LIZA JESSIE PETERSON (Playwright and Performer) is 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, premiered at The National Black Theater in Harlem for two separate runs, was nominated for three Audelco Awards (Best solo performance, light design and sound design) and had a successful sold out run at Arts Emerson in Boston garnering rave reviews from both The New York Times and The Boston Globe and a five star review in Time Out NY.
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