Stories are powerful communication tools that can connect us and move us to action. Participants in this workshop will gain a basic understanding of the science of storytelling and what to consider when creating a story. We will then use Marshall Ganz’s model to help all participants draft a short “story of self.”
Kathleen Wallace (BR ’95) is an award-winning writer-actor-producer-teacher and founder of Seanachie Communications Inc, a storytelling company. Her work includes the original web series Settling Up on Amazon and The Evagelists which world premiered at Raindance Web Fest in London where it was a finalist in the pilot competition. The Evagelists is also a 2020 grant recipient of the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music, and Theatre. Her not-for-profit work include a queer sex ed series for an HIV educational center in NYC and the OKAY Initiative to normalize talking about mental health, which she founded. Theatre credits include Amanda in Private Lives [Walnut Street Theatre]. She is a member of the VR Writers Room podcast, Actors Equity, NYWIFT, and The FilmmakeHers. She is also teacher and coach for SNP Communications, a leadership communications company.
While at Yale, Kathleen was a member of the Viola Question improv comedy group, the Dramat, and the Brandford Arts Council. Post-graduation service to Yale includes working with the NYC chapter of Yale in Hollywood and serving as a YAA At-Large delegate. Kathleen also created the first virtual Yale Day of Service. She also holds an MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory.
Contact: Yale Alumni Association, https://alumni.yale.edu/, yalealumni@yale.edu, (203) 432-2586