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DEAN FARELL BRUGGEMAN PLAYWRIGHT/SCREENWRITER

    THEATRE: PRODUCTIONS
 

 Only the Moon Howls – romantic drama 

 The Undergraduate Theater Society - School of Drama, 

 University of Washington / Seattle 

 Directed by Jake Thomas Lemberg  / March 2018 

 

 Theatre Unleashed / North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Eric Cire / February – March 2016 

 World Premiere 

 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival 

 Directed by the playwright / June- July 2015 

 Untitled Perversion No. 3 – drama 

 World Premiere 

 The Undergraduate Theater Society - School of  Drama,  

 University of Washington / Seattle 

 Directed by Jake Thomas Lemberg  /  March 2018 

 SuperMom – comedy 

 World Premiere 

 Hurricane Season One-Act Festival / Eclectic Company Theatre 

 North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Obed Medina / July 2013 

 The First Bells Ring at 5:01 p.m. Monday – drama 

 World Premiere 

 Knightsbridge Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by the playwright / April – May 2012 

 Damien – drama 

 World Premiere 

 Hurricane Season One-Act Festival / Eclectic Company Theatre 

 North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Wendy Radford / July 2011 

 In the Shape of a Heart – comedy-drama 

 World Premiere 

 The Road Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Josh Gordon / July – August 2005 

 Trampy, Tattooed Waitresses – comedy-drama 

 World Premiere 

 Company of Angels / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by Erik Hanchey / June – August 2001 

 Safe Distance – drama

 

 World Premiere 

 The Road Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Michael Paxton / November – December 1995 

 Rhyme & Reason – drama 

 World Premiere 

 The Hudson Theatres / Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Billy Hayes & Gary Blumsack / January – March 1995 

 Show & Tell – drama 

 World Premiere 

 Group Repertory Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Carmen Maria Milito / July – September 1994  

   THEATRE:

    SPECIAL

RECOGNITION
 

 Lagniappe 

 Finalist, 2019 New Works Festival 

 Garry Marshall Theatre, Los Angeles 

 Pearson Design 

 Semifinalist, 2018 New Works Festival 

 Garry Marshall Theatre, Los Angeles 

 Only the Moon Howls 

 Winner, Producers’ Award 

 Nominee, Unleashed Award 

 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival  

Memory Grove - drama  
 Finalist, 2013 New Works @ The Works Playwriting Competition 

 Playhouse on the Square / Memphis, TN 

 Semifinalist, 2012 National Playwrights Conference 

 Eugene O’Neill Theater Center / Waterford, CT 

SuperMom 

 Selection, 2013 Hurricane Season National One-Act Playwriting  

​​ Competition 

 Eclectic Company Theatre / North Hollywood, CA  

 Selection, 2011-2012 PlayGround-L.A. Playwriting Competition 

 Zephyr Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

 
 A Sweet Lollapalooza - drama 
 Selection, 2011-2012 PlayGround-L.A. Playwriting Competition 

 Zephyr Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

 Damien 

 Selection, 2011 Hurricane Season National One-Act Playwriting 

 Competition 

 Eclectic Company Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

 Grace - comedy 

 

 1st Runner-Up, 2006 FirstStage Hollywood Monologues Unlimited  

 

Big, Wonderful Wyoming - drama 

 Semifinalist, 2004 Lark Theatre (NYC) Playwrights Week 

 

Pure October - drama 

 

 Finalist, 1993 Dubuque (Iowa) Fine Arts Players National One-Act 

 Competition 

      THEATRE:

     WORKSHOP

  PRODUCTIONS

 The April Meeting of the Friends of the Gibsonton 

 Regional Library – comedy-drama 

 Act Out! A Variety Show Benefitting Inner-City Arts L.A. 

 Three Clubs – Hollywood, CA 

Directed by the playwright / April 2017 

 
Arabella’s Angel – comedy 

 Acting Our Age: Noisily Nine 

 Theatre Unleashed – North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Beth Scorzato / April 2017 

  Pound! – drama 

 Acting Our Age: Electrifyingly Eight

 Theatre Unleashed – North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Courtney Bell / April 2016 

 The First Bells Ring at 5:01 p.m. Monday 

 The Attic Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by Karen Ragan-George / July 2008 

 Big, Wonderful Wyoming drama 

 

 Company of Angels / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by Keith A. Brush / October 2001 

Monsters Anonymous – comedy 

 

 The Dark Side of The Road: Halloween in NoHo 

 The Road Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Lisa Nanni / October 1999 

 

 

 Roomful of Divas – comedy-drama 

 

 Company of Angels / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by Jan O’Connor / April – May 1998 

 

 Company of Angels  

 Directed by the playwright 

 October – November 1997 

 Show & Tell 

 Group Repertory Theatre  

 Directed by Robert Goodman / February 1994 

        

 

         THEATRE:

        READINGS /

          STAGED 

        READINGS

      FILM:

PRODUCED

   CREDITS

       FILM:

DEVELOPMENT

  

  WEB SERIES

        

 Beautifully Broken Things 

                                   political drama 

                                                                                                                                                          comedy-drama 

                                                                                                           

                                      Untitled Perversion No. 3 

                                                                               drama 

The Blur                                            Lagniappe     

            drama                                                                     drama                                       

                          Pearson Design           

                                                                  drama 

                                                                       Memory Grove 

Hollywood Perfume 

                                black comedy 

 

                                        The Cop & the Crybaby    

                                                                      one-act comedy   

     SuperMom                                                                             Big, Wonderful Wyoming 

                  

                                A Sweet Lollapalooza                                          CLASP 

                                                                                                                                            one-act comedy  

 

               ...at theatres & venues including: 

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                                                                                  Los Angeles   

                

                                    Zephyr Theatre            Company of Angels                The Production Company 

                                                       The Blank Theatre           West Coast Ensemble 

 

            FirstStage Hollywood                                Theatre GEO                             The Hudson Theatres 

 

    Eclectic Company Theatre               Road Theatre              Theatre Unleashed             Group Repertory Theatre 

 

               The Academy for New Musical Theatre                 Barnes & Noble Books                            Borders Books 

 

                                    Memphis                                                                                Bend, Oregon 

 

                     Playhouse on the Square                                                           Innovation Theatre Works 

                                                                             Lake Charles, Louisiana 

                                                                                  Itinerant Theatre 

 

 Knock Her Socks Off     short film, comedy 

 Boys with Dogs Productions  (2009) 

Official Selection  -  2015 Flagler Film Festival *     *Best Director, Comedy (Dean Bruggeman & John Johnson) 

 Official Selection  -  2015 Trail Dance Film Festival 

 Official Selection  -  2015 Temecula Independent Film Festival 

 The Favorite    short film, drama 

 Boys with Dogs Productions  (2008) 

 

 The Element of Surprise    short film, drama 

 Boys with Dogs Productions  (2007) 

 

 3 Faces of Steve    short film, comedy 

 Boys with Dogs Productions  (2006) 

 

Fever Dance    short film, comedy 

Boys with Dogs Productions  (2004) 

Lost Inside   

 feature screenplay 

 Dream Chaser Productions, Inc. 

 dreamchaserusa.com 

 Coyote Heart   

  feature screenplay, spec 

 Skyler Blythe Is Having a Moment  

 feature screenplay, spec 

 

The Hollyville Christmas Bandits  

feature screenplay, spec 

 Adam's Mark  

short screenplay, spec 

 

 

 You Slay Me 

Boys with Dogs Productions LLC 

 Creator/Writer/Producer 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAXN9N4YtyWMDEcgyThsjxQ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The April Meeting of the Friends of 

 the Gibsonton Regional Library 

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