Carene Rose Mekertichyan (she/her)
Actor
Carene Rose Mekertichyan (She/Her) 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 ISC’s Artistic Associate for Social Justice and Program Coordinator for Support Black Theatre. Selected stage: MAMA MAMA CAN’T YOU SEE (Coin & Ghost), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, JULIUS CAESAR, …LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF COLOUR, THE TEMPEST, KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE, MACBETH, PERICLES, TWELFTH NIGHT (Independent Shakespeare Co.), TROY (Hero Theatre), THE THREE MUSKETEERS (PVPA), SEÑOR PLUMMER’S FINAL FIESTA (Rogue Artists Ensemble), MACBETH (Northern Stage), MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (u/s A Noise Within). Film: SUGAR, LIVE AT THE PORPENTINE: A COMEDY OF ERRORS I AM EASY TO FIND, BOYS ABOUT TOWN. She is also a Teaching Artist with Center Theatre Group, Creative Acts, and About Productions 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. carenerose.com
