Rick Dunbar
Rick Dunbar is the Producer, Director, and Writer for Murphy's Laws.
His bio is here. Ricky Dunbar, his
son, is a co-writer.
Dawn Marie Henderson
Dawn Marie Henderson is the Assistant Director, Location Manager, and Casting Director for Murphy's Laws. Her bio is below.
Dawn Marie started her acting career when she was just twelve years
old when she did several commercials. She then trained at Washington
DC's Fillmore arts center where she studied improvisational acting and
scene work, and later Shakespeare. Dawn Marie's acting career took
off with her ability to conquer Shakespeare by storm and she has won many
awards for her talents as an actor. In 1987, Dawn Marie was accepted
to attend the Duke Ellington
High School of Performing Arts, as a theatre major. During her
high school career, Dawn Marie studied all aspects of theatre and film,
both technical and performing. She had a staring roll in a cable
TV series, which ran for two years. She also did radio commercials
and dabbled in the stand up comedy field. In 1988, Dawn Marie's dabbling
became a passion as she was one of the youngest comedians to work stand
up at a local comedy club as a regular. She was also one of the original
members of WAITT (Washington Area Improvisational
Teen Theatre). Through WAITT, Dawn Marie did many short
films and also won awards for her excellence in acting. In 1989,
she won an award for "most appreciated teen in DC" for her work in the
community. Despite obstacles in her life, she continued to reach
out to others during this time and she also did the cable TV dance show
"Dance
Club 21". In 1989, Dawn Marie did a commercial/infomercial
"drugs in schools the challenge". In 1991, she took on the toughest
roll of a life time as she became a single mother. After her daughter
Kaitlin was born she took her skills to a new level and decided to teach
kids. For the past 12 years she has coached kids in improvisation
and Shakespeare. She has directed her students in several Shakespearean
plays that were taken to the Folger Theatres'
National Competition and Showcase, and the kids won many awards.
These days you might also find Dawn Marie at local comedy clubs doing the
stand up comedy thing, as well as local theatres doing improvisation.
Dawn Marie is now working on a project with Rick Dunbar and Dunbar Productions,
on the production of "Murphy's Laws" the movie. She will assist Rick
in directing the film and by working with the teenagers to help them develop
their characters. In June of 2003, Dawn Marie will accept "a service
to youth" award through the Boys
and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, for twenty years of dedicated
service working with the areas youth. Look for Dawn Marie's latest
project Decaffeinated Comedy an improvisational
theatre company that will tour local coffee shops throughout DC, Maryland,
and Virginia, set to be launched fall 2003!