Carene Rose Mekertichyan

Carene Rose Mekertichyan is an artist, organizer, educator, and proud Black Armenian Angelena. She is drawn to storytelling that centers marginalized narratives and firmly believes that art exists to spark empathy and create social change. She serves as Independent Shakespeare Co.'s Artistic Associate for Social Justice and Program Coordinator for Support Black Theatre. Selected stage: KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE, MACBETH, THE TEMPEST, PERICLES, TWELFTH NIGHT (Independent Shakespeare Co.), THE THREE MUSKETEERS (PVPA), SEÑOR PLUMMER'S FINAL FIESTA (Rogue Artists Ensemble), TROY (Hero Theatre), MACBETH (Northern Stage). Film: LIVE AT THE PORPENTINE!, I AM EASYTO FIND, BOYS ABOUT TOWN. She is also a Teaching Artist with Creative Acts, Center Theatre Group, and the Unusual Suspects in addition to being a proud co-author of the LA Anti-Racist Theatre Standards and Blklst Contributor. Her plays and spoken word have been produced at Edinburgh Fringe, MeetCute LA, Company of Angels, ISC, and "We the People Theater Action". She is also an essayist, with work published by LAist, University of Texas Press, The Armenian Weekly, HyeBred Magazine, and Kooyrigs. Training: Dartmouth College, BA; London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Certificate.