Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and the child of Afro-Caribbean parents, J (they/them) is an artist in pursuit of the intentional and celebratory queering of our accepted hegemonies. Whether it be classical texts or new works, their scholarship centers the experience of the Black and femme and fabulous. J has worked on many stages, among them La MaMa E.T.C., Target Margin Theater, Moscow Art Theatre, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Most recently they starred in a new opera at the Tony award winning Wilma Theatre. Their undergraduate degree is in experimental theatre from Vassar College and they hold an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida, where they currently serve as a professor of theatre.