Category Archives: Kingdom

I am not “busy.”

By aaron | Published: October 1, 2011
I’m doing a lot of things. “Busy” was my catch-all negative word, code for “overwhelmed,” or “the exasperating buzzing noise of many projects mobbing each other in my brain,” or even “the *&%$! reason I can’t hang out/do your project/eat.” Using the word “busy” made me feel “busy,” so I’ve stopped using it. Now I [...]
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2009 in review

By aaron | Published: March 11, 2010
Aaron and composer Byron Au Yong are 2009-2010 Artists-in-Residence at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU to develop STUCK ELEVATOR – including readings at the Museum of Chinese in America (September) and Pearl Studios (November). Oregon Shakespeare Festival mixes Shakespeare with hip hop theatre artists Rokafella, Rickerby Hinds, the Q brothers, Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Audra Polk, Christopher [...]
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2008 in review

By aaron | Published: December 7, 2008
THE HOSPITAL CHRONICLES, an original play created and performed by high school students at the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven, CT, culminates a semester-long collaboration between ECA students and teens living with chronic illness at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, facilitated by Aaron and video artist Laki Vazakas. KINGDOM receives 7 staged readings [...]
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2007 in Review

By aaron | Published: December 8, 2007
Kingdom at 2007 NAMT festival. Aaron and Ian Williams’ hip hop / rock musical KINGDOM receives a 45-minute industry showcase reading at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s 19th annual Festival of New Musicals. Directed by José Zayas. Aaron named one of “50 to Watch” in The Dramatist. Collective Consciousness Theatre’s touring production of Shakespeare: [...]
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  • “I have seen hundreds of people brought to tears and subsequently to their feet in joyful response to this young man’s writing.” -Aleta Staton, New Haven, CT Education Department Arts Administrator

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    Aaron Jafferis is a hip hop poet and playwright. Read his bio, his CV, or contact him.