Welcome to Our "Show & Tell"!

June Carryl’s plays include THE WRONGED PARTY (IAMA Shonda Rhimes Unsung Voices Commission 2022) COLOSSUS (Guest Residency, Ojai Playwrights Conference 2023), BLUE (The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2023), N*GGA B*TCH (Residency, Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theater 2023), FLORENCE & NORMANDIE (Playwrights Arena and UCLA’s Golden Tongues: Diversifying the Classics 2020) and GIRL BLUE (Center Theatre Group’s L.A. Writers Workshop, 2021). An actor as well, favorite roles include the Nurse in ROMEO & JULIET (A Noise Within), Fraulein Schneider in CABARET (directed by Michael Matthews, Celebration Theatre), and Gerty Fail in FAILURE: A LOVE STORY (directed by Michael Matthews, Coeurage Theatre)

Jon Royal is director, teaching artist, and facilitator from Nashville, TN.  Over the past twenty-five years he has collaborated on several productions throughout the US. He is the 2023 recipient of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's Lloyd Richards New Futures Residency, which paired him with St Louis Black Repertory Company. He was named Best Theatre Director by the Nashville Scene for the 2019 season. He is a senior teaching artist for Shakespeare Center Los Angeles and is on a national design team to develop Shakespeare and Social Justice Curriculum for high school classrooms across the nation.

Lorenz Arnell is a multi-award- winning actor, dancer, music producer and singer who has had the chance to work in some of the most respected theaters in Los Angeles: including The Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Road Theater, Santa Monica Playhouse, The Fountain Theater and more. Lorenz has had the opportunity to do print work for Adidas and Guess to name a few. He has also worked on shows such as Lethal Weapon, Preacher, Icarly, Everybody hates Chris and Nickelodeon’s Figure it Out. He also starred in the films Underdog Kids, Smoke Filled Lungs and Kings starring Halle Berry and Daniel Craig.  Lorenz’s passion for the arts drives him daily and he hopes to soar to even greater heights

Loren Fenton is an actress based in Los Angeles. She is known for her TV role on "All American: Homecoming," and film roles in "Launch Fever," "Cover Up," and "Wax & Wane." She has performed as a dancer, actor, and performance artist at the Shanghai International Theater Festival, Royce Hall at UCLA, REDCAT, The Ontological-Hysteric, LACMA, The Hammer Museum, in strangers' living rooms, and the streets of Echo Park. She was born and raised on Long Island, NY, to Jamaican immigrant parents. She holds an MFA in Acting from CalArts, and a BA in Psychology from Harvard. She is passionate about supporting small, woman-run businesses, and community-based projects that preserve local color.

Julanne Chidi Hill Some of her favorite theater credits include: “The Bluest Eye“ directed by Andi Chapman at A Noise Within. The world premiere of “BLUE” by June Carryl at Rogue Machine Matrix Theater, “The Great Jheri Curl Debate”, East West Players, “Yellowman”, Khanisha Foster Director. “Die Mommie Die” at Kirk Douglas Theater, “Fences” directed by Wren T. Brown, “Booty Candy” at Celebration Theater directed by Michael Matthews, the U.S. premiere of Athol Fugard’s “Blue Iris” at Fountain Theater Stephen Sachs Director, “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe: Revisited”, Lily Tomlin Theater, “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia” Additionally, Julanne has appeared in both film and television. 

Camille Ariana Spirlin is a Pasadena-born, Compton-raised Actress. Adopted at 18 months, her family discovered her liking for the stage and television. As an actress, she was a series regular in Nickelodeon's Marvin Marvin, a recurring role on the Fox TV series Rosewood, ABC's web series American Koko, and guest-starred on Grey's Anatomy. Camille made her theater debut at the Fountain Theatre in Runaway Home directed by Shirley Jo Finney, playwright Jeremy J. Kamps. Camille also starred in the world premiere play SHE at the Antaeus Theatre, directed by Andi Chapman and playwright Marlow Wyatt this past fall.

Brandon Cheng (Stage Manager) is excited to help present Invisible Me with In Other People’s Shoes Productions. He’s a San Francisco native and a graduate of CSULB, with a B.A. in Technical Theatre. Credits include: God Will Do The Rest, The Chinese Lady, Two Mile Hollow, & 99 Histories-Artists at Play; Unbroken Blossoms, Kairos, Spring Awakening, The Brothers Paranormal, Interstate, Assassins, Mamma Mia!, & Man of God-East West Players; Fetch Clay, Make Man-Center Theatre Group; Sanctuary City-Pasadena Playhouse; The Great Leap-PPST/EWP; and Allegiance-Japanese American Cultural & Community Center/EWP. Thanks to his family and friends for all their love and support! Enjoy the show!

Lexi Cruz (Production Assistant) 

is thrilled to work with In Other People’s Shoes for InVisible Me! As a junior undergrad at the University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts, where she is earning a BFA in stage management, she loves to get involved with the surrounding communities. It’s an honor to help spread awareness about mental health for people of all ages, and she can’t wait to work on more pieces like InVisible Me!

Kendra Singer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field supporting individuals and families dealing with crisis and mental health challenges. Kendra is the Executive Director of Teen Talk App, a peer support program for teens struggling with mental health. Kendra is a certified trainer in Trauma Informed Care and QPR and has a passion for helping young people find self-care that works for them. Kendra is the mother of two teens and stepmom to two more teens.

Camp Bob Waldorf is nestled on 112 acres in the Verdugo Hills of Glendale, just 15 miles from Downtown Los Angeles.  Each year more than 1200 youth from the Greater Los Angeles area participate in one of Camp Bob Waldorf’s summer or weekend camp programs.   Activities and experiences are grounded in four important values – Community, Inclusion, Identity, and Respect – which campers put into practice each day while they learn new skills, develop their interests and make lasting memories.

Camp Bob Waldorf is owned and operated by Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles .