Portrait of Aaron Matthew Brown

Aaron Matthew Brown

  • Assistant Professor at School of Theatre, Dance, & Film, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • Director, Topdog/Underdog. November 2024 - March 2025.
    Performances:
    • February 14, 2025 - Present 4th Wall Theatre, Houston.

2024

  • Director, Sister Act. February 2024 - November 2024.
    • Reviewed by: Sabrina Wallace.
  • Director, Midnight Society: A New Musical (Stage Reading). August 3, 2024 - August 2024.
    Performances:
    • Metzler New Works Festival. 4th Wall Theatre, Houston, TX.
  • Director, Fiddler on the Roof. June 28, 2024 - August 4, 2024.
    Performances:
    • A.D. Players. The George, Houston, TX.
    • Reviewed by: D.L. Groover.
  • Brown, A. M. (2024). Here Comes the General: An Examination of the Depiction of the African American Man as the Father of America in Hamilton. In Hamilton: History, Hip-Hop and Politics: Essays on the Afterbirth of a Nation (pp. 139–151). Jefferson, NC, United States: McFarland.

2023

  • Talk Back Moderator, Burn Ban: A Horror Musical (Reading). July 2023.
  • Director, Fairview. May 25, 2023 - June 17, 2023.
    Performances:
    • 4th Wall Theatre, Houston, TX.
  • Director, Shakespeare in Love. April 2023.
    Performances:
    • University of Houston, Houston, TX.

2022

  • Director, White Card. 2022.
    Performances:
    • Fade to Black: Play Festival. 2023 The Match, Houston, Texas.
  • Director, Houston for the Holidays with DeQuina Moore. November 2022 - December 24, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Stages, Houston, TX.
  • Director, Southern Seeds (Staged Reading). October 2022.
    Performances:
    • New Voices Festival. Ensembel Theatre, Houston, TX.
  • Assistant Director, Ain't Misbehavin'. September 20, 2022 - October 2, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Theatre Under the Stars, Houston, TX.
  • Director, Airness. September 29, 2022 - October 1, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
  • Director, Beast and Cakes: The Chronicles of Phyllis Wheatley. May 2022.
    Performances:
    • Metzler New Works Festival. A.D. Players, Houston, TX.
  • Director, You're Cordialy Invited to Sit-In. March 2022 - May 2022.
    Performances:
    • Stages Theatre, Houston,TX.
  • Director, Detroit '67. March 3, 2022 - March 5, 2022.
    Performances:
    • Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.

2021

  • Assistant Director, Dear Jack, Dear Louise. October 2021.
    Performances:
    • A.D. Players, Houston, TX.
  • Director, Once on this Island. April 28, 2021 - May 1, 2021.
    Performances:
    • Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.

2020

  • Director, Violet. November 18, 2020 - November 21, 2020.
    Performances:
    • Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.

2019

  • Director, Godspell. July 18, 2019 - July 28, 2019.
    Performances:
    • WaterTower Theatre, Addison, TX.

2018

  • Brown, A. M. (2018). Interview about The Fertile River with playwright Vincent Terrell Durham and producer Alton J. Patton III. Texas Theatre Journal (1st ed., Vol. 14).
  • Matt, The Campaign. 2018.
    Performances:
    • Fade to Black: Play Festival. 2018 The Match, Houston.
  • Director, iGrad. August 2018.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.
  • Assistant Director, Bread by Regina Taylor. April 12, 2018 - May 6, 2018.
    Performances:
    • WaterTower Theatre, Addison, TX.
  • Directing Observership, Astoria Pt. 2. December 2017 - January 2018.
    Performances:
    • Portland Center Stage, Portland, Oregon.

2017

  • Brown, A. M. (2017). The Holy Land Experience: “Step Right Up” and Experience the Violent Spectacle of the Crucifixion. Ecumenica, 10(2).
  • Brown, A. M. (2017). Hallelujah and Amen: Revival of The Color Purple as African-American Church. Ecumenica, 11(1).
  • Director, Crazy for You. September 27, 2017 - October 8, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.
  • Director/Chroegrapher, Hairspray. June 2017.
    Performances:
    • Waco Civic Theatre. Waco, TX.
  • Director, Black Magic: A Shakespeare Experience. April 2017.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.
  • Assistant Director, Noises Off. April 25, 2017 - April 29, 2017.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.

2016

  • Director/Choreographer, Spring Awakening (Act 1). 2016.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.
  • Adult Male, Heathers: The Musical. 2016.
    Performances:
    • Heaters: The Musical. 2016 Waco Civic Theatre, Waco, TX.
  • Director, Cinderella, Jr. 2016.
    Performances:
    • OCU Musical Theatre Camp. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Director/Choreographer, Hamoncé: A Devised Piece. December 2016.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.
  • Director, The Pavilion. June 2016.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.
  • Directing Observership, Mary Stuart. November 2015 - February 2016.
    Performances:
    • Baylor University, Waco, TX.

2015

  • Choreographer, Spring Show. 2015.
    Performances:
    • Center Stage Productions, Fairhope, AL.
  • Director/Choreographer, POP Show. 2015.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Choreographer, Disney Cabaret. 2015.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director/Choreographer, Alice in Wonderland. 2015.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, The White Snake. 2015.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Beauty and the Beast. 2015.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Director, Legally Blonde, Jr. 2015.
    Performances:
    • OCU Musical Theatre Camp. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.

2014

  • Co-Director/Choreographer, A Midsummer Night's Dream. 2014.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, The Caucasian Chalk Circle. 2014.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Into the Woods. 2014.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Les Miserables. 2014.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Director, Hairspray, Jr. 2014.
    Performances:
    • OCU Musical Theatre Camp. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.

2013

  • Co-Director, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead. 2013.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Bye Bye Birdie. 2013.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Barnum. 2013.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Director, Godspell, Jr. 2013.
    Performances:
    • OCU Musical Theatre Camp. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.

2012

  • Co-Director, A Christmas Carol. 2012.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. 2012.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.

2011

  • Director/Choreographer, Footloose. 2011.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, The Wiz. 2011.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Hairspray. 2011.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.

2010

  • Co-Director/Choreographer, All You Need is Love: A Romeo & Juliet Story. 2010.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.
  • Choreographer, Oliver. 2010.
    Performances:
    • Kids Back Porch Productions, Pearland, TX.
  • Co-Director, Godspell. 2010.
    Performances:
    • Ovation Theatre, Pearland, TX.

2009

  • Assistant Director, Quantum Mechanics & Witness. 2009.
    Performances:
    • Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Director, Big Red Sun. 2009.
    Performances:
    • OCUStipped: New Works Festival. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Coach Dunbar, Footloose. 2009.
    Performances:
    • 2009 Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Director, The Most Curious, Unlikely, Extraordinarily…Story Ever Told. December 2009.
    Performances:
    • Sagemont Church, Houston, TX.
  • Assistant Director, The Most Happy Fella. April 24, 2009 - April 26, 2009.
    Performances:
    • Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.

2008

  • Co-Director, Godspell. 2008.
    Performances:
    • OCUStipped. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Director, A Dog's Life. 2008.
    Performances:
    • OCUStipped: New Works Festival. Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Fletcher, The Miser. 2008.
    Performances:
    • Oklahoma City Reperatory. 2007 Oklahoma City, OK.

2007

  • Teen Jock, Grease. 2007.
    Performances:
    • Masquerade Theatre. 2007 Zilkha Hall, Houston, TX.