Our Story
As co-founders of the startup Aaron&Emma Productions LLC, a Latino/a brother-sister team, and recent Yale graduates, we are on a mission to democratize artistic creation and consumption and to empower local creatives to develop works with and for their communities.
As musical theatre writers and business partners, we see that this model not only transforms the artistic landscape on a local level but can have global reach. Our artistic practice is grounded in creating works of original musical theatre that share untold stories and showcase a plurality of perspectives. It is our mission to produce entirely original material, highlighting untold stories above recycled narratives.
Above all, we strive to place community and identity at the center of each production. Collaborating with local artists and cultural centers to create art for communities, by communities that can inspire change worldwide is our grounding point. When the student body at Princeton University sought shows that highlighted Latino/a perspectives and honored cultural diversity, we collaborated with Uruguayan-born director Nico Krell to stage Gaucho, a musical about class and gender in nineteenth-century Argentina. After speaking with countless women about their frustrations and confusions with their Catholic churches, we saw a need to uplift female voices in the tradition. With the financial and spiritual support of the Saint Thomas More Chapel and its Board of Trustees, we produced the original opera Mulieris Mysterium with an all-female cast. From speaking with senior male board members to conversing with Dominican religious who have encountered problems of underrepresentation, we have seen countless conversations crop up surrounding diversity in the Church in the wake of our work. It is our hope to inspire other artists to be unafraid to identify pain points in their communities and develop sonically and visually compelling performances which can open the door to future discourse.
The arts are not a “drain” on local resources; they can create positive externalities, sparking important conversations surrounding equity, inclusivity, and impact.
To watch full-length performances, view the Portfolio.
To listen to musical numbers, visit Music.