Solana Beach, Calif. - Something’s afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-
Mer – namely the body of Hercule Poirot’s newest client. Acclaimed playwright Steven
Dietz brings the famed Belgian detective to life to solve one of Agatha Christie’s most
intricate whodunits. Of course, there are the host of usual – and – unusual suspects. A
cast of six versatile actors embody myriad characters as they navigate the twists and
turns of this lively and fun new adaptation. You won’t want to miss a thrilling moment of
this world premiere comic mystery. If you miss the show at North Coast Rep, you’ll have
an opportunity to see this production at Laguna Playhouse (May 31 – June 18). NOW
EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 21ST.

Steven Dietz directs Kim Morgan Dean,* Jennifer Erdmann,* Brian Mackey,* Jessica
Mosher,* Omri Schein,* and Matthew Salazar-Thompson* in MURDER ON THE LINKS.
The design team includes Marty Burnett (Resident Scenic Designer), Matthew Novotny
(Lighting), Elisa Benzoni (Costume Design), Robertson Witmer (Composer/Sound
Design), Rachel Hengst (Props), and Peter Herman (Hair & Wigs). Vernon Willet* is the
Stage Manager.

*The actor or stage manager appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity
Association. For photos, go to www.northcoastrep.org/press.

MURDER ON THE LINKS previews begin Wednesday, April 19. Opening Night on
Saturday, April 22, at 8pm. It will play Wednesdays at 7pm, Thursdays through
Saturdays at 8pm, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm, with Sundays at 7pm
through May 21. There will be a talkback with the artistic director and cast on Friday,
April 28. A performance has just been added on Wednesday, May 10, at 2 pm (See
Schedule below). North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe
Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Tickets: Previews - $54 (including Friday preview at
2pm), Week Nights/Wed. & Sat. Matinees - $60; Sat. Eve. & Sun. Mat. $65; Sun Night -
$57. Seniors, Students, Military & Educators - $3 off admission. Call 858-481-1055, or
visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase tickets.

WHAT: NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE presents
MURDER ON THE LINKS
Written by Steven Dietz, Based on the Novel by Agatha Christie
Directed by Steven Dietz

CAST: Kim Morgan Dean,* Jennifer Erdmann,* Brian Mackey,* Jessica Mosher,*
Omri Schein,* and Matthew Salazar-Thompson.*

WHERE: North Coast Repertory Theatre
987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive
Solana Beach, CA 92075

SCHEDULE: Previews start: April 19, 2023
Opens: April 22, 2023
Closes: May 21, 2023
Wed. @ 7pm, Thurs-Sat @ 8PM; Sat & Sun @ 2PM, Sun @ 7pm
Fri (Apr. 21) @ 2 pm
Wed (May 10) @ 2pm

PRICES: Previews $54.00
Weeknights & Sat. Matinees $60.00
Sat. Nights & Sunday Matinees $65.00
Sunday Nights $57.00

DISCOUNTS: Seniors, Students, Military & Educators $3.00 off admission. Rush tickets
available for $25. Sold 15 minutes prior to showtime.

BIOS:

STEVEN DIETZ (Director/ Playwright) Plays at North Coast Rep: Bloomsday, This
Random World, Becky’s New Car, Dracula. Recent premieres: How a Boy Falls
(Northlight Theatre, Chicago); Dracula: Mina’s Quest (ACT Theatre, Seattle); The Ghost
of Splinter Cove and, The Great Beyond (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte/Actor’s
Theatre of Charlotte). Upcoming premiere: Gaslight (Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company/Merrimack Repertory Theatre). Upcoming film: “What Happens Later”
(starring Meg Ryan and David Duchovny). Other widely produced plays: On Clover
Road, Last of the Boys, Rancho Mirage, Shooting Star, Yankee Tavern, Inventing van
Gogh, Private Eyes, Rocket Man, God’s Country, and The Nina Variations. Awards:
American Theatre Critics Association Steinberg New Play Citation for Bloomsday;
Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award for Fiction and Still Life with Iris;
PEN USA Award in Drama for Lonely Planet; Edgar Award® from the Mystery Writers of
America for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. Other: 30+ plays and adaptations at
over one hundred regional theatres; international productions in over twenty-five
countries; in 2019, once again named one of the 20 Most-Produced Playwrights in
America by American Theatre Magazine.

