Backstage Pass: ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ at Cultural Park Theatre
FROM GULF COAST WEATHER. >> JEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GET YOU A BACKSTAGE PASS ROMANCE COMEDY CHAOS AND TALENT. THAT’S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR A GOOD PLAY, RIGHT? SO CULTURAL PARK THEATER AND CAPE CORAL AS WHOLLOT OF THAT AND MORE FOR YA. AND GET READY FOR THIS WILD RIDE HERE. BECAUSE THE CAST OF DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT IS RIGHT HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH US WITH A PREVIEW OF THEIR SHOW PREMIERING TONIGHT. WELCOME, FOLKS. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE JONATHAN ALSTON, CASSIE TARA START TERWILLIGER YES, THANK SUMMARY HERE WITH US. THANK U ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US RIGHT NOW. OKAY. EVEN JUST THE TITLE OF THE SHOW, IT KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE A LITTLE NUDGE, NUDGE, WINK, WINK TO IT TO WRITE OUT. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE SHOW FOR US? >> IT’S JUST A FARCE. I MEAN, WE’RE JUST HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME UP THERE. THE WHOLE PLOT JUST REVOLVES AROUND US. STUMBLING OVER THAT’S YEAH. OKAY. I WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY BECAUSE THE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. I GUESS I WOULD SAY IN THE SHOW. BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT LIKE WHAT CAN WE EXPECT WHEN WE’RE COMING TO? >> DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER. WELL, WHEN YOU COME TO SEE THE SHOW, REALLY, YOU SHOULD JUST EXPECT THAT EVERYTHING YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS GOING TO GO TO THE LEFT TOTALLY WHEN YOU THINK IT’S GOING TO ZAG, THIS PERSON COMES OUT OF NOWHERE. THAT’S A GOOD WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. OKAY. OKAY. DON’T USE THAT YOUR CHARACTER. BERNARD. IT IS IS IT’S AN ENSEMBLE CAST. BUT YOU KIND OF CARS THE THE PROBLEM, YOU COULD SAY EVERYTHING INTO MOTION. WELL, I KIND OF HAVE THIS PLAN OF HOW THE WEEKEND IS GOING TO WORK OUT. YEAH, YOU KNOW, AND I INVITE A FRIEND OF MINE WHO SHOWS UP TO HELP AND >> DOESN’T NOW. I REGRETTABLY MAKE IT WORSE THROUGHOUT EVENING AND THEN CAST YOUR JUST FOR GOOD. JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT SOME TIME. SO YEAH, HAS TO BE THE PERSON THAT JUST KIND OF OK? >> YEAH, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HIRED HELP IN THE FORM OF A COOK THAT’S WHERE THE MISTAKEN IDENTITIES COME INTO PLAY. BECAUSE HE DOESN’T REALIZE THAT I’M THE COOK AND HE THINKS THAT I’M THIS OTHER PERSON THAT HE’S ON WHAT I LOVE AND ALL THE I’M AN ACTRESS, A MODEL AND I VERY MUCH TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE I LIKE THAT. OKAY. WE LIKE THAT. WE LIKE THAT. SAYS THAT A SPOT. OKAY. 1, 1, OF WHAT I’VE REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING GOES PROMO VIDEO, SOME OF THE VIDEO BECAUSE JUST SEEMS LIKE SUCH A CHAOTIC SHOW. >> AND I MEAN, AS YOU SAID, IT’S JUST KIND OF FUN. IT’S A WILD RIDE THAT WERE GOING ON. ABSOLUTELY. IT’S I WHAT DO YOU THINK IS PROBABLY IS THERE A MOMENT IN THE SHOW THAT YOU’RE JUST LIKE JAW ON THE FLOOR? >> IS THERE LIKE A TWIST TO WELL, I WOULD SAY WHEN. SHE SHOWS UP, EVERYTHING DOES START WAS PLANNED. CAUSE A LITTLE HAYWIRE. >> ABSOLUTELY. SOON SOON THAT SHOWS UP BALL WHOLE, THE WHOLE PLAN GOES OFF THE RAILS. I LOVE THAT. OKAY. SO AN ENSEMBLE SHOW EVERYONE THINKS THAT THERE’S A LEAD. ONE PERSON KIND OF DRIVES THE WHOLE SHOW, BUT NOT SOCIAL REALLY COMES TOGETHER. WHAT HAS THAT BEEN LIKE FOR ALL OF YOU ALL TO TO REALLY PLAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING WITH EACH OTHER. >> IT’S BEEN CHALLENGING AND REWARDING. IT’S NICE. AND THE SENSE THAT THERE’S NOT JUST ONE PERSON WHO HAS TO CARRY ALL WAITING. YEAH, AND WE’VE REALLY LEARNED HOW TO COME TOGETHER AND TRUST EACH OTHER AND KNOW THAT LOOK AT EACH OTHER’S ABOUT WITHOUT THAT TRUST AND THAT CAMARADERIE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE TIMING LINES AND THAT. >> BUT YOU’RE