Amon Jamaal (Amon Youngblood) is a 26 year old rapper, singer/songwriter, musician and actor from the east side of Pittsburgh by way of Braddock. He attended Winchester Thurston School and graduated from Woodland Hills High School where he was a star athlete. Going on to later attend Slippery Rock University and major in abusiness marketing on a scholarship. Amon is no stranger to the stage and bright lights. Although he is a former highly touted athlete, Amon has been acting since the age of 5. First gracing the stage as the “Little Giant” in a musical for Winchester Thurston. Throughout middle/high school he joined the locally renowned Alumni Theatre Company where he has been a huge part of the ensemble as well as having some lead roles. Performing in both Aida and Rent, Amon went on to compete in the August Wilson Monologue Competition and performed those monologues around the city with ATC. As of late, he was recently in productions of ‘Stick Fly’ and ‘Descendants’ both performed by the Alumni Theatre Company. Amon is extremely excited for his new role as “Chico” in Lorenzo Boone’s ‘The Awakening’. And cannot wait to give the audience a night to remember!