Trust Me, I'm From Essex at Santa Monica Playhouse
Dates: 10/24/2025
📍 Theatre: Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th Street
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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
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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
FREE BRICKS
Joseph Perez
Absolutely Halloween
Cydne Moore
Absolutely Halloween
J.T. Melaragno
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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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