Poet and playwright Alice Shapiro has had a whirlwind year. From her appointment as the Poet Laureate of Douglasville, GA to launching the Poetry TV series, Alice has found new ways to infuse poetry into her community. She spoke with us about reality television, the creative process, and being a native New Yorker.
What inspired you [...]
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Member Sheila Kerrigan has been performing and teaching for decades. Her work is an unforgettable blend of mime and theater that tackles “big ideas” like success and failure (in a non-scary way.) Sheila shares some of her wisdom with us, and talks about her latest productions!
How you define yourself as an artist?
I’m a mime, a [...]
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Who they are:
The Union Square Awards are named for the park on 14th Street, a historic gathering place where since the nineteenth century [...]
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