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Community Voices

UIS Performing Arts Center program Our Stage / Our Voices gives voice to under represented communities | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Vanessa Ferguson

Published June 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM CDT

Reggie Guyton is the artist in residence for the UIS Performing Arts Center program Our Stage / Our Voices

The UIS Performing Arts Center has created a new program called Our Stage / Our Voices. Director of Artistic Programs Carly Shank and Artist in Residence Reggie Guyton spoke to Community Voices about the program and how it will help give a voice to under represented communities in the performing arts.

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Vanessa Ferguson

Vanessa was the Community Voices Production Coordinator at NPR Illinois from 2021-2025. She continues her passion for broadcasting as a co-host of the Beyond the Mouse podcast for the Front Row Network.

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