The Summer I Got Old is a poignant monologue written and performed by Paul Linke, exploring the realization of aging and mortality through personal reflection. Directed by Chris DeCarlo, this intimate piece delves into the profound and often overlooked aspects of growing older and the impact it has on one's life. The performance will be part of the Binge Free Festival, celebrating a diverse array of artistic voices.
Cast and Creative team for The Summer I Got Old 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
Joseph Perez
Absolutely Halloween
Theda Weston
The Six at Ten
Carmen Scott
Dream Role
Marilyn Anderson
How to Live Like a Millionaire, When You’re a Million Short
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
Rheagan Wallace
STAGE MAMMA
Madeleine Lemay
The Six at Ten
Tim Torre
The Six at Ten
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
Sonja Marie
FREE BRICKS
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
Rob Nagle
The Advocate
Zach Ring
The Advocate
Janora McDuffie
Earth, Wind & Car Fire
Berry Under Your Bed
Cruel Landlord
Phil Stewart
John Huston: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of
Becca Beberaggi
I’m Not Here Right Now
The California Shakespeare Company
Will Power Shakespeare Hour
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
Kate Huffman
The Best of Constance & Florence
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
Andrew Searles
Black Don’t Crack
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
Natasha Mikha
Marilyn Monroe, Unknown Letters
Creative Team
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 Perry
Director
Aaron Wilson
Music
Becca Beberaggi
Writer
Phil Stewart
Writer
Paul Linke
Director
Sonja Marie
Writer
Ernie Silva
Director
Janora McDuffie
Writer
Jane Morris
Director
Laure Fraser
Writer
Pina
Writer
Christinna Chauncey
Acting Coach
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Producer
Maria Fagan Hassani
Writer
Heather Dowling
Director
Jessica Lynn Johnson
Director
Rheagan Wallace
Writer
Jen West
Director
Carmen Scott
Writer
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Writer
Jenn Brown
Writer
Tanya Thomas
Writer
Maegan Mandarino
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
Venessa Verdugo
Writer
Lee Costello
Director
Joseph Megel
Director
Tim Swiss
Director
Heidi Jo Scheller
Director
Ian Michael Scheller
Writer
Natasha Mikha
Writer
Kelsey Miller
Director
Shelley Cooper
Book
Tara Parker
Performer
Marcello Padilla
Performer
Aubrey Clyburn
Performer
Jane Ellen Stern
Performer
Sergei Stern
Writer
Evelyn Rudie
Director
Chris DeCarlo
Director
Zach Ring
Director
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