STAGE MAMMA; From Child Star to Leading Lady features award-winning actor Rheagan Wallace as she shares her remarkable journey from a small Texas town to the competitive landscape of Los Angeles, guided by her spirited "Stage Mamma." Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, this captivating solo performance weaves storytelling with personal anecdotes and multimedia elements, including home videos, to create a rich narrative about survival and self-discovery. It is a heartfelt tribute to the complex bond between mother and daughter and the challenges faced in the entertainment industry. The show promises to engage and resonate with audiences through its blend of raw honesty and humor.
Cast and Creative Team for STAGE MAMMA; From Child Star to Leading Lady at Santa Monica Playhouse
Cast
Carmen Scott
Dream Role
Rheagan Wallace
STAGE MAMMA
Marilyn Anderson
How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short
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
Rob Nagle
The Advocate
Aubrey Clyburn
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
J.T. Melaragno
Absolutely Halloween
Isabel Lindley
Absolutely Halloween
Hilary Kang Oglesby
The Advocate
Clarissa Park
The Advocate
Reina Guthrie
The Advocate
William Duffy
The Advocate
Marcello Padilla
Jane and the Magic Album
Janora McDuffie
Earth, Wind & Car Fire
Sonja Marie
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Phil Stewart
John Huston: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of
Becca Beberaggi
I’m Not Here Right Now
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
Lauri Fraser
The Hairdresser…your therapy session or mine?
Pina
Mafia Anonymous: The Women Speak
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Trans Mom vs Family court: Justice Sees No Gender
Emmet Sempek
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
Andrew Searles
Black Don’t Crack
Zuleika Moreno
Black Don’t Crack
Mz. REKA
Black Don’t Crack
Jeff Keller
Black Don’t Crack
Darrell Goss
Black Don’t Crack
Alia Atkins
Black Don’t Crack
Miles Otway
Black Don’t Crack
Albie Selznick
Letter From David
Dee Freeman
Poison Gun
Paulina Combow
Adopted by Appalachians
Rahvaunia Johnson
tHis Is Very IMPORTANT
Anne DiGiovanni
EXES: The musical
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
Tara Parker
Jane and the Magic Album
Creative Team
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Director
Cynthia Spierer
Writer
Jane Morris
Director
Lauri Fraser
Performer
Lauri Fraser
Writer
Pina
Performer
Pina
Writer
Christinna Chauncey
Acting Coach
Maria Fagan Hassani
Performer
Maria Fagan Hassani
Writer
Heather Dowling
Character Coach
Heather Dowling
Director
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Producer
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Developer
Eric Scott Golovan
Director
Rheagan Wallace
Producer
Rheagan Wallace
Performer
Rheagan Wallace
Writer
Jen West
Producer
Jen West
Director
Carmen Scott
Producer
Carmen Scott
Performer
Carmen Scott
Writer
Sonja Marie
Writer
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Writer
Laura Maccabee
Director
Albie Selznick
Performer
Albie Selznick
Writer
Mz. REKA
Producer
Miles Otway
Host
Zach Ring
Director
Zach Ring
Writer
Joseph Megel
Director
Janora McDuffie
Performer
Janora McDuffie
Writer
Ernie Silva
Director
Sonja Marie
Performer
Leslie Stewart
Producer
Phil Stewart
Performer
Phil Stewart
Writer
Becca Beberaggi
Performer
Becca Beberaggi
Writer
Aaron Wilson
Music
Lindsay Perry
Director
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Performer
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Writer
Susan Landon
Performer
Wendy Hammers
Performer
Pattie Fitzgerald
Performer
Suzanne Bressler Zoltan
Associate Producer
Maegan Mandarino
Performer.
Jeannette Lawler
Drums
Natasha Mikha
Producer
Natasha Mikha
Writer
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Associate Producer
Juliette Jeffers
Director
Dee Freeman
Performer
Dee Freeman
Writer
Luis Villanueva
Tech/Art Producer
Paulina Combow
Performer
Paulina Combow
Writer
Rahvaunia Johnson
Performer
Rahvaunia Johnson
Writer
Maegan Mandarino
Writer
Joseph Lewczak
Musical Director
Joseph Lewczak
Producer
Joseph Lewczak
Writer
Olivia Facini
Director
Anne DiGiovanni
Performer
Anne DiGiovanni
Producer
Anne DiGiovanni
Writer
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Composer
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Producer
Rejyna Douglass-Whitman
Performer
Ian Michael Scheller
Writer
Tanya Thomas
Producer
Tanya Thomas
Writer
Rosie Byrne
Performer
Kate Huffman
Performer
Mike Veasey
Director
Lou Stone Borenstein
Writer
Berry Under Your Bed
Performer
Celine Athan
Performer
Emmet Sempek
Performer
Jackie Brehiman
Performer
Madeleine Lemay
Writer
Madeleine Lemay
Director
Natasha Mikha
Performer
Ian Michael Scheller
Performer
Heidi Jo Scheller
Director
Tim Swiss
Director
Jenn Brown
Writer
Jenn Brown
Performer
Lee Costello
Director
Venessa Verdugo
Writer
Venessa Verdugo
Producer
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