STAGE MAMMA: From Child Star to Leading Lady

A funny and very insightful exploration of a child star and her stage mom! Rheagan is 100% that girl! ... full review

A very honest and funny show about a star-studded yet somehow relatable childhood. ... full review

Rheagan Wallace is a skilled storyteller and performer. Many actors/performers can relate to her story about chasing a dream from a very young age.... full review

This show was an emotional rollercoaster from beginning to end. I was so intrigued the entire time and kept crying and laughing. I think everyone can relate to the nuances and complications from having a close relationship to their parents. ... full review

Rheagan is luminous and light, raw and compelling - Beautifully acted and so fully realized - me, a little girl TV junkie was in HEAVEN watching this story of a child star (!) and her complicated relationship with her mother. While I delight in the TEA of it all, the truth and poignancy and ultimate acceptance was a love letter to both the 'business' and the mamma. Awesome work!!! ... full review

Rheagan gives an outstanding performance in Stage Mamma. Fast paced, full of love and heart and truth and laughs.... full review

Such a beautiful and powerful story. Rheagan is a phenomenal actress, you saw the scenes she was doing perfectly. ... full review

Rheagan tells the intertwined story of her own coming of age and her mom's role as her support, stage mamma and mamma over her years between Hollywood and Texas. ... full review

Our life story is all about us, and yet very few could actually distill it down to its essence and craft a story from it fit for an audience's tastes. But Rheagan has done just that with a whirlwind timeline of life as a child actor and the mother who wants it maybe a little too much. Not only does Rheagan showcase her immense comedic talent as a no-role-out-of-reach actress playing every quirky character along her journey, but she also opens up her soul as a vulnerable invitation for us, the audience, to experience her story with her all over again, from the highs to the lows, and to perhaps expand our understanding of what it is to feel a mother's love. Rheagan has done a fantastic job extracting this singular story from the events of ... full review

As Rheagan's husband, I went in thinking I knew exactly what to expect, but I was utterly unprepared for the power of this show in it's live form. It’s an incredibly generous, brave, and masterfully told story that is both intensely personal and universally relatable. I was simply taken aback by the raw, profound emotion Rheagan channels on stage. It’s a poignant and ultimately uplifting exploration of a one-of-a-kind life that left me feeling immensely proud and genuinely privileged to have been in the audience and a part of producing and developing this show.... full review