The Bull City Dignity Project

By Hady Mawajdeh,

Published August 11, 2015 at 12:11 PM EDT

During the summer of 2015, a group of Durham high school students have been working on a documentary theatre production based on the true life stories of Durhamites.

They met with folks from all walks of life and recorded their stories. They then reinterpreted the narratives for the stage as part of The Bull City Dignity Project.

Host Frank Stasio talks with organizers of The Bull City Dignity Project Lara Haft and Kari Barclay about the creation of this project. He also speaks with two student participants, Dominique Cassamajor and Leoncia Gillespie.

The Bull City Dignity Project is at Hayti Heritage Center August 13 and 14 and at Durham's Pinhook on August 15.

Tags

Hady Mawajdeh

Hady Mawajdeh is a native Texan, born and raised in San Antonio. He listened to Fresh Air growing up and fell in love with public radio. He earned his B.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University and specialized in electronic media. He worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.

See stories by Hady Mawajdeh

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

See stories by Frank Stasio