For attorney and playwright Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, law and art are a ‘natural’ complement
It’s rare for lawyers to begin their career trajectory in experimental theater, but to listen to Sophia Murashkovsky Romma describe her practice, it’s a direct extension of her art and advocacy. Romma is a human-rights lawyer, filmmaker, playwright, and educator whose legal work and art are dedicated to telling the story of persecution, exile, and...
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