storytelling

Join Me for Lists & Letters

Whether you’re preparing for a presentation at work, delivering a toast, writing a personal essay, or tempted to jump on a storytelling stage, lists and letters can serve as portals to your story. Join me Monday at DreamBank Madison for this beginner-friendly workshop with quick tips for writing and sharing your personal narrative. Participants will write a short piece and volunteers will workshop their writing aloud, for the whole group to learn. All are welcome — especially those nervous about public speaking. FREE registration here. Space is limited, so snag your seat!

YOU AGAIN. NEW SHOW! ONE NIGHT ONLY!! (and for a good cause)

SMALL VENUE, LIMITED SEATING, DON’T WAIT TO BUY TICKETS! Tickets are on sale for YOU AGAIN, the new show I created and will perform Thursday evening June 21 at 7pm at Oakwood Theater as a benefit for MOMS DEMAND ACTION – WISCONSIN (a grass-roots bipartisan anti-gun violence organization)!! From Ann Imig, award-winning writer, performer, and founder of LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER comes an evening of songs and stories to benefit MOMS DEMAND ACTION. Enjoy Broadway favorites and original stories about midlife, marriage, and motherhood–with accompanist Mark Wurzelbacher–all in support of MOMS DEMAND ACTION gun violence prevention… Read More »YOU AGAIN. NEW SHOW! ONE NIGHT ONLY!! (and for a good cause)

5 Reasons to Read Your Stories On Stage

Last week I gave you 5 reasons to write down your stories. As Listen To Your Mother auditions approach, I present 5 reasons to read your stories on stage: 1. Get if off your chest. Literally. You’ve heard of the mind-body connection? Your story might be weighing you down, intervening between your best self, your past and your future. Your creativity–your humor, your light– might be vibrating inside you, begging to be unleashed. Let it out. Let it fly. 2. Someone else needs to hear it. We are not alone. No matter what we endure,… Read More »5 Reasons to Read Your Stories On Stage