Known to many as “Scooter,” Dustin is a local filmmaker, teachnical director for Mystery Theatre, author of Harry 4gotter & the Pantry of the Secret Sauces, a principal actor in first-run shows like Mayberry R.I.P., My Big Fat Reality Wedding, and Last Kill and Testament, and a primary understudy since 2008. He’s also been the company’s most frequent Santa in multiple Slay Ride revivals (although he has mostly retired from Santa after 2019).
Dustin Heavilin
His Mystery Theatre Credits
As a principal actor (in a first-run show):
Goober — Mayberry R.I.P. (2010, 2013, 2015, 2025)
Popov Smirnoff — Johnny B. Dead (2015, 2021)
Mary “Snooty” Sweeny Todd Kerry — My Big Fat Reality Wedding (2017)
Ernie Schmendrick — Last Kill and Testament (2017)
Gimpy — Popguy the Sailor Man (2019)
Uncle Santa — A Very Hellmark Christmas Special (2022)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride 7: The Buttcracker Suite (2024)
Dumpling-Door / Dauber — Harry 4gotter & the Pantry of the Secret Sauces (2025)
As an understudy:
Sid Geazer — Murder at the Kit Kat Klub (2008)
Professor Werner Van Braun — Mind Over Murder (2009)
Emeril LaGrossie — Who Killed the Top Chef? (2012)
Coach Krunk — Dead of the Class (2013)
Madame Mesmer — The Calamityville Horror (2013)
Hector Barbasol — The Pirates of Poughkeepsie (2014)
Cheeto Bandito — How the West Was Dumb (2014)
Jack Storm — Johnny B. Dead (New Year’s Eve 2015)
Thugsy — Speakeasy, Die Hard (20th Anniversary Edition) (2016)
Scary Godmother — Happily Never After (2023)
As a principal actor in a revival:
Santa Claus — Slay Ride IV: Revenge of the Claus (2008)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride III: The Case of the Santa Sham Scam (2009)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride II (2012)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride IV: Revenge of the Claus (2013)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride V — CSI: North Pole (2014)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride 6 — Santa’s Last Christmas (2015)
Jethro / Jethrene Bovine — The Capitol Hillbillies (2016)
Gentleman 3 / Jacob Marley / Belle / Tiny Tim — A Deadly Christmas Carol (2016)
Dr. Watson — The Strange Case of Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hype (2017)
Santa Claus — Slay Ride (2017)
Hank (Rocky) Rhodes — Murder on the Luv Boat (2018)
Claude Hammer — Murder at the Kit Kat Klub (2018)
Mild Bill Hiccup — How the West Was Dumb (2021)
Tooth Fairy — Slay Ride IV: Revenge of the Claus (2021)
Sir Harry Proctor-Gamble-Smythe — Indiana Smith and the Restaurant of Doom (2021–22)
Lug — Mind Over Murder (2022)
Mr. Gulp / Wicked Witch — The Wizard of Odds (2022)
Jim Yelps — Mission: Unpossible (2023)
Svetlana Tickov — Indiana Smith and the Raiders of the Lost Sequel (2023)
Colonel Dijon — The Maltese Ferret (2023)
Rudy (Jr.) the Reindeer — Slay Ride V — CSI: North Pole (2023)
Mrs. Shepherd-Boggs-Zane — Overture for an Undertaker (2024)
Congressman Beauregard Jackson IV — Tales from the Script (2024)
Old King Cole — Once Upon a Crime (2025)
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Last updated: October 14, 2025