GOING FEEL THAT ON STAGE TO I MEAN, THE WAY THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AND PLAY OFF OF EACH OTHER’S LIVES REALLY IS GOING LET THE AUDIENCE HAVE FUN WITH US. FEEL FREE TO LAUGH AT US. BUT YOU WILL LAUGH WITH US AS WELL. OKAY. YES. A CULTURAL PARK THEATER. SO TELL US ABOUT LIKE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT WHEN WE’RE COMING TO ONE OF THOSE SHOWS TONIGHT. IF IF WE’RE COMING TONIGHT FOR OPENING NIGHT. >> WELL, TONIGHT WE’RE HAVING BOGO TICKETS, OK? WE ARE ALSO OFFERING A COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTING TO OUR GUESTS FOR OPENING NIGHT. SO WE’RE ROLLING OUT THE RED IT’S IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THEATER. IT. YEAH, IT IT IS ALL BUT IT’S BEEN REDONE AND >> THERE’S JUST A LOT OF. I MEAN, IT’S CULTURAL PARK. THERE’S A LOT OF CULTURE, THEIR RIGHT. IT’S IT’S A TRUE STAGE. AND YOU CAN JUST EXPECT A REALLY GREAT TIME AT THE THEATER. I LOVE THAT. OKAY. THAT’S SO FANTASTIC. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT IN THE SHOW? EACH OF YOU ALL. >> PROBABLY WHEN I ROLL AROUND ON THE COUCH WITH OKAY. OKAY. THERE’S ABOUT EYE ON THAT. YOU’RE SU AS THERE’S A SURPRISE. IT KIND OF HAPPENS IN ACT. 2 WITH ONE OF THE OTHER CAST MEMBERS. I THINK THAT’S ONE THE MOST FUN I HAVE IN THAT SAME. THERE’S A LOT OF BREAD CRUMBS. YES, OK, I LIKE THAT WOULD YOU CASSIE. >> WELL, HE’S STILL MY AND SAW GO TO MY WHEN THEY HATE MY OK? I THINK THERE’S KIND OF A MOMENT OF THAT IN SOME OF THE VIDEO TO IF YOU’RE PAYING ATTENTION. YEAH, BUT I’M NOT OF GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY FOR THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEINGERE WITH US. I LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY LOTS OF LAUGHS WITH WITH THE ALSO DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER >> DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET AND THAT’S A BOGO TICKET. I HAVE A PROMO CODE THAT WE NEED TO GET. I GUESS YES, STAGE PASS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO GET FOR THAT FROM A CUT MAKE SURE THAT BUY ONE GET ONE TICKETS. PLUS A WINE TASTING. I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. SO SEE THIS HILARIOUS SHOW. TICKETS ARE RRENTLY ON SALE RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, TONIGHT’S THE OPENING NIGHT SHOWS RUNNING AT CULTURAL PARK THEATER IN CAPE CORAL TODAY THROUGH THE SHOWTIMES ARE 03:00PM AND 07:00PM AND WILL MAKE SHOULD HAVE A LINK UP ON THE
Backstage Pass: ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ at Cultural Park Theatre
Updated: 12:35 PM EDT Oct 17, 2025
Comedy, talent, and a bit of scandal — sounds like a good time, right? Well, you can get a heaping load of all of that in “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” the Cultural Park Theatre’s latest show. On Friday, some members of the cast came into the studio to give us a preview of their performance and to talk about the show’s wild plot. It’s equal parts romantic, riveting, and ridiculous.The show premieres on Oct. 17 and runs until Oct. 26. Tickets are currently for sale, and you can use the special promo code “BACKSTAGEPASS” to get buy one, get one free tickets. To purchase your tickets and learn more about the show, click here.WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVEDOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Comedy, talent, and a bit of scandal — sounds like a good time, right? Well, you can get a heaping load of all of that in “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” the Cultural Park Theatre’s latest show.
On Friday, some members of the cast came into the studio to give us a preview of their performance and to talk about the show’s wild plot. It’s equal parts romantic, riveting, and ridiculous.
The show premieres on Oct. 17 and runs until Oct. 26. Tickets are currently for sale, and you can use the special promo code “BACKSTAGEPASS” to get buy one, get one free tickets. To purchase your tickets and learn more about the show, click here.
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.