#109 Aja Jackson

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.

https://www.ajajacksonlighting.com