“Shelley Mitchell has such an alchemical gift for performance that one would have to reach back in time, and to the medium of film— to Joanne Woodward in “The Three Faces of Eve”, or John Barrymore in the 1920s silent film “Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”— to find a parallel for this actor’s ability, without changes of makeup or scenery, or usually even lighting to transform from one character to another.”
— Dr. John Beebe, President, Carl Jung Institute of San Francisco

“This is a long way from The Diary of Anne Frank… It’s an intellectually, spiritually and poetically rigorous journey into the larger meanings of life. ...Its excruciating beauty derives from its simplicity and its purity.” —LA WEEKLY

“Shelley Mitchell transforms back and forth, in seconds, from the 85 year old Mallasz to the timeless angels. She does this with such conviction that she has no need of gimmicks or devices . ”
— CULTUURPERS DUTCH THEATRE FESTIVAL

Mitchell’s consummate skill as a performer illuminates this thoughtful combination of human bravery and the divine.
—IRISH THEATRE MAGAZINE

“Talking with Angels is a tour de force by Shelley Mitchell. Solo on a bare stage with just mind, body, imagination and chutzpa to sustain her, she creates a marvelous ensemble drama out of thin air.
It’s a wonder to behold.”
—CARROLL BALLARD, filmmaker
(The Black Stallion, Fly Away Home)

Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943
March 6-20, 2025
@Theaterlab NYC

Photograph by Maria Baranova
Art Director, Amrit Ame