Cast (in alphabetical order):

KIM MORGAN DEAN* (Captain Hastings) is joyous to be joining North Coast Rep for
this world premiere! Kim has performed in over 20 shows at the Barter Theatre in
Abingdon, Virginia, where she has been a member of the Resident Acting Company
since 2018. Prior to Barter, Kim was a company member at Greenbrier Valley Theatre,
where she also served as associate artistic director. Other credits: Janet in Yankee
Tavern (Florida Stage); Lisa in Collected Stories (Mosaic Theatre); Colleen in Ripcord;
Rosalind in Moon Over Buffalo (Florida Rep). She is the recipient of the 2008 and 2009
Carbonell Best Supporting Actress Award for her performances as Wren in Body of
Water (Mosaic Theatre) and Mairead in Gable Stage’s production of The Lieutenant of
Inishmore, respectively. Gratitude to the North Coast Rep crew for having me aboard, to
TM for love & support, and to YOU for supporting live theatre!
www.kimmorgandean.com

JENNIFER ERDMANN* (Woman One) is delighted be making her first appearance at
North Coast Rep. A San Francisco Bay Area-based actor, her credits include
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Boeing-Boeing, The 39 Steps, Rumors, Our
Town, and Noises Off (Center Repertory Company); the world premiere of Bill Cain’s 9
Circles (Marin Theatre Company); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Marin Shakespeare
Company); The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival);
Vincent in Brixton (TheatreWorks); Restoration Comedy (Stanford Summer Theater);
Major Barbara (San Jose Rep). Other regional credits include Pride and Prejudice
(Arizona Theatre Company/Alliance Theatre); Nunsense Jamboree (Meadow Brook
Theatre, MI); The Miracle Worker (Sierra Rep); and both Antiphola twins in The Comedy
of Errors (Santa Cruz Shakespeare). Jennifer holds a B.A. from Cornell University and
also works frequently in independent film, commercials, and voiceover. Love to D, M,
and L.

BRIAN MACKEY* (Man Two) is thrilled to be back at North Coast Rep, where he has
performed in Ben Butler, Little Women, and A Christmas Carol, and serves as the
Associate Artistic Director. Brian has appeared on stages across San Diego including
Lamb’s Players Theatre, San Diego Repertory, Cygnet Theatre, Backyard Renaissance,
Diversionary Theatre, New Village Arts, Roustabouts Theatre, Intrepid Theatre, and Ion
theatre. Favorite credits include The Explorer’s Club, Noises Off, All My Sons, Silent
Sky, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, The Woolgatherer, Jack Goes Boating, The
Humans, Abundance, and The Glass Menagerie.

JESSICA MOSHER* (Woman Two) is a Canadian actress based in New York
City. North Coast Rep debut! Regional: The 39 Steps (Riverside Theatre); Hand to
God (Florida Studio Theatre); Fun Home (New York Regional Premiere, White Plains
Performing Arts Center); Crimes of the Heart (Bristol Valley Theatre); The Importance of
Being Earnest (Savannah Repertory Theatre). TV/Film: “Mr. Robot; For Hire” (SOHO
International Film Festival). Thanks to everyone at North Coast Rep and Laguna
Playhouse and the talented cast and crew of Murder on the Links! Special thanks to
Dad, Heather, Keith, and her wonderful
friends. www.jessicamosher.com @notjessmosher

OMRI SCHEIN* (Hercule Poirot) As a writer: The Remarkable Mister Holmes at North
Coast Rep, Making Melrose at Slippery Rock University, The Princess Probllama
and Fintastic Finn at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Mambo Italiano at Westchester
Broadway Theatre, Withering Heights with The Roustabouts Theatre Co, Gary Goldfarb:
Master Escapist (2013 NYMF Award Best Lyrics) and an upcoming musical adaptation
of the young adult novel "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.”
As a performer: Baskerville, Babette’s Feast, All In The Timing, A Funny
Thing…Forum, Persuasion, Noises Off, The Explorer's Club, Beau Jest, Laughter on
the 23rd Floor, The Underpants, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Five
Course Love, When Pigs Fly, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Dear World, The People
vs. Mona (Off-Broadway/Cast Recording), Hell’s Belles, Henry V, Grease (tour),
and When You’re in Love, The Whole World Is Jewish directed by Jason Alexander.
Omri recently directed Anything Goes at San Diego Musical Theatre and The Diary of
Anne Frank at Southwestern College. Member of AEA. www.omri-schein.com.

MATTHEW SALAZAR-THOMPSON* (Man One) Select acting credits: The Car Plays,
The Grift (La Jolla Playhouse); Spring Awakening (Cygnet Theatre); Yoga Play, Dead
Man’s Cell Phone (Moxie Theatre); Now or Later (Diversionary Theatre); Moonlight and
Magnolias (Sierra Rep); Marjorie Prime (Pacific Repertory Theatre); Much Ado About
Nothing (Intrepid Theatre); Henry V (New Fortune Theatre); Beachtown (San Diego Rep
[understudy]); Moon Over Buffalo, The Father, The Spitfire Grill, The Odd Couple, THIS,
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Over the Tavern, Dracula, Leading Ladies, A Thousand Clowns,
Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errors (North Coast Rep); Terra Nova (Compass
Theatre); Cold Comfort Farm, West Side Story (Lamb’s Players). TV credits: “C.S.I,”
“Veronica Mars,” “Fashion House,” “Cover Me,” “Dharma and Greg,” “Watch Over Me,”
“18 Wheels of Justice,” “Frasier,” “The Invisible Man,” “Days of Our Lives,” and
“Baywatch.” Proud member: SAG/AFTRA & AEA.

