Storytelling Masterclass

About

Are you interested in advancing your storytelling skills? Join us for this weekend intensive and explore new ways to craft, edit, and perform your true, first-person narrative. The workshop includes direct instruction, individualized story feedback, and the opportunity to perform in the Sunday evening *Snap* StorySlam. All levels of students are welcome, and prior experience in live non-fiction performance might. Participants are encouraged to prepare a story idea prior to the workshop.

TEACHING ARTIST SUSANNE SCHMIDT

Susanne Schmidt is a comedic storyteller, producer, and teaching artist. As a storyteller, Susanne’s work has been featured on WGBH Stories from the Stage, NPR, HBO's Inspiration Room, and CBS Sunday Morning. She is a 2021 recipient of a Webby Award for her story House on Fire and was named the Best of Valley Voices Storyteller by New England Public Media in 2016 and 2022. Susanne is currently a StorySlam producer for The Moth and the creative director for Say it Forward Productions.