Episode #42 of SpeakeasyDC’s podcast features a story by and conversation with Renata Lana. Her story is about taking up a surprising new hobby in the midst of her pending divorce. Read & hear more

When I signed up for this summer’s Capital Fringe in December, I was confident in my script for my solo-show “McGoddess.” After all, I had already performed it three times in the DMV and a full week with a director at a theatre in Ithaca, N.Y., so I knew that I had worked out all the kinks and it was perfection. Read more

I am continually amazed by how many adults–I’m talking about grown-ass people over the age of 30 here–say things to me like, “I don’t have any stories,” or, “I only have one good story.” Read more

Enrichment classes don’t offer credit, but they can change lives

By Lora Engdahl, Published: February 16, 2012

When Vijai Nathan was in her early 20s, she took a class intended as a diversion from her life. Instead, it ended up diverting her life. It was the mid-1990s, and Nathan was working as a copy editor at the Baltimore Sun, engaged to be married and “really miserable.”  Read more...

Spin a Yarn: SpeakeasyDC's Stroytelling Workshop

Written for Express by contributor Katie Knorovsky; Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar for Express. Published on July 14, 2009

PLENTY OF LOUDMOUTHS might think they spin a nice yarn — a long-winded uncle springs to mind — but the genuinely good storytellers are rare. And no matter how fascinating the fodder, a story is only as engaging as its teller. This inconvenient truth is to blame for many a glassy stare at family reunions and in boardroom meetings. Enter SpeakeasyDC, a storytelling organization that offers coaching and training for wannabe raconteurs.