Story by: Sarah Schulman
Recorded: February 2008, New York, NY
Music: Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
A young waitress in late-’70s New York attempts to further her writing career by taking the advice of her famous customers and getting an advanced degree — only to be told on her first day of class to go home and stay away.
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I met author/playwright/activist/teacher Schulman (Shimmer, Manic Flight Reaction) when a play of hers was produced by Playwrights Horizons. Here she speaks of her former teacher, noted American short story author Grace Paley (Enormous Changes at the Last Minute), and the impact Paley had on her as a writer, teacher, and human being.
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