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Put our (w)hole heart into it. 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 THE AARON PLAY (workshop) Feb 12-13, 2025 Powered by @coinandghost Co-presented with @indyshakes — Written by @art_on_my_sleeve Directed by @thespomancer Conceived and Developed by the Bones . Starring @balemonjr, @monahananathema, @william.gray0815, @milasrozo, and @carenerose . Produced by @reevecreates, @queen.elisa.jasmine, @thekjohnson, @dangerfrench, and @jobaciii . Photos by @teolindostudio

Put our (w)hole heart into it. 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 THE AARON PLAY (workshop) Feb 12-13, 2025 Powered by @coinandghost Co-presented with @indyshakes — Written by @art_on_my_sleeve Directed by @thespomancer Conceived and Developed by the Bones . Starring @balemonjr, @monahananathema, @william.gray0815, @milasrozo, and @carenerose . Produced by @reevecreates, @queen.elisa.jasmine, @thekjohnson, @dangerfrench, and @jobaciii . Photos by @teolindostudio

Put our (w)hole heart into it. 🩸🩸🩸 THE AARON PLAY (workshop) Feb 12-13, 2025 Powered by @coinandghost Co-presented with @indyshakes — Written by @art_on_my_sleeve Directed by @thespomancer Conceived and Developed by the Bones . Starring @balemonjr, @monahananathema, @william.gray0815, @milasrozo, and @carenerose . Produced by @reevecreates, @queen.elisa.jasmine, @thekjohnson, @dangerfrench, and @jobaciii . Photos by @teolindostudio

Put our (w)hole heart into it. 🩸🩸🩸 THE AARON PLAY (workshop) Feb 12-13, 2025 Powered by @coinandghost Co-presented with @indyshakes — Written by @art_on_my_sleeve Directed by @thespomancer Conceived and Developed by the Bones . Starring @balemonjr, @monahananathema, @william.gray0815, @milasrozo, and @carenerose . Produced by @reevecreates, @queen.elisa.jasmine, @thekjohnson, @dangerfrench, and @jobaciii . Photos by @teolindostudio

With friends like these, who needs enemies of the state? 🩸 🕳️🕳️🕳️ Tonight and tomorrow, THE AARON PLAY adds its final collaborator: an audience. Let’s get after it. #DoYaDirt

Meet the creators of THE AARON PLAY: two faves of the LA theatre scene, stellar humans, and a power-couple with a direct line to the universe. ☠️ Zachary Bones (he/him) — PLAYWRIGHT Carly DW Bones (they/she) - DIRECTOR — @art_on_my_sleeve is an actor, puppeteer, visual artist, teacher, and Shakespeare nerd. The Aaron Play is his first play and he would like to thank C&G and ISC for their encouragement/support. Zachary has worked with LA theater companies like East West Players, The Road, Inkwell, Theatricum, Coeurage, Backroom Shakes., Sacred Fools, and the Illyrian Players. He worked for many years as a puppeteer & educator for the LA Natural History Museum’s performing arts dept. Recent acting credits include Lateen in the world premiere of Reset by Howard Ho at Moving Arts; as Winnie The Pooh in the award-winning HUNNYWSWEET with Coin & Ghost; and The Rival in Ghost Road’s immersive production of SuperDuper. Zachary works as a Teaching Artist for Center Theatre Group and the Pasadena Playhouse. He is an accomplished visual artist whose work has been featured at the Geffen Playhouse. ZachBArt.com ☠️ @thespomancer is a theatre director, intimacy coordinator, sex educator, community facilitator and theatre witch. They work at the intersections of performance, ritual, sexuality, gender, community and trauma-sensitivity. Carly created and directed at the feminist theatre ensemble, The Illyrian Players, from 2011-2019. She has also directed at Coin & Ghost, The Echo, EST LA, Inkwell Theater, Kayenta Center for the Arts, The Road, Rogue Artists Ensemble, and more. Carly is a freelance intimacy coordinator for professional theatres (A Noise Within, Antaeus, Boston Court, Coeurage, Coin & Ghost, East West Players, Ghost Road, IAMA, Moving Arts, Son of Semele, StarKid, This Is A Front), university programs (UCLA, USC, CSULA, CSULB, Occidental, Pomona), and film (Omi, Hypochondriac, Serpentine Pink, My Life Stopped at 15). Endless gratitude to her family, friends and beloved communities for their love and support. Connect: [email protected] and www.thespomancer.com . Photo by @arandaphotos

Meet the cast of THE AARON PLAY! 🕳️🕳️🕳️ Carene Rose Mekertichyan (she/her) - STAGE DIRECTIONS — @carenerose is an artist, organizer, educator, and proud Black Armenian Angeleno. Selected stage: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, JULIUS CAESAR, ...LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF COLOUR, THE TEMPEST, KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE, PERICLES, (Independent Shakespeare Co.), HUNNYSWEET, MAMA MAMA CAN’T YOU SEE (Coin & Ghost), TROY (Hero Theatre), THE THREE MUSKETEERS (PVPA), SEÑOR PLUMMER’S FINAL FIESTA (Rogue Artists Ensemble), MACBETH (Northern Stage). She is the Artistic Associate for Social Justice at @indyshakes and Program Coordinator at @supportblacktheatre. Dartmouth College, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). . . THE AARON PLAY is being workshopped Feb 12 & 13 at @indyshakes’ iambic lab series. Both shows are sold out — DM to add your name to the waitlist!

Meet the cast of THE AARON PLAY! 🕳️🕳️🕳️ Brian Patrick Monahan (he/him) - GUARD 1 — @monahananathema is honored to be a part of The Aaron Play. He has performed at Trinity Repertory Company, Ensemble Theatre Company,  Virginia Stage Company, PCPA/Theatrefest, Geva Theater Center, and Portland Center Stage, among others. Brian was a founding member of the Veterans’ Center for the Performing Arts, where he co-wrote “Fit For Society.” Brian earned an MFA at the Trinity Repertory Conservatory. If you’re curious, you can find more at brianpatrickmonahan.com. Boundless love and gratitude, as ever, to Pamela. Thanks, Bones.” . . THE AARON PLAY is being workshopped Feb 12 & 13 at @indyshakes’ iambic lab series. Both shows are sold out — DM to add your name to the waitlist!

Meet the cast of THE AARON PLAY! 🕳️🕳️🕳️ Bruce Lemon (he/him) - AARON — @balemonjr is a storyteller born and raised in Watts, CA. As a child, his father made him write stories and read them aloud in the hallway as punishment for lies and mischief. He’s still in trouble.  Co-Artistic Director of @wattsvillage96. Ensemble with @cornerstonetheater. Princess Grace Award Winner. 2014 BroadwayWorld LA.  BruceLemon.com . . THE AARON PLAY is being workshopped Feb 12 & 13 at @indyshakes’ iambic lab series. Both nights are sold out — DM to add your name to the waitlist!