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Every month, In a Nutshell Storytelling rolls out the red carpet for four fabulous storytellers from all corners of life to spin a (mostly) true tale LIVE based on a prompt or theme. Join us for an unforgettable storytelling experience, humans!
When a blessing was a curse—or vice versa.
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April's Storytellers:
At In a Nutshell, audiences can count on an entertaining evening of storytelling from experienced storytellers with diverse backgrounds. Experience the roller-coaster ride of live storytelling.
Marga
Gomez
Marga Gomez is the writer/performer of 15 solo plays produced worldwide. Her latest, Spanish Stew, premieres in October at The New Conservatory Theater, SF. In July, Marga performs the roles Lily Tomlin made famous in Jane Wagner's The Search For Signs Of Intelligent Life at the Aurora Theater, Berkeley. Marga has appeared on Comedy Central, LOGO, and HBO’s Comic Relief (at the invitation of Robin Williams, who called her “a Lesbian Lenny Bruce").
Regina
Stoops
Regina Stoops is an award-winning storyteller, comedian, writer, and co-producer of the online storytelling platform Six Feet Apart Productions. Her stories have been heard on the Risk! Podcast, The Moth Grand Slam stage, NPR’s Story Borealis, Unreeling Stories, and the Women's Storytelling Festival. Regina uses storytelling as her weapon of choice to help tackle diversity, adversity, and suburban chaos.​
Maryam
Moosavi
Maryam Moosavi got her start 7 years ago in Sacramento, where she produced shows like Living Room Live and Comedy in the Park. Today, she is a regular at Laughs Unlimited and Punchline and performs all over the Bay. She maintains a grocery store job while pursuing comedy at night, and her immigrant parents are very proud of her.
Beau Ryder
Davis
Beau Ryder Davis is a comedian and storyteller based in Oakland, California. He is an 8-time Moth Story Slam winner, Bay Area Moth GrandSLAM winner, and has appeared on the nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour. He’s currently working on a show about growing up in the rural mountain town of Hazard, Kentucky, which was rated “the least happy town in America” in 2008 by the esteemed Dr. Oz TV show. He promises this show is funny and not as sad as Hazard.
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In a Nutshell is hosted and curated by storytelling comedian Keith Lowell Jensen, writer/storyteller Amy Bee, and author Aaron Carnes, three friends who want nothing more than to give humans laughter, insight, and the full spectrum of emotion from the absolute best live storytellers in the universe—that’s all.
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