Thank you for believing in our vision of a more creative, compassionate, and connected society in which there are opportunities to deepen an understanding of the self, the other, and the world. With your support, we will rededicate to our mission to pursue excellence, innovation and authenticity in contemporary, autobiographical story performance; to offer the best storytelling classes and trainings in the country; to support the personal and professional growth of our students and storytellers; to build community; and to be a platform for diverse perspectives.

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Our 2012-13 season was a year of milestones. It was our best year yet in terms attendance at shows, the number of students enrolled in classes and the number of workshops and consulting contracts. Taking a look with a longer lens, just since 2010, we have doubled ticket sales and more than doubled class enrollment. Pretty amazing, right?

With growth, of course, comes more expenses.  We have more than tripled programming in just three years, but our human and finanical resources have not kept pace with our growth. That's why we need you and are so grateful to those of you who stepped up to show your commitment to SEDC's future. 

SpeakeasyDC’s 2013-14 season started out strong with five classes, the premiere of Anne Thomas’ and John Donvan’s solo shows and SpeakeasyDC’s Crank & Groove: A Go-Go Love Story which brought down the house over two nights at the Atlas and paid homage to DC’s vibrant and distinct history and culture.  We just finished our second program with SEED School middle school students, another beloved My So Called Jewish Life Sixth & I with record-attendance; and our second run of the SpeakeasyShorts Film Contest—a unique marriage of film and live storytelling collaboration with DC Shorts and the DC Film Office that can only be found here in the District. 

We had our 4th annual Top Shelf at 9:30 Club on Jan 10 and our annual Valentine's Day show, Sucker for Love at the 9:30 Club for the first time. We premiered a new show as part of the Jewish Film Festival in March; and will be creating a special show for Teacher Appreciation Day supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; re-mounting Born This Way, SpeakeasyDC's Pride Show, at Reston Community Center in June; and bringing a new set of stories and games to Dance Place for the 4th run of Story Showdown, a SpeakeasyDC-original storytelling game-show.

Looking forward to a fun and inspired 2014 full of love, laughter, friends, and neighbors... and of course, new stories.