VERNON WILLET* (Production Stage Manager) is extremely grateful to be returning
to live theatre, working for the first time at North Coast Rep in this production of Murder
on the Links. Vernon has had the privilege of working with the Laguna Playhouse,
McCoy/Rigby Entertainment, Musical Theatre West, 3D Theatricals, the Rubicon
Theatre, San Diego Musical Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Maltz Jupiter Theatre and a
myriad of others. He shares his life with director/choreographer/champion ballroom
dancer Cate Caplin. Proud Actors’ Equity Association member since 1983.

DESIGN TEAM

MARTY BURNETT (Set Design) Resident Designer at North Coast Rep since 1992 and
has designed more than 200 productions for the theater. Other design venues include:
Sahara and Hacienda hotels in Las Vegas, Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, and Drury Lane
Chicago.

MATTHEW NOVOTNY (Lighting Design) is pleased to be designing another show for
North Coast Rep, where he has designed close to forty shows over the past seven
years. Matthew is currently the Lighting Designer in Residence for San Diego Musical
Theatre as well as North Coast Rep, and his work can be seen at a wide variety of
theatres across San Diego. Matthew holds a B.A. in Technical Theatre from San Diego
State and a master’s degree in Lighting Design from Boston University. Matthew is
married to his beautiful wife Amanda, with five AMAZING children: Ragan, Harper,
Heston, Maddex, and Harrison.

ELISA BENZONI (Costume Design) is thrilled to be working on her eighth season at
North Coast Rep including numerous Craig Noel nominated productions. Elisa has also
worked on over a hundred productions across Southern California with theatres such as
The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, South Coast Repertory Theatre,
Laguna Playhouse, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Diversionary Theatre and New
Village Arts. Being Italian born, Elisa has also had the opportunity to work and perfect
her craft in Europe. Elisa holds a costume design M.F.A. from UCSD where she
currently is an adjunct professor.

ROBERTSON WITMER (Composer/Sound Design) is a Seattle-based sound designer,
composer, and musician. Recent projects include A Christmas Carol (Merrimack
Repertory Theater); Harlem Nutcracker (Spectrum Dance Theater) and A Very Die Hard
Christmas (Seattle Public Theater). Other recent credits include: A Thousand Splendid
Suns, Orfeo et Euridice (Seattle Opera); Mrs. Caliban (Book-It Repertory Theater); A
Midsummer Night's Dream (Seattle Shakespeare Company); The Best Summer
Ever, (Seattle Children's Theatre); Dracula (ACT Theatre) and Big Love (Seattle Pacific
University). His sound designs have also been heard at Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, and Teatro
ZinZanni. When he is not designing sound for theater, Rob plays with several bands,
including the Love Markets and the Toucans steel drum band. Rob is a part-time
Lecturer at UW School of Drama, and a member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA-
829.

RACHEL HENGST (Props Design) has worked as a Props artisan and Assistant Stage
Manager at various theatres around San Diego. Some of her credits include The Cherry
Orchard (North Coast Rep), The Rocky Horror Show and Shockheaded Peter (Cygnet
Theatre), Mixtape and Once (Lamb’s Players Theatre). She thanks God and her family
for their love and support.

PETER HERMAN (Hair & Wigs Design) has previously designed wigs for over 30 North
Coast Rep productions. Peter teaches wig and makeup design at San Diego State
University. He is glad to be part of the creative team on this show.

CREW

James Snyder (Crew) Annabelle Ouellet (Crew)

About the North Coast Repertory Theatre under the artistic leadership of David
Ellenstein since 2003, is a professional Equity theatre, currently celebrating its 41st
Season. North Coast Rep has received critical acclaim from media and audiences alike,
and has evolved into one of the area’s leading performing arts organizations. North
Coast Rep prides itself on employing the majority of its actors from Actors’ Equity
Association for its high quality, award-winning productions, and staging works by
established and emerging playwrights. Throughout its history, North Coast Rep has
created a platform where artist and audience thrive through the intimacy of live theatre,
recognizing the power of theatre to challenge complacency, revitalize the imagination,
nurture the unexpected and embrace the variety and diversity in our lives.