1. The centerpiece of Peggy Pettitt's theater career is a unique style of solo performance rooted in African-American storytelling.
10 Facts About Peggy Pettitt
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Peggy Pettitt developed this form to portray a spectrum of characters.
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Peggy Pettitt has presented her work at the Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni Les Rencontres du Bout des Mondes International Festival in 2011.
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Peggy Pettitt is its founding artistic director, and with the Pearls of Wisdom, she was inducted in 2007 into City Lore's People's Hall of Fame.
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In 1972, during the era of Blaxploitation movies, Peggy Pettitt starred in Black Girl, her first feature film.
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Peggy Pettitt has professional experience and training in directing and storytelling workshops.
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Peggy Pettitt teaches a step-by-step process of creating, writing and performing original material.
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Peggy Pettitt's teaching experience extends to facilities such as homeless shelters, prisons, drug treatment centers, VA hospitals, and senior and adolescent centers.
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Peggy Pettitt currently teaches self-scripting at New York University's Experimental Theatre Wing.
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Peggy Pettitt has been married since 1982 to writer, director and painter Remy Tissier.