![]() ![]() Lila Feinberg wrote and Jennifer Lynch directed the “Gossip Girl” episode, in which several characters grapple with what to make of the challenging work. When the opportunity to shoot at the Public arose, Harris knew two things: He wanted to do “Aaron.” And he wanted the director to be Machel Ross, who also directed his play “ Black Exhibition” at Bushwick Starr in 2019. You have socialized rules around what Black means and what maleness means.’” “And this time, he’s like, ‘No, I’m evil because you guys have socialized me. “The thing that I think makes Aaron a complex character in literature is because he’s like, ‘I’m evil because I’m Black,’” Harris said of Shakespeare’s play. He has been raised, ironically, by Lucius Andronicus, now in his 60s. We meet Aaron (portrayed by Paul James in the “Gossip Girl” episode), named after his father, in his 20s. Harris’s play, then, picks up where Shakespeare left off. Lucius, who is later proclaimed emperor, orders Aaron be buried up to his chest and left to die. To save his son, Aaron confesses to a plot for revenge. But Lucius, Titus’s son, captures Aaron and threatens to kill the child. Tamora gives birth to a child, fathered by Aaron, who then kills the nurse to keep the child’s race a secret and flees with the baby to save it from the emperor. ![]()
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