Who Are You
Who Are You
Now through June 19th, 2022
Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8 PM
Sunday shows begin at 7 PM
Running time approx. 80 minutes.
WORLD PREMIERE
In a last ditch effort to affect change in her life, an isolated woman held captive by her fears and trapped by her own entitlement is forced to surrender to her fate. The vulnerability of humility makes her receptive to direction and kindness and she is inspired to create a world that brings her into meaningful relationships with others.
REVIEWS
Rance Collins of Beverly Press calls Who Are You
“…a transcendent experience…”
“The direction by Kate Jopson is stellar, and the show never, at any point, drags or leaves the audience looking to their watches.”
Laura Foti Cohen of Larchmont Buzz writes Who Are You
“…is uplifting and engaging, pulling us along a unique-to-LA path from acting to struggling to spiritual and creative fulfillment through dressing cool girls and celebrities.”
“Mitchell retains her rawness, choking up as she relates the love and kindnesses that put her on the right path.”
“We’re thrilled to have a member of our Greenway Arts Alliance family return to Los Angeles and to perform on our stage. We know that Shareen Mitchell will inspire all of our communities – our Melrose Trading Post vendors, Greenway Institute for the Arts students, and our Greenway Court Theatre artists – with her truly inspiring story of courage and hope.”
– Whitney Weston
Co-Artistic Director
“Shareen’s story challenges her audience to view each day as a creative act. Any entrepreneur interested in navigating obstacles with an artist’s passion will connect to her journey. We’re also excited to have the incredibly talented director Kate Jopson return to the Greenway stage.”
– Pierson Blaetz
Co-Artistic Director
Shareen Mitchell has been an actress working in theatre, film, and television. Most recently, Shareen wrote and starred in a one woman play called Code Name Triumph, which she performed at The New York Theater Festival Fall/Winter 2021. Shareen has also had a remarkable career in fashion. After working in the fashion departments at Mademoiselle and Vogue, she went on to become the national scout for Elite Models and the co-director of Elite Paris. In 2004, she founded Shareen Vintage, a one-of-a-kind store in Los Angeles’ garment district. As Shareen took vintage dresses and transformed them, she underwent a metamorphosis of her own and also inspired change in the lives of her customers. These stories provide the inspiration for her first full-length play, WHO ARE YOU.
Kate Jopson (Director) is a theatre, film, and voice-over director and producer based in Los Angeles. She specializes in experienced-based productions that explore the gaps and silences in society and has created work in spaces across Los Angeles including UNESCO World Heritage Sites, horse ranches, and beaches. Her reimagined production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time at Greenway Court Theatre received six Ovation Award nominations.
Other theatre credits include: Hole in the Sky (Circle X Theatre Co.); Madhatter’s Gin & Tea Party (Fever Up Productions); Candide (Santa Cruz Shakespeare); Fefu & Her Friends at Hollyhock House (Circle X Theatre/J.U.S.T Toys Productions, LA); 1984 (Greenway Court Theatre); Twelfth Night (Coeurage Theatre Co. LA); Second Skin (The West/The Flagship Ensemble); A Willow Grows Aslant (La Jolla Playhouse—Without Walls Fest.)
Currently, she’s directing a documentary about the impact of climate change on her rural Northern California hometown. Her genre-bending web series, The Web Opera, composed by Michael Roth, has been accepted to over 30 film festivals. She is the English-language dubbing director for projects such as Elite (Netflix), On The Spectrum (HBO max) and Valley of Tears (HBO Max). Kate has a B.A in Anthropology from UC Berkeley and an M.F.A. in Directing from UC San Diego.
Written by:
Shareen Mitchell
Creative Team
Director: Kate Jopson
Dramaturg: Sarah Lunnie
Songs by: Shareen Mitchell
Scenic Designer: Sibyl Wickersheimer
Lighting Design: Lily Bartenstein
Stage Managers: Amanda Eno
Sound Design: Anna Hibbert
Asst. Stage Manager: Jasmine Kalra
Cellist: Ashley Ng
Cellist (alt): Karen Hall
Cello Arrangement by: Michael Roth