Franco-American
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Why Stories Matter
In conjunction with my current on-line fundraising campaign, I’m posting here daily on topics related my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French. On the one hand, the show explores the immigrant experience. But at least as important is the theme of storytelling and how the stories we tell — to others and to ourselves…
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Are you sure you’re not Franco-American?
In honour of my current fundraising campaign, for the next 45 days I’ll be posting thoughts and notes here about Franco-American identity and culture. One thing I ran into again and again in researching my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French, was people who were unaware of the extent of their French ancestry because…
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DVD Fundraising Update: $1k Raised in Our First Day!
Yesterday I launched my fundraising campaign to support the DVD production of my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French. As an independent artist, I have to wear a lot of different hats: the writer, the actor, the businessperson, the spokeswoman, the receptionist. Some of these hats fit better than others, and the fundraising hat…
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“Piecework” DVD Fundraising Campaign Launches Today
Today I am launching a fundraising campaign to produce a DVD of my solo show Piecework: When We Were French! To learn how you can participate, please visit my fundraising page. Since Piecework: When We Were French premiered in 2009, I have toured with it to towns throughout Vermont and New England. The show has…
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Piecework’s Quebec Premiere: A Homecoming
Until now my solo show, Piecework: When We Were French, has been performed exclusively in the U.S., which is fitting: it is primarily a memory play, exploring how Franco-American culture has been both preserved and lost over the past century. I am a native New Englander, and the reception my show has received there has…
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