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
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Tara Parker
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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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