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Born in Boston, I studied in Baltimore & NY before working professionally in DC until moving to LA to study with the Late Sanford Meisner, where I later worked on stage, film, TV... THEN a gang fight at a chldren's party led me to a career in teaching, which was soon followed by children, marriage, and more children. I started writing, I'm a huge autism advocate,and have used theater for social activism. I published my first book and continue to advocate for autism awareness while acting, writing, and happily living in LA where I root for all sports, Boston.
""Alan Aymie's moving semi-autobiographical, Child's Play is a testimony to the travails of adult responsibilities and fatherhood. Aymie deftly creates a montage of intriguing characters while telling of life as an impoverished artist who's about to become a father. Because Aymie instills a full-bodied, infectious humanity into his characters." - LA Weekly (Child's Play)
"Ratings notwithstanding, Aymie proves a first-rate educator here, making a cogent and compelling case that when it comes to educating children, numbers don’t tell the whole story. The piece aches with vivid descriptions of life behind a teacher’s desk in an underprivileged community where the celebrity parents are gang leaders, and advancing to sixth grade is a bad career move...Despite his self-confessed longtime fatalistic attitude that “it doesn’t pay to speak up,” it’s a good thing for us that he’s changed his mind."
- LA TIMES (A Child Left Behind)
"Playwright Alan Aymie takes swipes at gangster rap, the music industry and consumer culture in this boldly refreshing one-act. While performing on Hollywood Boulevard, street musician from Ghana, Kwame (James Black), is “discovered” by an executive (Wylie Small) from Gang Rape Records. Despite the fact that he’s a soulful folkie who doesn’t rap, he’s made over into a gangster rapper. The cast is excellent under Rodney Nugent’s direction, and Black demonstrates amazing range in the lead. Aymie’s audacious one-act has much to recommend it."
- LA WEEKLY (RAP)
