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Earth, Wind & Car Fire at Santa Monica Playhouse

Dates: 10/29/2025

Theatre:

Santa Monica Playhouse


1211 4th Street


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Earth, Wind & Car Fire is a storytelling adventure that explores the intersections of love, race, and sexuality through the eyes of Janora McDuffie. This performance combines humor and heartfelt moments, highlighting the courageous journey of self-acceptance. Directed by Joseph Megel, the show invites the audience to engage with themes of identity and belonging while enjoying a mix of storytelling and music. The performance promises to leave a lasting impact long after the final bow.

Cast and Creative team for Earth, Wind & Car Fire at Santa Monica Playhouse

Cast

Rheagan Wallace

STAGE MAMMA


Marilyn Anderson

How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short


Carmen Scott

Dream Role


Lauri Fraser

The Hairdresser…your therapy session or mine?


Andrew Searles

Black Don’t Crack


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


Natasha Mikha

Marilyn Monroe, Unknown Letters


Ian Michael Scheller

My Unexpected Journey Into Magic


Jenn Brown

If Truth Be Told


Venessa Verdugo

HOOLIGANI


Jackie Brehiman

Cruel Landlord


Emmet Sempek

Cruel Landlord


Celine Athan

Cruel Landlord


Berry Under Your Bed

Cruel Landlord


Kate Huffman

The Best of Constance & Florence


Rosie Byrne

The Best of Constance & Florence


Tanya Thomas

Naturally Tan


Maegan Mandarino

Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair


Pina

Mafia Anonymous: The Women Speak


Becca Beberaggi

I’m Not Here Right Now


Hilary Kang Oglesby

The Advocate


Clarissa Park

The Advocate


Reina Guthrie

The Advocate


William Duffy

The Advocate


Rob Nagle

The Advocate


Janora McDuffie

Earth, Wind & Car Fire


Sonja Marie

FREE BRICKS


Phil Stewart

John Huston: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of


Tim Torre

The Six at Ten


Pina

MAFIA: The Women Speak


Maria Fagan Hassani

Atypical Grace


Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Trust Me, I’m From Essex


Susan Landon

Wise Ass Women from the Westside


Wendy Hammers

Wise Ass Women from the Westside


Pattie Fitzgerald

Wise Ass Women from the Westside


Cynthia Spierer

A Crack in Everything


J.T. Melaragno

Absolutely Halloween


Isabel Lindley

Absolutely Halloween


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


Tara Parker

Jane and the Magic Album


Marcello Padilla

Jane and the Magic Album


Jane Ellen Stern

Jane and the Magic Album


Megan Wright

Absolutely Halloween


Graham Silbert

Absolutely Halloween


Charlotte Robinson

Absolutely Halloween


Joseph Perez

Absolutely Halloween


Cydne Moore

Absolutely Halloween


Aubrey Clyburn

Jane and the Magic Album


Creative Team

Jane Morris

Director


Carmen Scott

Producer


Jen West

Director


Jen West

Producer


Rheagan Wallace

Writer


Rheagan Wallace

Producer


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Director


Heather Dowling

Character Coach


Pina

Writer/Performer


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Producer


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Developer


Christinna Chauncey

Acting Coach


Maria Fagan Hassani

Writer


Heather Dowling

Director


Lauri Fraser

Writer


Carmen Scott

Writer


Cynthia Spierer

Writer


Eric Scott Golovan

Director


Suzanne Bressler Zoltan

Associate Producer


Pattie Fitzgerald

Performer


Wendy Hammers

Performer


Susan Landon

Performer


Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Writer


Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Performer


Lindsay Perry

Director


Aaron Wilson

Music


Becca Beberaggi

Writer


Becca Beberaggi

Producer


Phil Stewart

Writer


Paul Linke

Director


Leslie Stewart

Producer


Marilyn Anderson

Writer


Natasha Mikha

Writer


Juliette Jeffers

Director


Albie Selznick

Writer


Albie Selznick

Performer


Laura Maccabee

Director


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Writer


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Performer


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Producer


Miles Otway

Host


Mz. REKA

Producer


Zuleika Moreno

Co-Producer


Venessa Verdugo

Writer


Venessa Verdugo

Producer


Madeleine Lemay

Writer


Madeleine Lemay

Director


Dee Freeman

Writer


Natasha Mikha

Producer


Natasha Mikha

Performer


Ian Michael Scheller

Writer


Ian Michael Scheller

Performer


Heidi Jo Scheller

Director


Tim Swiss

Director


Jenn Brown

Writer


Jenn Brown

Performer


Lee Costello

Director


Tanya Thomas

Writer


Tanya Thomas

Producer


Maegan Mandarino

Writer


Maegan Mandarino

Performer


Shelley Cooper

Choreographer


Sonja Marie

Writer


Ernie Silva

Director


Janora McDuffie

Writer


Joseph Megel

Director


Zach Ring

Writer


Zach Ring

Director


Chris DeCarlo

Writer


Evelyn Rudie

Director


Sergei Stern

Writer


Sergei Stern

Composer


Sergei Stern

Director


Shelley Cooper

Book


Shelley Cooper

Lyrics


Shelley Cooper

Composer


Kelsey Miller

Director


Paul Linke

Writer


Chris DeCarlo

Director


Ruthie Danziger

Writer


Anne DiGiovanni

Writer


Anne DiGiovanni

Producer


Olivia Facini

Director


Joseph Lewczak

Musical Director


Jessann Afterman

Musical Director


Rahvaunia Johnson

Writer


Paulina Combow

Writer


Paulina Combow

Performer


Luis Villanueva

Tech/Art Producer




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