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DEAN FARELL BRUGGEMAN PLAYWRIGHT/SCREENWRITER

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    THEATRE: PRODUCTIONS
 

 Only the Moon Howls – romantic drama 

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 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 

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 World Premiere 

 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival 

 Directed by the playwright / June- July 2015 

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 Untitled Perversion No. 3 – drama 

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 World Premiere 

 The Undergraduate Theater Society - School of  Drama,  

 University of Washington / Seattle 

 Directed by Jake Thomas Lemberg  /  March 2018 

 SuperMom – comedy 

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 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 

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 World Premiere 

 Knightsbridge Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by the playwright / April – May 2012 

 Damien – drama 

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 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 

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 World Premiere 

 The Road Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Josh Gordon / July – August 2005 

 Trampy, Tattooed Waitresses – comedy-drama 

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 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 

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 World Premiere 

 The Hudson Theatres / Hollywood, CA 

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

 Show & Tell – drama 

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 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 

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 Only the Moon Howls 

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 Winner, Producers’ Award 

 Nominee, Unleashed Award 

 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival  

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

 Playhouse on the Square / Memphis, TN 

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 Semifinalist, 2012 National Playwrights Conference 

 Eugene O’Neill Theater Center / Waterford, CT 

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​ SuperMom 

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 Selection, 2013 Hurricane Season National One-Act Playwriting  

​​ Competition 

 Eclectic Company Theatre / North Hollywood, CA  

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

 Zephyr Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

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

 Zephyr Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

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 Damien 
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 Selection, 2011 Hurricane Season National One-Act Playwriting 

 Competition 

 Eclectic Company Theatre / North Hollywood, CA 

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 Grace - comedy 

 

 1st Runner-Up, 2006 FirstStage Hollywood Monologues Unlimited  

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​ Big, Wonderful Wyoming - drama 
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 Semifinalist, 2004 Lark Theatre (NYC) Playwrights Week 

 

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​ 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 

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

 Three Clubs – Hollywood, CA 

Directed by the playwright / April 2017 

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Arabella’s Angel – comedy 

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 Acting Our Age: Noisily Nine 

 Theatre Unleashed – North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Beth Scorzato / April 2017 

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​  Pound! – drama 

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 Acting Our Age: Electrifyingly Eight

 Theatre Unleashed – North Hollywood, CA 

 Directed by Courtney Bell / April 2016 

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

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 The Attic Theatre / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by Karen Ragan-George / July 2008 

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 Big, Wonderful Wyoming drama 

 

 Company of Angels / Los Angeles, CA 

 Directed by Keith A. Brush / October 2001 

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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 

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 Show & Tell 

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 Group Repertory Theatre  

 Directed by Robert Goodman / February 1994 

        

 

         THEATRE:

        READINGS /

          STAGED 

        READINGS

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      FILM:

PRODUCED

   CREDITS

       FILM:

DEVELOPMENT

  

  WEB SERIES

        

 Beautifully Broken Things 

                                   political drama 

                                                                                                                                                          comedy-drama 

                                                                                                           

                                      Untitled Perversion No. 3 

                                                                               drama 

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​ The Blur                                            Lagniappe     

            drama                                                                     drama                                       

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​​                          Pearson Design           

                                                                  drama 

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                                                                       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 

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                                                       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 

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                                                                             Lake Charles, Louisiana 

                                                                                  Itinerant Theatre 

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 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 

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 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) 

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​ Fever Dance    short film, comedy 

​ Boys with Dogs Productions  (2004) 

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Lost Inside   

 feature screenplay 

 Dream Chaser Productions, Inc. 

 dreamchaserusa.com 

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 Coyote Heart   

  feature screenplay, spec 

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 Skyler Blythe Is Having a Moment  

 feature screenplay, spec 

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​ The Hollyville Christmas Bandits  

​ feature screenplay, spec 

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 Adam's Mark  

​ short screenplay, spec 

 

 

 You Slay Me 

​ Boys with Dogs Productions LLC 

 Creator/Writer/Producer 

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

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 The April Meeting of the Friends of 

 the Gibsonton Regional Library 

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