Dream Role is a solo performance written, produced, and performed by Carmen Scott. Directed by Jen West, the show presents a dynamic blend of storytelling and character portrayals that reflect Scott's personal journey, including her experiences as a bartender and car salesperson in Texas. Through various personas and reflections on inspirational figures, she explores the struggles and triumphs of living authentically and creatively. The performance is designed to resonate with audiences, inviting them to consider the narratives we construct and the roles we embody in our lives.
Cast and Creative team for Dream Role at Santa Monica Playhouse
Cast
Anne DiGiovanni
EXES: The musical
Darrell Goss
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Alia Atkins
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Miles Otway
Black Don’t Crack
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
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Albie Selznick
Letter From David
Dee Freeman
Poison Gun
Paulina Combow
Adopted by Appalachians
Rahvaunia Johnson
tHis Is Very IMPORTANT
Jeff Keller
Black Don’t Crack
Ruthie Danziger
My Great Turnaround
Misha Kofman
The Six at Ten
Tim Torre
The Six at Ten
Madeleine Lemay
The Six at Ten
Theda Weston
The Six at Ten
Paul Linke
The Summer I Got Old
Shelley Cooper
Rag Doll on a Bomb Site
Jackie Brehiman
Cruel Landlord
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
Celine Athan
Cruel Landlord
Emmet Sempek
Cruel Landlord
Tara Parker
Jane and the Magic Album
Venessa Verdugo
HOOLIGANI
Jenn Brown
If Truth Be Told
Ian Michael Scheller
My Unexpected Journey Into Magic
Natasha Mikha
Marilyn Monroe, Unknown Letters
Andrew Searles
Black Don’t Crack
Zuleika Moreno
Black Don’t Crack
Mz. REKA
Black Don’t Crack
Pattie Fitzgerald
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Janora McDuffie
Earth, Wind & Car Fire
Sonja Marie
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Susan Landon
Wise Ass Women from the Westside
Wendy Hammers
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Zach Ring
The Advocate
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Lauri Fraser
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Maria Fagan Hassani
Atypical Grace
Pina
Mafia Anonymous: The Women Speak
Rheagan Wallace
STAGE MAMMA
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The Advocate
William Duffy
The Advocate
Reina Guthrie
The Advocate
Clarissa Park
The Advocate
Hilary Kang Oglesby
The Advocate
Isabel Lindley
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Cydne Moore
Absolutely Halloween
Joseph Perez
Absolutely Halloween
Charlotte Robinson
Absolutely Halloween
Graham Silbert
Absolutely Halloween
Megan Wright
Absolutely Halloween
Jane Ellen Stern
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Aubrey Clyburn
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Marcello Padilla
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Marilyn Anderson
How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short
Creative Team
Marilyn Anderson
Writer
Carmen Scott
Writer
Jeannette Lawler
Drums
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Writer
Laura Maccabee
Director
Albie Selznick
Writer
Juliette Jeffers
Director
Dee Freeman
Writer
Luis Villanueva
Producer
Paulina Combow
Writer
Rahvaunia Johnson
Writer
Miles Otway
Host
Joseph Lewczak
Musical Director
Olivia Facini
Director
Anne DiGiovanni
Writer
Ruthie Danziger
Writer
Warren Sata
Director
Chris DeCarlo
Director
Paul Linke
Writer
Jen West
Director
Mz. REKA
Producer
Zuleika Moreno
Co-Producer
Natasha Mikha
Writer
Ian Michael Scheller
Writer
Heidi Jo Scheller
Director
Tim Swiss
Director
Jenn Brown
Writer
Lee Costello
Director
Venessa Verdugo
Writer
Madeleine Lemay
Writer
Kate Huffman
Performer
Rosie Byrne
Performer
Tanya Thomas
Writer
Maegan Mandarino
Writer
Shelley Cooper
Writer
Rheagan Wallace
Writer
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Director
Heather Dowling
Character Coach
Maria Fagan Hassani
Writer
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Producer
Christinna Chauncey
Acting Coach
Pina
Writer
Laure Fraser
Writer
Jane Morris
Director
Cynthia Spierer
Writer
Eric Scott Golovan
Director
Suzanne Bressler Zoltan
Associate Producer
Pattie Fitzgerald
Performer
Wendy Hammers
Performer
Susan Landon
Performer
Lindsay Perry
Director
Kelsey Miller
Director
Sergei Stern
Writer
Evelyn Rudie
Director
Chris DeCarlo
Writer
Zach Ring
Director
Joseph Megel
Director
Janora McDuffie
Writer
Ernie Silva
Director
Sonja Marie
Writer
Paul Linke
Director
Phil Stewart
Writer
Becca Beberaggi
Writer
The California Shakespeare Company
Writer
Aaron Wilson
Music
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Writer
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