Hello from ASTON!
actor - songwriter - comedian - COOL AUTHORITY
Aston Hollins (she/her) is a New York City interdisciplinary artist. A trained actor with roots in comedy and physical theatre, Aston is also a writer, songwriter and musician. In addition to her solo pop music project, she composes classical, electronic and instrumental music scores for theatre and film. Aston plays a rainbow of instruments! She's also author, songwriter and director of 3 solo hybrid comedy/music performances. Most notably, Aston’s individual work has been produced by: The PIT, SoloCom Festival, and by SITI Company. Aston is a former musical improv house team member at The PIT and a Story Pirates alum. She is a proud graduate of the Uta Hagen Institute at HB Studio and SITI Conservatory. In 2018 Aston completed a 4 semester teaching apprenticeship at Atlantic Acting School in Suzuki and Viewpoints, and she was nominated by the producers of "Bottom's Dream: A Midsummer Actor's Nightmare" (in which she also played the role of Puck) for a 2019 NY Innovative Theater Award for Best Original Music. During the covid lockdown, Aston was delighted to be a 4-time contributor to Nick Cave's Bad Seed TeeVee Channel. Presently, Aston is working on new music and solo performance and is co-host of "No Suggestion: An Improv Comedy Talk Show" with Ralf Jean-Pierre. And, starting July 2024 Aston will be hosting her own multidisciplinary performance open mic specifically for artists over age 35.
Aston is hosting Old 2 Begin: A Variety Open Mic for Writers & Performers Over Age 35 at Brick Aux in Williamsburg, BK
July - October 2024
O2B is a supportive platform for our seasoned performers to try out new material in: stand-up, music, poetry, character, storytelling, clown, drag, dance, puppetry, spoken word, writing etc... Performers are allotted 4 mins stage time. Anyone any age may attend! But u must be THIS old (35+) 2 ride. FREE 2 attend!