Memphis theater is staging a new kind of show in local parks
This lot at 987 Pearce Street will become a pocket park. And that pocket park will host a puppet theater. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“I love the fact that we’re giving another opportunity for kids to not only see something different. Because it’s different from television. It’s different from their cellphones. It’s different from all these technology-based entertainment.”
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North Memphis Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency UrbanArt Commission Les Passees Kids on the BlockElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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