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tHis Is Very IMPORTANT at Santa Monica Playhouse

Dates: 11/8/2025

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tHis Is Very IMPORTANT features a powerful one-woman performance by Rahvaunia Johnson, directed and developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. The show follows Eena as she creates a space for three women—Mary, Samantha, and Val—to share their personal stories about life, love, and living with HIV. Through a blend of humor and emotional depth, the narrative examines themes of identity, stigma, and resilience, offering a thought-provoking experience that resonates with audiences.

Cast and Creative team for tHis Is Very IMPORTANT at Santa Monica Playhouse

Cast

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


Joseph Perez

Absolutely Halloween


Susan Landon

Wise Ass Women from the Westside


Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Trust Me, I’m From Essex


The California Shakespeare Company

Will Power Shakespeare Hour


Becca Beberaggi

I’m Not Here Right Now


Phil Stewart

John Huston: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of


Sonja Marie

FREE BRICKS


Janora McDuffie

Earth, Wind & Car Fire


Zach Ring

The Advocate


Isabel Lindley

Absolutely Halloween


J.T. Melaragno

Absolutely Halloween


Cydne Moore

Absolutely Halloween


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


Emmet Sempek

Cruel Landlord


Graham Silbert

Absolutely Halloween


Charlotte Robinson

Absolutely Halloween


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


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Trans Mom vs Family court: Justice Sees No Gender


Albie Selznick

Letter From David


Dee Freeman

Poison Gun


Rahvaunia Johnson

tHis Is Very IMPORTANT


Paulina Combow

Adopted by Appalachians


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


Theda Weston

The Six at Ten


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


Paul Linke

The Summer I Got Old


Creative Team

Phil Stewart

Writer


Paul Linke

Director


Leslie Stewart

Producer


Sonja Marie

Writer


Becca Beberaggi

Writer


Paulina Combow

Producer


Maegan Mandarino

Writer


Tanya Thomas

Writer


Zuleika Moreno

Co-Producer


Mz. REKA

Producer


Miles Otway

Host


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Performer


Rejyna Douglass-Whitman

Writer


Laura Maccabee

Director


Albie Selznick

Writer


Juliette Jeffers

Director


Dee Freeman

Writer


Luis Villanueva

Tech/Art Producer


Ernie Silva

Director


Paulina Combow

Writer


Rahvaunia Johnson

Creator


Jeannette Lawler

Drums


Joseph Lewczak

Musical Director


Olivia Facini

Director


Anne DiGiovanni

Producer


Anne DiGiovanni

Writer


Zach Ring

Director


Zach Ring

Writer


Joseph Megel

Director


Janora McDuffie

Writer


Marilyn Anderson

Writer


Heather Dowling

Solo Character Coach


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Director


Rheagan Wallace

Producer


Rheagan Wallace

Writer


Jen West

Producer


Jen West

Director


Carmen Scott

Producer


Carmen Scott

Writer


Pina

Writer/Performer


Pattie Fitzgerald

Performer


Becca Beberaggi

Producer


The California Shakespeare Company

Writer/Performer


Aaron Wilson

Music


Lindsay Perry

Director


Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Producer


Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

Writer


Susan Landon

Performer


Wendy Hammers

Performer


Suzanne Bressler Zoltan

Associate Producer


Eric Scott Golovan

Director


Cynthia Spierer

Writer


Christinna Chauncey

Acting Coach


Jessica Lynn Johnson

Producer


Heather Dowling

Director


Maria Fagan Hassani

Writer




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