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A. J. Freeman

A. J. Freeman

  • She/Her
  • Biography

    A. J. Freeman is a writer, teacher, and performer originally from Los Angeles and now based in New York. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actors’ Equity, and the Theatre Now New York Writers Lab. A. J. has worked for over 12 years in educational theater, directing dozens of full scale productions (favorites include The Secret Garden, Into the Woods, The Pirates of Penzance, White Christmas, and The Boy Friend), and running her own literacy-based musical theater nonprofit for underserved students. Through this program, The Troupe, thousands of children in schools across Los Angeles received free reading books and theater workshops. Her favorite quote comes from a 2nd grader after an assembly: “I only have seven books at home…now I’ll have eight!”
    A. J. is a cabaret performer, championing brilliant but forgotten music of the 1920s and 30s. She has created shows that celebrate Jerome Kern, Rodgers & Hart, Dorothy Fields, Cole Porter & Noël Coward, and many other legends. Speaking of legends, A. J. has studied with Karen Morrow, Donna McKechnie, Helen Gallagher, and Betty Garrett! She also stubbornly continues to post a ukulele song every Monday on her youtube channel (afreeman727) despite several noise complaints from her neighbors. Follow her adventures, musical and otherwise, here: www.aj-freeman.com

    As a lyricist and/or librettist, A. J.'s musicals include:
    Hay Fever
    Derailed!: A Farce-Paced New Musical
    Tomorrow
    In Other Words (A Movie Musical!)
    A Note of Explanation
    The Carousel of Inevitability and Certain Foreboding
    A Cordial Invitation
    Fables
    Double Double
    What's Her Line?
    The Crane Wife
    Kurt 'N' Pat: Spies 4 Hire!!!
    Blood Countess

    Her plays include:
    Scotch
    Secrets
    Paint

    Professional Experience

    • Regional
    • Concerts/Cabaret
    • Education
    • TV/Film

    Regions

    • NYC/Tri-State Area
    • LA/Southern California

    Interested in touring?

    • Yes

    Maestra Expertise

    • Theatrical Lyricist
    • Theatrical Bookwriter
    • Opera Librettist
    • Singer/Songwriter

    Primary Instruments

    • Ukulele
    • Voice

    Additional Skills

    • Playwright
    • Singer/Performer

    Affiliations

    • ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA)
    • THE DRAMATISTS GUILD