– Balloon Sculptor God Erin Chambers – Majorette God Susan Sullivan – Rich Woman God John Patrick Amedori – Loner Loser Kid God Allyce Beasley – Woman with Cats God Rick Overton – Bad Stand-Up Comedian God Iqbal Theba – East Indian Sunglasses Salesman God Rae Allen – Fortune Teller God Christy Carlson Romano – Officious Hall Monitor God Mike Starr – Big Tough Guy God Sonya Eddy – Female Custodian God Veanne Cox – Personable Woman God Jack Kehler – Electrician God Al Mancini – Grandpa God Rolando Molina – Trash Man God Adam Wylie – Skinny Kid God Mark L. Taylor – Salesman God Shelly Cole – Punk Girl God Don McManus – Park Ranger God Jane Morris – Substitute Teacher God James Martin Kelly – Sweeper God Michael N. Chinyamurindi – Nigerian Doctor God John Del Regno – Locksmith God Michael Wyle – French Waiter God Cal Gibson – Groundskeeper God Todd Sherry – Gay Male Secretary God Jordan David – Geek God will.i.am – Three Card Monte Guy God Theme song The opening credits roll with the song "One of Us" written by Eric Bazilian and performed by Joan Osborne. It was a hit single for Osborne in the United States from her 1995 album Relish: What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us Just a stranger on the bus Trying to make his way home (repeated) Osborne re-recorded the song specifically for the show. To fit the lyrics of the song, Joan first meets God as a teenage boy riding to school on the bus with her (although they don't actually speak to each other at the time). Production Development The idea for Joan of Arcadia took shape during Barbara Hall’s time as a producer on Chicago Hope in the mid-1990s and evolved while she was an executive producer on CBS drama Judging Amy. Hall said "the concept meshed her fascination with Joan of Arc...her longtime interest in physics and metaphysics, and her desire to use drama and comedy to explore the existence of God in a 'scary, not benign universe.'" Hall added, "I started thinking, what would it look like if God tried to contact a teenager today? I made the decision that God would have to come to a teenage girl visually. Joan of Arc heard voices, but kids today aren’t going to hear voices because you’d