notes, clinics, and day to day operations of DE-CRUIT.  She earned her B.S. in Theatre Performance from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIU-E) and has been a proud Equity member since 1987.  Early in her career she worked in St. Louis and Chicago where she earned her AFTRA, AEA, and SAG union cards.

Dawn moved to Los Angeles in 1996 where she began a seventeen-year television acting career which includes six pilots, three series regular shows, and over twenty-five guest star appearances. Her highlights include a series regular role on: Viper, 413 Hope Street, Starhunter, and Nobody plus a recurring role on the Young and the Restless.

Notable guest star appearances include: Star Trek: Enterprise, Ally McBeal, Profiler, Beverly Hills 90210, and True Blood.  Dawn has worked with Damon Wayans on My Wife and Kids, Steve Harvey on the Steve Harvey Show, Wanda Sykes on Wanda at Large and Monique on The Parkers. Her film credits include: The Fugitive and Original Gangstas.

On the professional stage, some of Dawn’s favorite roles have been: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Kate in Taming of the Shrew, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Paulina in A Winter’s Tale, Goneril in King Lear and Margaret in an adaptation she co-wrote with her husband (Stephan Wolfert) called She-Wolf which had its World Premiere at Amphibian Stage.

Off stage she is a member of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility) and represents BIPOC membership on the Education Conference Planning Committee for STA (Shakespeare Theaters Association.

De-Cruit Instructor & Actor

Dawn Stern

DAWN STERN is an actor, playwrite, and COO of DE-CRUIT, a non-profit that treats trauma through Shakespeare and Science.  DE-CRUIT has partnered with Amphibian Stage to deliver workshops, clinics, presentations, and performances with veterans in Fort Worth including Tarrant County Vet Court.

 

Dawn oversees development, on-site residencies, key notes, clinics, and day to day operations of DE-CRUIT.  She earned her B.S. in Theatre Performance from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIU-E) and has been a proud Equity member since 1987.  Early in her career she worked in St. Louis and Chicago where she earned her AFTRA, AEA, and SAG union cards.

Dawn moved to Los Angeles in 1996 where she began a seventeen-year television acting career which includes six pilots, three series regular shows, and over twenty-five guest star appearances. Her highlights include a series regular role on: Viper, 413 Hope Street, Starhunter, and Nobody plus a recurring role on the Young and the Restless.

Notable guest star appearances include: Star Trek: Enterprise, Ally McBeal, Profiler, Beverly Hills 90210, and True Blood.  Dawn has worked with Damon Wayans on My Wife and Kids, Steve Harvey on the Steve Harvey Show, Wanda Sykes on Wanda at Large and Monique on The Parkers. Her film credits include: The Fugitive and Original Gangstas.

On the professional stage, some of Dawn’s favorite roles have been: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Kate in Taming of the Shrew, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Paulina in A Winter’s Tale, Goneril in King Lear and Margaret in an adaptation she co-wrote with her husband (Stephan Wolfert) called She-Wolf which had its World Premiere at Amphibian Stage.

Off stage she is a member of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility) and represents BIPOC membership on the Education Conference Planning Committee for STA (Shakespeare Theaters Association.

David Lanza

Sound Designer

David Lanza has been sound designing in DFW for some time now, is excited to still be sound designing, and looks forward to sound designing more in the future. He also loves the Phibs always and forever. Pro-tip: eat half of your cookie now, and save the other half for a late night snack after the show. Follow David Lanza Audio on Facebook or go to www.DavidLanzaAudio.com to learn more. I might also have an Instagram, but I’m not sure. Or look up my LiveJournal I had in high school. Love to Nikki, Maggie, Peter, and the Oxford comma.

Sound Designer

David Lanza

David Lanza has been sound designing in DFW for some time now, is excited to still be sound designing, and looks forward to sound designing more in the future. He also loves the Phibs always and forever. Pro-tip: eat half of your cookie now, and save the other half for a late night snack after the show. Follow David Lanza Audio on Facebook or go to www.DavidLanzaAudio.com to learn more. I might also have an Instagram, but I’m not sure. Or look up my LiveJournal I had in high school. Love to Nikki, Maggie, Peter, and the Oxford comma.

Christina McCormick

Scenic Artist

Scenic Artist

Christina McCormick

Brittny Mahan

Costume Designer

Costume Designer

Brittny Mahan

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