PUBLIC STORIES is The Public's new civic storytelling program, expanding work done with the Public Works community for the past three years. By centering community members as storytellers and artists, PUBLIC STORIES affirms storytelling as a vital practice in a democratic society.
This summer, PUBLIC STORIES: GOVERNMENT VOICES will feature government workers as storytellers before select performances of Free Shakespeare in the Park and Mobile Unit.
This year, born out of recognizing the Declaration of Independence's 250th anniversary as a document that catalyzed our democracy, The Public is producing PUBLIC STORIES: GOVERNMENT VOICES, emphasizing true, personal storytelling as both an artistic and civic act. The Public is producing PUBLIC STORIES: GOVERNMENT VOICES, directed and conceived by Julian Goldhagen, in partnership with District Council 37 (DC 37), New York’s largest union and the country’s largest municipal employee union, The Public is offering a series of free workshops for government workers from all over the city, designed to explore personal narratives and craft short-form stories. PUBLIC STORIES: GOVERNMENT VOICES will feature government workers as storytellers in select performances of Free Shakespeare the Park and Mobile Unit.