Reading and workshop with playwright and actor Liza Jessie Peterson

The BMCC Writers’ Guild invites you to a reading a workshop with playwright and actor Liza Jessie Peterson.

Liza is an activist; an actress, playwright, poet, author and youth advocate who has been steadfast in her commitment to incarcerated populations both professionally and artistically for over two decades. Her critically acclaimed one woman show, The Peculiar Patriot, was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and was featured at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, and is now available on Audible. Her play was recently featured at The Pulitzer Center’s fall 2020 program and a documentary is currently in production about her performance at the notorious Angola Penitentiary where she performed the play in front of 700 inmates and was live streamed throughout the entire prison.

Also known for her exceptional poetic skills, Liza began her poetry career at the Nuyorican Poets Café and was a vital member of the enclave of notable poets that inspired Russell Simmons to bring spoken word to HBO where Liza appeared on two episodes of Def Poetry.

Join us via Zoom: https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/J/83764997945?PWD-RTBZUU9JZ1BZZU9KCUIRQ3JLWWR4QT09

Meeting ID: 837 6499 7945
Passcode: 574169

All BMCC students are welcome.

If you have any questions, please email writersguildbmcc@gmail.com.

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