Local productions include The Collection, What the Butler Saw, As You Like It, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Edward II, The Double Dealer (Best Direction), Halsted Street: Chicago (GLAAD nomination), The Lisbon Traviata, the local premiere of Daniel MacIvor’s In On It (Weekly Nomination), and the Musical Theatre Guild production of The Golden Apple. He has been the resident director for the Opera Buffs since 1991 and has directed their concert opera productions of Carmen, La Bohème, La Cenerentola, and The Ballad of Baby Doe.

He helmed the world premieres of his own plays: Hopeful Romantic (Robby Nomination), Recalled to Life, and the one-act collection Tawdry Tales (Best Comedy Posing Strap Pirates). Other self-directed one-acts include The History of Gay Theatre in Something More than 60 Seconds and Trattoria of Terror, both commissioned by Theatre Out in Orange County. For Theatre West, he directed The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, the world premiere production of The Man Who Saved Everything, and numerous short pieces for WestFest, including his own short plays Hands Beneath the Table and Sons of God.

In the last 48 years, David has been onstage in well over 100 productions in theatres from 45 seats to 2500. Most recently here at Theatre West, he was seen in Aquarius: The Songs of Rock and Soul. Thank you, Victoria Lavin, for throwing me in front of a mic again! Also here at Theatre West, Walking In Space, The Man Who Saved Everything, The Petrified Forest, Thicker than Water, Verdigris, and Under the Shade of the Old Oak Tree (where he got to portray a physical and mentally challenged person…it was his most loved character he played to date). He has been in many a musical including Motel, the tailor in Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus in Godspell, Edward Middleton in The Drunkard, and the Emcee in Cabaret, two productions of West Side Story—he even got to dance “Steam Heat” in Pajama Game.

Other shows include Room Service (which received 6 Ovation nominations, including Best Ensemble Cast), 411 Joseph, which ran 5 months at the Group Repertory Theatre, Hal Carter in Picnic directed by the amazing Lonny Chapman, in which the LA Times said he “portrayed that role like it was his destiny, and it worked.” Needless to say he felt kinda good about that. He feels so lucky to have worked with Len Lesser in the critically acclaimed Beau Jest at Actors Alley at the El Portal.

He has been in three independent features, The Haunted Maze (now on Amazon Prime), Sweet, and The Devil Within (also on Amazon). His short-film list is long…it includes Rocky: The Final Battle (yes, a parody…but Stallone gave permission to IMDB it), Retribution (also can be purchased on Amazon), and The Mind Game (which can be seen on Vimeo). He has stage-managed for Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly (who became a good friend), Hal Linden, Joyce, Dick Van Patton, Carol Channing, and Patti Page, to name a few. His directing credits include The World Goes ’Round, and the cabaret shows …Vamping till Ready… and Desire, which he also conceived.

He thanks Michael, his husband of 29 years, for putting up with his schedule. He says he should shut up now…so…

Theater: Our Town, My Spirits Soar, Unhappily Married in Valencia, As You Like It, RANT, Mirror, Mirror, Vivian Vance Alive and Well, Arena: A House Music-al, Gideon and the Blundersnorp, Landscape of the Body, All’s Well That Ends Well. TV: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Feeling Bad. Film: The Faithful Brethren of Pitt Street. Graduate of the Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio Conservatory program. Casey is very pleased to make his Theatre West debut in Incitation to the Dance! Follow him on Instagram @quotablecasey or check out www.caseyalcoser.com, which, like any good actor’s website, is in desperate need of updating.

Michael Gabiano has performed on stages in 46 U.S. states, premiered multiple new works in NYC, Los Angeles, and regional theaters, and has appeared in television, film, and commercials. He last appeared at Theatre West in Mark Wilding’s The Loan for WestFest 2025 and in the 2005 production of Saturday Night at Grossinger’s. Recent Los Angeles stage performances include the world premieres of Clara Rodriguez’s Normal Noises (GRT) and Listing (Theatre Forty). He is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.

Dina Morrone is thrilled to be co-producing with Bryan Sui, Michael Van Duzer’s sexy dark comedy, Incitation to the Dance. Other shows produced by Dina at Theatre West include her solo show The Italian In Me (written and performed), for which she won a Valley Theatre Award for Best Solo Show, Moose on the Loose, My Uterus: A Womb With A View, So Many Stars, The Age of Aquarius 1967–1972, The Sunday Night Solo Series, Portraits 2, SOLOpalooza 2.0, The Galaxy of Phil Hendrie, Jim Goins’ lecture presentation of his new musical Saint George the Knight, Who I Am for Black History Month, and Associate Producer for Not Your Cup of Tea 2024 (AAPI).

She’s the editor/contributing writer for the socially conscious lifestyle publication The Eden Magazine, and has interviewed the likes of Martin Luther King III, Louis Gossett Jr., Gina Lollobrigida, and Bruce Dern. Her voiceover work includes VO on films like Avatar 1, 2, and 3, Ferrari, Luca, Pinocchio, Dune, The Bad Guys, the video game Starfield, and serving as Announcer for the Media Access Awards on PBS.

She is a long-time member of SAG-AFTRA, ACTRA, the Dramatists Guild, and the Playwrights Guild of Canada. She is a graduate of Metropolitan University in Toronto and has appeared on screen in numerous films, commercials, and television shows in the U.S., Canada, and Italy. www.dinamorrone.com

Bryan Siu is excited to be on board for this thrillingly daring piece. They are an LA-born and raised storyteller who’s passionate about embarking on a discovery of stories that empower and uplift the voices of the unheard, while challenging the status quo. Recently, they directed Yoki’s Body and Little Brother Eldest Son (Short+Sweet Hollywood ’25). With Theatre West, their acting credits include Hence the Confusion (WestFest ’25) and Jack and the Beanstalk (Storybook Theatre). They also wrote The Heartbreaker, which was a finalist in the Ellen Idelson Comedy Playwriting Competition.

As a current TW board member, they are beyond grateful to be involved in this creative endeavor alongside the cast and crew and to collaborate with Michael Van Duzer and Dina Morrone.