We are thrilled to welcome to the show this week Lighting Designer Aja Jackson! This season Aja is the Associate on John Proctor is the Villain as well as keeping a busy design schedule herself. Cory and Aja talk about her Off-Broadway debut, A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, which occurred while still coming out of the pandemic, her time in Boston and her work with the organization Brighter Boston, re-lighting the current Hadestown tour, why there is no secret trick to lighting different colored skin tones, what she’s learned working for Natasha Katz and much more!

Broadway: Fat Ham*, Lempicka*, John Proctor is the Villain*. Off-Broadway: A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, Rock and Roll Man, Monsoon Wedding*. Commercial: Goddess* (Berkeley Rep), Real Women Have Curves* (ART), Queen of Versailles* (Colonial Theatre). Regional: Hear Word (ART);  Sojourners, John Proctor Is The Villain, The Band’s Visit, The Art of Burning (Huntington); Lost In Yonkers, The Art of Burning, Pride and Prejudice, Simona’s Search (Hartford Stage); Alley: Seared, The Nerd; A Doll’s House, Harvey, World Goes Round, Behold, A Negress, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Everyman Theatre); Fences (Shakespeare and Company); World Goes Round (Olney Theatre). Dance: Modern Connections; HoldTight, Ailey 2, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Awards: OEAA Outstanding Lighting Design for Kinky Boots (2022). *Associate/Assistant. Proud member of USA 829.

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