[Perform-Talk] Performance Stories

[Leslie Hamric]

Is my experience performing with the Elmhurst symphony and performing in high school musicals count?
Leslie

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> On Mar 25, 2019, at 9:34 AM, Julie McGinnity via Perform-talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I hope all of you are doing well and enjoying the beginning of spring!
> 
> I would like to encourage you to share your performance stories with
> us.  This is our time to let our voices be heard as we continue our
> campaign surrounding the In the Dark tv show.  We are the performers
> in the movement, and we can help to chart the direction of the work we
> do in the realm of blindness in the entertainment industry.
> 
> It doesn't have to be formal or pages long.  We're looking for real,
> authentic views from blind people who have sought a career, an
> education, or opportunities in the performing arts.  You don't have to
> be a professional to submit a story either.  If you perform in
> community theater or other local performing groups, we want to hear
> from you too.  Bring your successes, your moments of discrimination,
> and the challenges you have overcome to establish your place on stage.
> You need not be an actor to share your story.  If you have any
> experience at all performing (or being denied opportunities to
> perform) on stage or on screen, your story is valuable to us.
> 
> If you have a story you would like to share, please email it to Chris
> Danielsen at cdanielsen at nfb.org.  I look forward to hearing from you!
> 
> -- 
> Julie A. McGinnity
> MM Vocal Performance, 2015; President, National Federation of the
> Blind Performing Arts Division; First Vice President, National
> Federation of the Blind of Missouri
> 
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