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Trust Me, I'm From Essex at Santa Monica Playhouse

Dates: 10/24/2025

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Santa Monica Playhouse


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Trust Me, I'm From Essex is a solo musical performed by Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett, directed by Lindsay Perry, featuring music by Aaron Wilson. The production follows a young woman from Southend-on-Sea who grapples with her challenging upbringing while pursuing her dreams of escaping the stereotypes surrounding her Essex identity. The narrative blends hard-hitting realities with a sense of hope as she explores her aspirations and personal struggles. The performance invites audiences into a heartfelt exploration of identity and resilience.

Cast and Creative team for Trust Me, I'm From Essex at Santa Monica Playhouse

Cast

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


Rheagan Wallace

STAGE MAMMA


Carmen Scott

Dream Role


Marilyn Anderson

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


Maegan Mandarino

Big Hair: A Rad and Wild Love Affair.


Andrew Searles

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


Zuleika Moreno

Black Don’t Crack


Phil Stewart

John Huston: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of


Misha Kofman

The Six at Ten


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


Theda Weston

The Six at Ten


Madeleine Lemay

The Six at Ten


Tim Torre

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


Sonja Marie

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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


Rob Nagle

The Advocate


Zach Ring

The Advocate


Janora McDuffie

Earth, Wind & Car Fire


Creative Team

Janora McDuffie

Writer


Marilyn Anderson

Writer


Carmen Scott

Writer


Carmen Scott

Producer


Jen West

Director


Jen West

Producer


Rheagan Wallace

Writer


Rheagan Wallace

Producer


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Director


Pina

Presenter


Maria Fagan Hassani

Writer


Heather Dowling

Director


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Producer


Natasha Mikha

Writer


Madeleine Lemay

Writer


Venessa Verdugo

Producer


Venessa Verdugo

Writer


Lee Costello

Director


Jenn Brown

Performer


Jenn Brown

Writer


Tim Swiss

Director


Heidi Jo Scheller

Director


Ian Michael Scheller

Performer


Ian Michael Scheller

Writer


Natasha Mikha

Performer


Natasha Mikha

Producer


Madeleine Lemay

Director


Jeff Keller

Headliner


Darrell Goss

Performer


Alia Atkins

Performer


Zuleika Moreno

Co-Producer


Mz. REKA

Producer


Miles Otway

Host


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Producer


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Writer


Zach Ring

Director


Zach Ring

Writer


Joseph Megel

Director


Ernie Silva

Director


Becca Beberaggi

Producer


Christinna Chauncey

Acting Coach


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

Producer


Lindsay Perry

Director


Aaron Wilson

Music


Becca Beberaggi

Writer


Heather Dowling

Character Coach


Phil Stewart

Writer


Paul Linke

Director


Leslie Stewart

Producer


Sonja Marie

Writer


Maegan Mandarino

Performer


Maegan Mandarino

Writer


Tanya Thomas

Producer


Tanya Thomas

Writer


Celine Athan

Performer


Emmet Sempek

Performer


Jackie Brehiman

Performer




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