Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings at SDMT Stage

Kandace Crystal (she/her) is an Actor, Director, & Florida State alum from Miami, FL. Her directorial credits include: The Snowy Day (Junior Theatre), Harlem Duet (Coronado Playhouse), Donna Orbits the Moon (Scripps Ranch Theatre), and Clybourne Park (Trinity Theatre Company). She recently assistant directed Mud Row (Cygnet Theatre) and is looking forward to assistant directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Old Globe) this summer. She currently serves on the board of the San Diego Performing Arts L eague and advisory board of Vanguard Culture and is a teaching artist for Intimacy Directors and Coordinators. Follow her journey, @KandaceCrystal on all platforms.

Luke is a performer and choregrapher, with recent credits like the world premiere of Eighty-Sixed at Diversionary Theatre, and Hair at the Old Globe. He's also a Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre, and an Associate Artist with Lamb's Players. He's no stranger to SDMT, having performed in over 11 productions, including his all time favorite show, La Cage aux Folles! Choreography credits: Nunsense (Welk Resorts), La Cage aux Folles (Cygnet), It’s Christmas and it’s Live! (Lamb’s Players), Sister Act (SDMT – Critic’s Circle Nomination), and The Legend of Georgia McBride (Cygnet). Recent performance credits include the World Premiere of Eighty - Sixed at Diversionary and Hair at the Old Globe. Selected Performance Credits at SDMT: Carmen Ghia in The Producers, Chantal in La Cage... Luke holds his BFA in Musical Theatre from CSU, Fullerton.

Richard Dueñez Morrison is a San Diego - based music director, voice teacher, and theater educator. He holds a master’s degree in musical theater from San Diego State University and a bachelor’s degree in stage management from Webster University. Locally, he has worked wi th The Old Globe, San Diego Opera, Cygnet Theatre, Moonlight Stage Productions, Diversionary Theatre, San Diego Civic Light Opera, and Coronado Playhouse, among others. Nationally, he has worked with Radio City Productions, Goodspeed Musicals, The Repertor y Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, New York University, and Indiana University, among others.