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Notable Quotable: Tamilla Woodard

Dec 09, 2020
By Paulette Beete
quote by Tamilla Woodard

"I make theater because I believe theater breeds empathy and empathy is the power to annihilate the stranger, making neighbors of us all." — Tamilla Woodard

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