The Binge Free Festival, celebrating its Tenth Anniversary Season, will take place at the Santa Monica Playhouse from October 14 through November 16, showcasing a diverse array of free performances, workshops, and music. Highlighting local talent, the festival aims to engage the community with a lineup of unique shows, including Absolutely Halloween, a family-friendly musical comedy that promises to entertain audiences of all ages. Written and directed by Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie, this fun-filled event features a talented cast including Isabel Lindley and J.T. Melaragno, inviting the audience on a lively journey through themes of love and laughter.
Cast and Creative team for Absolutely Halloween at Santa Monica Playhouse
Cast
Maegan Mandarino
Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair.
Tanya Thomas
Naturally Tan
Rosie Byrne
The Best of Constance & Florence
Kate Huffman
The Best of Constance & Florence
Berry Under Your Bed
Cruel Landlord
Andrew Searles
Black Don’t Crack
Tim Torre
The Six at Ten
J.T. Melaragno
Absolutely Halloween
Cydne Moore
Absolutely Halloween
Joseph Perez
Absolutely Halloween
Charlotte Robinson
Absolutely Halloween
Graham Silbert
Absolutely Halloween
Megan Wright
Absolutely Halloween
Jane Ellen Stern
Jane and the Magic Album
Aubrey Clyburn
Jane and the Magic Album
Marcello Padilla
Jane and the Magic Album
Tara Parker
Jane and the Magic Album
Shelley Cooper
Rag Doll on a Bomb Site
Paul Linke
The Summer I Got Old
Theda Weston
The Six at Ten
Madeleine Lemay
The Six at Ten
Emmet Sempek
Cruel Landlord
Misha Kofman
The Six at Ten
Ruthie Danziger
My Great Turnaround
Anne DiGiovanni
EXES: The musical
Rahvaunia Johnson
tHis Is Very IMPORTANT
Paulina Combow
Adopted by Appalachians
Dee Freeman
Poison Gun
Albie Selznick
Letter From David
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Trans Mom vs Family court: Justice Sees No Gender
Miles Otway
Black Don’t Crack
Alia Atkins
Black Don’t Crack
Darrell Goss
Black Don’t Crack
Jeff Keller
Black Don’t Crack
Mz. REKA
Black Don’t Crack
Zuleika Moreno
Black Don’t Crack
Hilary Kang Oglesby
The Advocate
Celine Athan
Cruel Landlord
Jackie Brehiman
Cruel Landlord
Venessa Verdugo
HOOLIGANI
Jenn Brown
If Truth Be Told
Ian Michael Scheller
My Unexpected Journey Into Magic
Natasha Mikha
Marilyn Monroe, Unknown Letters
Marilyn Anderson
How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short
Carmen Scott
Dream Role
Rheagan Wallace
STAGE MAMMA
Pina
Mafia Anonymous: The Women Speak
Maria Fagan Hassani
Atypical Grace
PINA
MAFIA: The Women Speak
Lauri Fraser
The Hairdresser…your therapy session or mine?
Cynthia Spierer
A Crack in Everything
Wendy Hammers
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Pattie Fitzgerald
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Isabel Lindley
Absolutely Halloween
Clarissa Park
The Advocate
Reina Guthrie
The Advocate
William Duffy
The Advocate
Rob Nagle
The Advocate
Janora McDuffie
Earth, Wind & Car Fire
Sonja Marie
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Becca Beberaggi
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Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
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Susan Landon
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Creative Team
Christinna Chauncey
Acting Coach
The California Shakespeare Company
Written & Performed
Aaron Wilson
Music
Lindsay Perry
Directed
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Written & Performed
Susan Landon
Featuring
Wendy Hammers
Featuring
Pattie Fitzgerald
Featuring
Suzanne Bressler Zoltan
Associate Producer
Eric Scott Golovan
Directed
Cynthia Spierer
Written
Joseph Megel
Directed
Janora McDuffie
Written & Performed
Ernie Silva
Directed
Sonja Marie
Written & Performed
Becca Beberaggi
Written, Performed & Produced
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Produced
Maria Fagan Hassani
Written & Performed
Pina
Presented by
Heather Dowling
Solo Character Coach
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Directed & Developed
Rheagan Wallace
Written, Performed & Produced
Jen West
Directed & Produced
Carmen Scott
Written, Performed & Produced
Marilyn Anderson
Writer
Heidi Jo Scheller
Directed
Paulina Combow
Written & Performed
Rosie Byrne
Performed
Kate Huffman
Performed
Mike Veasey
Directed
Lou Stone Borenstein
Written
Berry Under Your Bed
Performed
Celine Athan
Performed
Emmet Sempek
Performed
Jackie Brehiman
Performed
Madeleine Lemay
Written & Directed
Venessa Verdugo
Written, Produced & Performed
Lee Costello
Directed
Jenn Brown
Written & Performed
Tim Swiss
Directed
Ian Michael Scheller
Written & Performed
Natasha Mikha
Written, Produced & Performed
Luis Villanueva
Tech/Art Producer
Maegan Mandarino
Written & Performed
Tanya Thomas
Written, Produced & Performed
Zuleika Moreno
Co-Producer/Performer
Mz. REKA
Producer/Performer
Darrell Goss
Featuring
Alia Atkins
Featuring
Miles Otway
Host
Zach Ring
Written, Directed & Produced
Leslie Stewart
Produced
Paul Linke
Directed
Phil Stewart
Written & Performed
SUBMIT UPDATES
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Naturally Tan (11/16/25-11/16/25)
Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair (11/16/25-11/16/25)
BIG HAIR; a Rad & Wild Love Affair – the dynamic love story of Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder (11/16/25-11/16/25)
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