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Vermont Edition Presents: Vermont Storytellers Share Tales Of Migration

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Anna Ste. Marie
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VPR
From left: Mika Rakoto Razafy, Derrick Samuels, Emmanuel Riby-Williams, Sarah Ali, Amal Eltaib, Rabin Dahal, Tsimba Tsas, Marcie Hernandez.

The Telling Project was started about 10 years ago in Austin, TX, to give voice to veterans in stage shows presented around the country. Last year, they added a focus on migration stories called The Same Moon.

On this Vermont Edition Presents, we hear highlights from a recent performance of The Same Moon, recorded live at VPR’s Stetson Studio One in January.

Storytellers:

  • Derrick Samuels
  • Sahra Ali
  • Rabin Dahal
  • Marcie Hernandez
  • Amal Eltaib
  • Mika Rakoto Razafy
  • Tsimba Tsas
  • Emmanuel Riby-Williams

The Same Moon script was developed in association with Max Rayneard of The Telling Project. The show was directed by Ariel Zevon and Sahra Ali and produced by Jay Craven for Kingdom County Productions, Catamount Arts -- and KCP Presents.

Broadcast a noon on Monday, Jan. 17, 2020; rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m.

Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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