Lynn Johnson News

Told through the bold perspective of a vivacious drag queen named Tanvi, Naturally Tan follows Tanya Thomas' desperation to fit in as a minority in Singapore and her search for acceptance in America.

Jessica Lynn Johnson will offer a free workshop for performers, The Art of Creating the One-Woman Show, on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

THE BOOK THAT WON’T CLOSE- Confessions of A Love Addict follows a bi-culturally fluid Deaf woman through a series of bad relationships, until she meets a fluid Transgender Orgasmic meditation coach who walks her through a self-contained rehab for Love Addiction to confront her unhealed shame around the parts of her that are both hearing and deaf. 

I recently spoke with writer/performer Mitch Feinstein on this autobiographical journey in FOR LOVE OR MONEY that invites all of us to consider: Can we learn lessons and make changes, or is it too late? Set at the onset of the pandemic, a successful 76-year-old businessman is forced to examine his choices in life, what he thinks he has achieved, and what he feels he has lost. Why did he so fervently quest for money and security at the expense of his own happiness and the trampling of his artistic soul?

Last March, the Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival was just two weeks away from opening when we were forced to postpone because of the emerging coronavirus pandemic, which shuttered live performance venues across the country.

Since the debut of Fertile at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival, writer and performer, Heather Dowling, has been recognized repeatedly for the show's powerful impact on audiences and now Fertile will be part of the 10th anniversary of the largest solo-performance festival on the West coast, Solofest, streaming from the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Dogs Are Better Than People, written and performed by Sarah Hunter, and developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, is an eccentric romp through drinking, bad men, and fabulous dogs who each tell Sarah’s story. But why, you may ask, does Sarah Hunter truly believe that Dogs are better than people? I spoke with her to find out

Dogs Are Better Than People, written and performed by Sarah Hunter and developed & directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Dogs Are Better Than People is an eccentric romp through drinking, bad men, and fabulous dogs who each tell Sarah’s story. Talking dogs!

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, November 21-22, 2020.

Today (November 19) in live streaming: Luba Mason visits Backstage Live, Andrew Barth Feldman guests on Ten Minute Tidbits, and so much more!

Today (November 18) in live streaming: Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney visit Backstage Live, Freestyle Love Supreme joins the Chaos Twins, and so much more!

Award winning Director & Developer, Jessica Lynn Johnson, hosts an evening of brand new solo show excerpts taken from the Soaring Solo Community.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, November 7-8, 2020.

Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA will present Life on the Rez, a virtual show, written, produced and performed by Luella Wagner. Directed by Bryan Rasmussen. Musical accompaniment by Joe Vasquez.

Sonia Jackson transforms familiar refrains like “Because I said so!” “You know better than that!” and “Not while you’re living under my roof!” into a graceful and hilarious ride through the euphoria and exasperation of motherhood in her one-woman show, Mamaisms.

Forgetting, Not Forgotten. A multimedia virtual show (presented online) livestreamed from the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. An official selection of the Black Voices Festival.

The Whitefire Theatre continues with its new solo series a?oeBlack Voicesa?? which began September 12th and will run through November 15th.   Actress and director Juliette Jeffers, a prominent black solo artist herself, continues as curator of the solo series.

The Whitefire Theatre continues with its new solo series 'Black Voices' which began September 12th and will run through November 15th. Actress and director Juliette Jeffers, a prominent black solo artist herself, continues as curator of the solo series.

Best of the Fest a?oeIsland Girl: A Rescue Missiona??, written and performed by Luka Lyman, developed and directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, will be available to stream on demand starting Thursday, August 27th at 7:00 pm (PST) through Saturday, August 28th. 

Award winning Director & Developer, Jessica Lynn Johnson, hosts an evening of brand new solo show excerpts. This enticing program will be livestreaming from the Whitefire Theatre and will rotate 6 superb Solo Artists in and out throughout the night. Themes of race, money, success, healing, and much more will be explored!