A professional actor with A professional actor with numerous television and film credits to his name.

>> Performs on stage here in Kentucky.

This weekend.

Ian Rodger Mitchell based in Atlanta, Georgia appears in a community theater production of a raisin in the sun.

Our Laura Rogers has more with Mitchell from Bowling Green.

>> There's magic that happens and you cannot find anywhere else.

He Roger Michell referring to the experience of live theater as he appears in this weekend's Fountain Square players production of a raisin in the sun rays of the sun is.

>> Like other than being a great piece of American literature.

To me personally, it means a lot.

>> That stems from high school in Summerville, South Carolina to get bit by the bug when he performed at dramatic representation of the story and speech and debate class.

>> Sell-offs by that.

And that's why was like really it's like to be a part of the if I can be like, come on up to 4 hours of the road.

I was like, yeah, and I was like, let's do it.

That's my boy.

In 1961 film stars acting legends who Mitchell calls and history icon Sidney Poitier got Blais in the movie, be it living in Buckingham Palace.

Some of our great return, Lou Gossett.

I hope result.

I mean, shows us thinking about that.

Mitchell has had an impressive career of his own during alongside Hollywood heavyweights like Tom Cruise in American made.

>> Really, really great guy.

And everyone for super duper.

Awesome.

Awesome.

One of the hardest working man I've ever met.

>> And Kentucky native Jennifer Lawrence in the Hunger Games catching fire.

Catching fire is just it's just the best book.

And as the best movie too, the role is likely best known for these days.

That of Hayward on the Netflix show Outer Banks.

This is the first job out of the hat and the state of South Carolina job.

>> And it took 30 years to get there.

Employees really cool is kind of like a homecoming.

>> Mitchell says he's enjoyed the more relaxed setting of the television series second oysters and on like, dude, I'm I'm I'm a fisherman who lives just like.

Thank you guys that you just kind of Taylor this opportunity for me is also excited about the opportunity to do a production.

He hopes and believes will enlighten audiences continue to KET his literature alive.

>> Because these stories need to be told and let's all laugh, maybe crowd a little bit together to and come out and be a little bit better individuals when it's done.

>> We're Kentucky Edition, Laura Rogers.

Thank you, Laura Iraq or Mitchell plays the role of Bobo and the show a raisin in the Sun opens tonight and runs through Sunday at the Capitol