🎭 Now in Pre-Production

FIVE

Four Seasons. One Love.

A Stage Play Written and Produced by Ceola J. Griffin · Directed by Ceola J. Griffin and Don "Dusty" Phelps

About the Production

"Some wounds you can see. Others hide behind smiles, long sleeves, excuses, and silence."

There are stories we don't tell. The ones folded into long sleeves on summer days. The ones tucked behind makeup and a quiet smile. The ones we carry into church pews, family dinners, and grocery store aisles — convinced no one would understand if we said them out loud.

FIVE tells one of those stories. It is the story of a woman whose fall tells of the wrong kind of love — and the one who almost destroyed her with it. It is the story of the seasons of life that were meant to kill, still and destroy her, and somehow… still did not have the final word.

But FIVE is not only her story. It's theirs. It's his. It's mine. And it may very well be yours. It's a story in which the same God can reach into the darkness and do what only He can.

Through raw storytelling, haunting symbolism, original music, and the voices of a woman's own heart rising from the ashes, FIVE carries audiences across seasons of uncertainty — pointing toward the One whose love refuses to let go, no matter what season we're in.

This is more than a stage play. It is testimony. It is a ministry. It is healing in theatrical form. And through every season, FIVE reminds us of the only truth that holds when nothing else will:

No matter how deep the wound, how dark the season, or uncertain the outcome — God's love still reaches deeper.

...But God.

Featuring

The Cast

Justin Cloud

as Deborah Anne

Justin K. Cloud is very excited to return to the stage this year in the production FIVE. She was recently in the stage play If These Walls Could Talk as the witty, family friend Aunt Val. She hails from a theater background and has been in a variety of plays including Fences (Raynell), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Dussie Mae), Marisol (The Angel), and Picnic (Irma). Filmography includes Jelly, Not in My Backyard, The Lost Michelle Obama Tapes, and Riffle Man as well as many independent films and shows. Justin studied theater at Laney College under Lew Levinson and Amy Zins and continued her education at both Barnard University in New York and Mills College in Oakland where she received her BA. She enjoys writing and is the author of the children's book, "The Adventures of Blu Pigtails."

Phil Ellingberg

as Scott

Oakland, California-born actor and musician who began performing in middle school and has built a diverse career on stage and in the recording studio. A seasoned stage performer, he starred in Dee Dee Simon's Love Don't Cost a Thing and has appeared in numerous productions across his early career. As a gospel artist, Brother Phil has released two solo albums, Living for You and Truly Amazing, collaborating with legendary producers and featuring guests like D'Wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné and Daryl Coley. More recently, he has shared intimate, faith-filled singles such as You Kept Me and Everything to Me, shining alongside his wife, Lae, in their gospel duet partnership Brother Phil and Lae.

Behind the Production

Production Credits

Written and Produced by Ceola J. Griffin
Directed by Ceola J. Griffin and Don "Dusty" Phelps
Original Music by DreLovesGod
A CJG Production

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FIVE is currently in pre-production. Venue and performance dates will be announced as plans are finalized. For partnership, sponsorship, or production inquiries, contact us at info@cjgproductions.com .