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Aj Lily is an artist based in New York City
born & raised in the south side of Chicago, they hold a BFA in Acting from UNCSA Drama
an intentional force in off-off Broadway, they are known for the 8 plays they performed in during the 2024 season with characters ranging from a soldier returning home alongside a cancer diagnosis to a 7 year old child who’s learning that life is a disappearance, from a man with dissociative identity disorder who destroyed a slaughterhouse in the name of animal activism to a homeless teenager turned go-go-dancer/sex-worker, from a fiancé in a campy comedy to a college student fighting transphobia, homophobia, the climate crisis and immigration discrimination
Aj Lily is dedicated to creating theatre that champions humanity, challenges perception, & cements empathy as our way of being. They have collaborated with artists, playwrights & theaters all across NYC and will continue to do so
Besides theatre, Aj loves their cat Mowgli, tarot cards, animation, tropical weather, loud music, greenery, God, and existing
Aj Lily is queer
& goes by Aj or Lily or Aj Lily
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