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Stories Women Tell – In Honor of the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

I will be telling a very personal story prior to the screening of the HBO Documentary, “ABORTION: STORIES WOMEN TELL.” The event is being hosted by Planned Parenthood of Nassau County.

Zen and the Art of Producing Storytelling Shows
5 Feb 2020

Three days before one of the biggest shows I’ve ever produced, one of my performers called with bad news. She’s an up and coming comedian and her agent insisted she …

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Do You Believe In Dreams?
1 Apr 2019

When I decided to start producing my own storytelling show on Long Island nearly three years ago, someone asked me about my wildest dreams for its future. “I’d love to …

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10 Tips for Telling Kick-Ass Stories
23 Oct 2018

Be authentic and don’t memorize. We all have built-in bullshit detectors and know when a speech is canned. Don’t worry about “ums” or “ahs” or if you forget something in …

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Stories Without Borders
6 Jun 2018

Last night I was reminded, once again, why listening to and telling stories is so powerful and important. The Story Collider brought together a group of five women to tell …

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The Power of Story – and Saying “Yes”
1 Mar 2018

It’s a warm summer night in June, and I am standing under a tent before 100 or so strangers with just a microphone in front of me and a bare …

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