VERNA
GILLIS
Verna Gillis' one older woman's TALES FROM GERIASSIC PARK - On the Verge of Extinction won best comedic script in 2014 at the United Solo Theatre Festival in NYC.
Her most recent book is
An Insight Job.
She is the founder/director of SOUNDSCAPE (1979-1984) which was the first multi cultural performance venue in NYC.
At different times she managed the careers of Yomo Toro, Youssou Ndour, Salif Keita , Carlinhos Brown and Roswell Rudd.
How Verna Gillis Recorded “Music from Everywhere” - Smithsonian Folklife Article
PRESS
VERNA GILLIS PERFORMANCES
Smithsonian Folklife
Times Herald-Record
TALES FROM GERIASSIC PARK – On the Verge of Extinction
NY Theater Now
Verna Gillis to Bring ‘TALES FROM GERIASSIC PARK’ to United Solo, 10/5-23
Broadway World
Song of the Year Honorable Mention
Song of the Year Songwriting Contest
United Solo Award for Comedic Writing
United Solo Theater
2nd Runner-up: Verna Gillis
Woodstock Writer’s Festival Story Slam
March 19, 2015
Kleinert Gallery, Woodstock,NY
Tales from Geriassic Park – On The Verge of Extinction
Woman Around Town
People You Should Know…Verna Gillis
Visable Soul Blog
Verna Gillis Headed Back to NYC Stage
Bluestone Neighbors
Spotlight On…Verna Gillis
Theater in the Now
COMEDY: “TALES FROM GERIASSIC PARK”
Senior Planet
COMEDY: Tales Told Way Out of School – Verna Gillis’ “Tales From Geriassic Park: On the Verge of Extinction”
Stagebuzz.com
Humor Lightens the Dark: For Verna Gillis, Laughter is a Survival Skill
Ulster Magazine Jan/Feb 2016