Silence Speaks

You don't always need words to speak up.Silence SpeaksIn a time when words were dangerous, Grigory found a way to speak up using silence. Mimes. Robots. Mermaids. You’ll only hear a story like this on Snap Judgment.Thank you Grigory for sharing your story! Check out Grigory’s work on his Youtube...watch Man and the Sea, The Acrobats, Jungle, and Black Square, recorded by Grigory before he left the Soviet Union.Produced by John Fecile, original score by Renzo Gorrio.Marcel on the TrainDuring WWII, a young Marcel Marceau helped rescue children from the Nazis. How he did so became the basis of his art.Thanks Marshall for speaking with us! You can find more info about Marshall Paillet’s work here. Produced by John Fecile, original score by Renzo Gorrio.The Kiss - LIVE at Story FestIn high school, Nimisha Ladva was used to keeping her head down and her test scores up. But she surprises everyone by getting a lead in the school play -- well, that role it comes with a chance to do something she'd never done before: kiss a boy. A huge thank you to Nimisha Ladva. She's a playwright and college essay coach. You can find her at theessayadvantage.com and on instagram @nimishaladva Nimisha Ladva performed this story live at Story Fest. If you haven't heard of Story Fest, it's a national show that finds amazing local writers, journalists, and performing artists to perform their work LIVE on stage. Read about the work they do, see what cities they are coming to, and get tickets at storyfest.org. Season 17 - Episode 24Join Snap+ if you aren't already a member! Get bonus eps, an ad-free stream and more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices