UPCOMING SHOWS
STAGE MAMMA: From Child Star to Leading Lady
Soaring Solo STARS Series
When: November 2nd - 2PM
Where: The Zephyr Theatre
7456 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
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Written and Performed by Rheagan Wallace
Presented by Soaring Solo Studios & Directed by and Developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson
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What happens when your fiercest advocate is also your most formidable challenge?
In STAGE MAMMA: From Child Star to Leading Lady, award‑winning actor Rheagan Wallace invites you into her extraordinary life with raw honesty, poignant reflection, and unexpected humor. Hailed as “a perfection of solo presentation” (Tracey Paleo, Gia on the Move) and “on her way to becoming a household name” (Amalisha HuEck, Discover Hollywood), this captivating solo show charts her Hollywood coming‑of‑age—from a small Texas town to navigating the high‑stakes world of LA, all under the relentless guidance of her unforgettable mother—a true “Stage Mamma.”
In a virtuosic performance, Rheagan inhabits a vivid cast of characters—her tenacious mother, industry players, and younger versions of herself—wrestling with pressures, ambition, and identity. Blending intimate storytelling with actual home videos, STAGE MAMMA becomes a dynamic multimedia theatre experience, bringing the past vividly, sometimes painfully, and often hilariously into the present.
Ultimately, STAGE MAMMA is a fast‑paced, deeply heartfelt journey of resilience, healing, and the complicated love that shapes who we become—a celebration of survival, self‑discovery, and the liberating power of telling your own story.
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Directed by and Developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson, Artwork & Videography by Mary Lou Sandler/3Cubed Studios, QLab Design by Nick Foran, Solo Character Coaching by Heather Dowling
Bios:
Director, Developer, Jessica Lynn Johnson is a published playwright, recipient of BEST NATIONAL SOLO ARTIST AWARD, Advisory Board Member of the LA Women's Theatre Festival, Co Executive Producer of the Joshua Tree Solo Theatre Festival, and Founder & CEO of Soaring Solo Studios International. Jessica has aided in the development, direction and producing of over 175 solo shows (and still going strong)! As a performer, Jessica has “edu-tained” international audiences touring her own one person shows ZE and OBLIVIOUS TO EVERYONE for over 15 years. Jessica's projects have taken home awards such as TOP OF FRINGE, HFF ENCORE PRODUCER AWARDS, TVOLUTION BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE, LARRY CORNWALL AWARD FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE & several other accolades! Jessica was also awarded the LAWTF Rainbow Award in 2024 and was nominated for the Female Director of Distinction in Theatre by Girl Trip LLC at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival & Best Director of a Play by Broadway World 2023. http://www.SoaringSoloStudios.com
Heather Dowling, Soaring Solo Instructor, is an award-winning writer, actor and director. Heather brought to life 50 distinct characters in her critically acclaimed one-person shows, Unemployed. Finally. and Fertile. Both shows won the PRODUCERS’ ENCORE AWARD and were nominated for BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2015 and 2019. Both shows were selected for the prestigious L.A WOMEN’S THEATRE FESTIVAL and both were deemed BEST OF FEST at SOLOFEST, the largest solo theatre festival on the West Coast. Unemployed was selected to be part of UNITED SOLO, the largest solo festival in the world, on 42nd Street in NYC. On the heels of her personal solo success, Heather started coaching alongside her director and founder of Soaring Solo Studios, Jessica Lynn Johnson. In 2022 Heather directed 5 shows that gathered 5 award nominations at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and one of the shows she directed and developed, Asexuality: A Solo Musical, won BEST PREMIERE and the TOP OF FRINGE out of more than 250 shows at the festival that year. Learn more about Heather at HeatherDowling.com
My interview with James Scarborough: "A Conversation with Playwright/Actor Rheagan Wallace"
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Stage Mamma's announcement on BroadwayWorld: Rheagan Wallace's STAGE MAMMA Comes to Hollywood Fringe Festival 2025
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