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Stephanie Satie

STEPHANIE SATIE

  
Nationality:    USA
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I am an actress and playwright. I write and perform solo plays, often based on immigrant stories, using my own research and experience. I'm interested in the way historical events - cataclysmic events - impact personal lives. Sometimes I manage to write a non-solo play. Inspired originally by Anna Deveare Smith, my work falls into the category of Theatre of Testimony, and invites audiences to bear witness to the lives of people struggling to stay afloat in an uncertain world. Grants from the L.A. Dept. of Cultural Affairs, and the California Council for the Humanities have aided in the development of my work. I grew up in Brooklyn. My mother took me to the theatre and the ballet from the time I was five. My future was inevitable. My development follows a nonlinear progression from dancer to actor and writer and includes teaching, traveling, studying several languages and literatures. I've worked on and off-Broadway, in concerts, national tours and regional theatres. After moving to Los Angeles, I continued writing and performing as a solo artist and as a member of the L.A. theatre community. I also earned a Masters Degree in Literature at California State University, Northridge, where I continue to teach. As the daughter of refugees from Eastern Europe who shrouded their origins in an uneasy silence, I developed a voracious appetite for stories wherever I found them. Solo theatre seems a good fit for me, as it utilizes all my skills and interests and, I hope, allows me to best serve my subjects and my audience. Awards: Collaboration Award with director, Anita Khanzadian from Women in the Arts and Media Coalition for our work on Silent Witnesses. Best Documentary Script from United Solo Festival, 2014; other acting awards and grants from LA Dept. of Cultural Affairs, California Arts Council and California Council for the Humanities.

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below is a list of Stephanie Satie's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Coming To America Transformations         Leon's Dictionary         Refugees         Silent Witnesses

Coming To America Transformations

Synopsis:
A gallery of nine women whose lives have been transformed, first by extraordinary events in their country of birth, and then by their response to America.

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Harbor Community Adult School    2002

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Play/Drama

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Leon's Dictionary

Synopsis:
In post-Communist Ukraine, a Jewish family struggles to emigrate to a new life. As they try to maneuver through the insane rules of a country in change, they realize that much of the struggle is within their own walls. Leons Dictionary is a play about a universal desire, set in a world that few in the West are familiar with.

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Refugees

Synopsis:
An English as a second language class with refugees from Iran and Russia

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1st Produced:
Bitter Truth Theatre, Los Angeles    1998

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Genre:
Monologue play

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Silent Witnesses

Synopsis:
How do cataclysmic events affect personal lives? Based on interviews and conversations with child survivors of the Holocaust, Silent Witnesses paints an uplifting portrait of human resilience shaped through the eyes of children and infused with the wisdom of the adults theyve become.

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South Pasadena Public Library, South Pasadena, CA 91030    20 Sep 2012

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Genre:
dark comedy 85 min

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