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communities of which they are a part. “Personal story is a way of rebuilding community,” says Portman, an Obie-award winning playwright whose most recent autobiographical play, My Sister’s Sister, dealt with her family struggle to cope with a child with serious mental illness. “We are most afraid of what we don’t understand,” she says.
Thus productions of the play are cosponsored by arts presenters and coalitions of community agencies and businesses serving those whose lives have been affected by violence and abuse.
Julie Portman performs in theatres, at festivals and universities worldwide. These days, you can find her as often in cities and towns where local and national mental health organizations, community service organizations and coalitions against domestic violence and sexual assault have joined forces to
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