Doug Montoya

Crew

Doug Montoya

Doug boasts over three decades of improv experience, mentored by Groundlings' Ron Wilson and trained in acting under Duke Stroud and Whitney Rydbeck. He co-founded The Box, Albuquerque’s premier comedy improv hub, hosting esteemed performers like Bob Odenkirk and Kevin McDonald. The Box's improv classes have garnered local acclaim, instructing numerous students. He's the co-artistic director of Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company (CPTC), leading diverse roles from directing to set design and acting. Doug takes pride in fostering young artists within CPTC, nurturing their growth. His daughter, Kelsey Leos Montoya, an actor and filmmaker, inspired him to establish CPTC, providing a creative platform for youngsters like her. Kelsey, a cast member of "Third Act," now directs several Cardboard Playhouse productions.

Acting credits

Coyote vs. Acme poster
7.8

After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the Acme Corporation.

Coyote vs. Acme

2026

Dead for a Dollar poster
5.8

In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return Rachel Kidd, the wife of a wealthy businessman, who as the story is told to Max, has been abducted by Buffalo Soldier Elijah Jones. Max is ultimately faced with a showdown to save honor.

Dead for a Dollar

2022

My Best Friend's Wedding Planner poster
5.5

Wedding planner Sienna Hart is hired to organize the nuptials of her former childhood best friend Matt and his chic fiancé Mindy. The pair get closer as the future bride is distracted by her work. But as the wedding gets closer, Sienna must decide if she is ready to reveal her true feelings before letting Matt go again.

My Best Friend's Wedding Planner

2022

Pulling Push Doors poster
4.5

After losing her parents and being left by her boyfriend, Bubblegum Teddybear moves from Kansas to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She rejects the dating life and lives in a ghost world, where she is fully aware that her life is a movie. Bubblegum is familiar with cinematic structure and tries to make problems for herself so that her movie can have a happy ending. Despite her best efforts, love follows her and pushes her genre ever closer to tragedy.

Pulling Push Doors

2018

Buffalo Buffalo Turquoise Buffalo poster
NR

Ryan is missing. Ford (his struggling actor roommate) and Mae (the drifter he slept with last night) turn amateur detective to solve the caper but find themselves in a dangerous web of rogues who are searching for him as well.

Buffalo Buffalo Turquoise Buffalo

2026

Psycho Bettys from Planet Pussycat poster
8.0

Twenty years ago, a virus killed off all of the males on Planet Pussycat. Faced with inevitable extinction, Queen Betty of Pussycat hatched a plan to save her loyal subjects - the remaining population, known as Bettys. After receiving Earth's television signals, four chosen Bettys traveled to Earth in search of men for procreation or dismemberment.

Psycho Bettys from Planet Pussycat

2011

Third Act poster
NR

"Third Act" follows a beloved theater troupe facing eviction, prompting them to scheme a bank heist while filming on-site. Combining the humor of 'The Office' with the cinematic essence of 'Birdman', the film intertwines comedy and a behind-the-scenes vibe of the entertainment world.

Third Act

2022

Behind the camera