Staten Island OutLOUD

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  Some members of the cast of OutLOUD's performance of Sojourner Truth (March 2003). 
What We Do
 
Staten Island OutLOUD is a community dialogue and performance project.
 
Throughout the year, OutLOUD presents grass-roots readings of world classics, historic texts and other compelling works.  Most of our events are intimate participatory readings, while some are large staged performances with music and dance.  We meet in historic sites, nature preserves, delis, bookshops, museums, galleries, public housing projects, on the beach, on trains and on the Ferry, in libraries, parks and playgrounds, cafes, community centers, and in churches, temples, mosques and synagogues.  
 
We're volunteers and we operate on a shoestring.  Our events are free, and open to the public.
 
We're proud that Staten Island OutLOUD draws a diverse, intergenerational audience.  To get involved, all you have to do is show up!

Here's What They're Saying About OutLOUD

 

“Your dialogue on the Liberian civil war made me feel like an eyewitness to history.”


“Thank you for Moby Dick OutLOUD. The view at Fort Wadsworth is impressive, a mystical ambiance. I had goosebumps as I listened to that wonderful story. There is a spell you cast - the only word for it:  Gifted.”

 

“You have a knack for inspiring ordinary people to expand their horizons.”


"Sojourner Truth was stirring. The readers were great - neighbors sharing history.”


“Your programming shows a concrete grasp of diversity and a deep understanding of history. There must be a profound humanitarian impulse driving all this activity.”


 

 Honors and Awards

    NAACP Humanitarian Award
    NAACP Founder's Day Award

    Woman of Achievement - Staten Island Advance

        (presented to Beth Gorrie, OutLOUD's Executive Director) 

    Council on the Arts & Humanties for Staten Island

      Achievement in the Arts & Humanities Award

      2009-10 Creative Communities Awards

    SI Historical Society - Literary Leadership Award

    New York State Council on the Arts

    New York State Council on the Humanities

    Coalition of Staten Island Women's Organizations

    College of Staten Island Liberty Partnership Award
    Soroptimist International of Staten Island
    Citizens for NYC Building Blocks Award