Hollywood Fringe Festival Hit: A Mile in My Shoes Starts National Tour, with Dates in LA, Atlanta and Memphis

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Acclaimed actress Kathryn Taylor Smith takes her award-winning look at homelessness and the power of “small change” on the road to raise awareness and funding for charities.

Tour includes shows in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Memphis, with additional dates forthcoming.

LOS ANGELES – Ever since creating a “homeless angel” character that would go on to earn her awards at film festivals around the county, Kathryn Taylor Smith has served as an advocate in combatting the homeless epidemic, raising awareness, volunteering for organizations, and talking with those who experienced it…all culminating in her hit show A Mile in My Shoes, which made its premiere at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival to rave reviews and critical acclaim.

Now Smith is taking her show on the road (as well as a few local charity engagements) to make an even greater impact and to show people the power of “small change.”

In A Mile in My Shoes, we meet Ester, an omniscient “shoe whisperer,” as she walks us through a day in her life on Skid Row. We meet a variety of characters: a transgender teen, a young mom, a mentally ill substance abuser, a high school valedictorian, a police officer, concerned citizens at a city council meeting, and others as they put a face on the homeless epidemic. Truly theatre with a conscience, Smith blends drama, comedy, and poetry in her portrayal of 19 characters inspired by research and personal interviews with past and present members of the homeless community in L.A. as well as those who advocate for them. Helmed by accomplished director Zadia Ife, this socially relevant piece speaks to the audience from a raw, uncensored, unapologetic perspective, compelling us to do more, to be better, and to act kinder to our homeless brethren, not because they are homeless, but because we are all human.

A true multi-hyphenate (actor, model, host, voice-over artist, writer, motivational speaker) Smith was a Hollywood Fringe 2018 Scholarship winner and her show received an ENCORE! Producers’ Award. A Mile in My Shoes also earned a Best Actor Award at the 2019 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival and a nomination for Best Solo Show at the 2020 NAACP Theatre Awards. But for Smith, these were just the first steps in getting the message of her show out there. She knew she wanted to open the show up to a wider audience both locally and across the country.

A Mile in My Shoes will play two more L.A. shows on March 14 (with proceeds going to Highly Favored: A Blessing to Others) and May 16 (with proceeds going to School on Wheels), both at Know Presbyterian Church. 

The show is playing at The Windmill Theatre in Atlanta from March 26-29 and is co-produced by Anthony R. Page and his company Blue Bistro Creative. Then it heads to The Evergreen Theatre in Memphis from June 4-7 in a show co-sponsored by The Works Inc. Smith is also in negotiations for shows in both Arizona and New York and is looking at other places as well.


“I hope my audience leaves believing in the power of ‘small change,’” Smith says. “I hope they all leave knowing everyone can do something to help end homelessness, no matter how big or small. A kind word, a donation, volunteering, organizing, political action. There is a ripple effect to kindness and love. As I say in my show, ‘When you change your mind, a life, and a policy, changing the world happens automatically.’ Every shoe has a story, and I believe and hope that experiencing these true stories of homelessness will inspire that small change.”


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