Jaime Carrillo

former co-artistic director

Jaime Carrillo liked to pick up his passport and go. That mindset led to his ringing in the New Year exchanging haiku under a bridge in Prague. He also had breakfast with the Danish army in a hostel in Copenhagen. And in Mexico City, Jaime was in the position of being an American working under the table in Mexico when he played the part of a “Rockero” in the TV miniseries Coqueteando Con La Muerte. “One funny mother**cker,” is what The Metro has called him, and Event Insider says he is “weirdly hilarious.” Over the course of acting for 20 years, Jaime encountered “What are you?” “Why do Spanish speakers all talk so fast?” “What’s your nationality?” and the unforgettable, “Are you Injun?” (No, he did not make up any of these ethnicity related gems; they are all actual questions people asked him.) The CliffsNotes version of his experience: He was a graduate of the William Esper Studio acting program in NYC and had a B.A. with honors in theater arts from Brandeis University. He also was a resident artist with Judith Malina and the Living Theatre for two years, as well as a company member with the Classical Theatre of Harlem for six years. Lastly, his play UNA VIDA DE CALIDAD won the IATI Award for Outstanding Play.