Aaron Cooper

Residence & Directing Assistant

Favorite Shakespeare Play:

Julius Caesar

Shakespeare Character That best describes me:

Kate from Taming of the Shrew

Favorite Shakespeare quote:

“Oh life! Disease hath spread to my whole self. My arms, my legs, my hands. They wreak of blood! Oh life! Be gone you spots! Oh spots be gone! The spots remain, the blood remains on me. My skin hath worn away. For I cannot stop itching at these damnèd spots.” – Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Act 5 Sc 5

Favorite Play that isn’t by Shakespeare:

In the Blood – Suzan-Lori Parks

Hogwarts House:

Hufflepuff

Favorite asc moment:

Though this is my first year at ASC, I am a Virginia-native, and though I am from a different part of the state, this will be my first summer home in 5 years, and I’m very excited to spend it in an area I’ve never visited before.

Biography:

Aaron Cooper (he/they) is a Brooklyn-based stage and film director, writer and producer specializing in new works, and holds a BFA in Acting from LIU Post. Recent stage credits: Donuts & Holes (Brunch Theatre Company); Songs of the Voodoo Queen (Breaking & Entering/PEA Fest); Ragtime (AD/Village Light Opera); Different at Night (Village Playwrights); A Day on Venus (The Tank); rESURRECTION (Nuyorican Poets Cafe). This is Aaron’s first year with the ASC Theatre Camp, and he can’t wait to immerse himself in Shakespeare.