WRITER | PRODUCER | PERFORMER

STORYTELLING NYC

NEW YORK CITY

Storytelling NYC is an ongoing live theater experience created to contribute to our community, creating a shared space where we listen to our fellow humans share a part of their journey through voice, expression and art.

It's a sacred space. We are grateful we get to contribute and continue this tradition.

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Actors Theater to Present Special Night Of Storytelling at The Soho Playhouse

The performance will be held Tuesday, May 23rd 7-9:30pm.

BY BLAIR INGENTHRON | MAY 21, 2023

The Soho Playhouse and Actors Theater will celebrate the voices of Theater with a special evening of storytelling with HEART at The Soho Playhouse. The performance will be held Tuesday, May 23rd 7-9:30pm. HEART is produced by Alba Albanese, directed by David Zayas Jr, with production management by Nicole Amaral.


The performance will feature special guest Storytellers, Poets, and Singers, including Stephen Adly Guirgis, Alison Blake, Joey Russo, Marc Reign Ana Sophia Colon, Mathew McLachlan, Ian Hayes, Diego Aguirre, Kirk Koczanowski, Michelle Colon, Talent Harris, Ashleen Brigid Rowan, Maddie Barr,and Elizabeth Cacaj.

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STORYTELLING NYC 'FEAST' A Night Of Live Storytelling, Poetry, Song, And Dance to Take Place in December

100 percent of Ticket proceeds will go directly to support New York Theatre community at The Chain Theatre and Actors Theater of NYC.

BY CHLOE RABINOWITZ | DECEMBER 1, 2022

STORYTELLING NYC is an original Storytelling experience celebrating New York's Actors, Musicians, Dancers, Singers, Artists & Theater Community.

All are welcome to attend and celebrate our artistic community in a special evening of original live Storytelling, shared by our very own New York artists.

STORYTELLING NYC "FEAST" is brought to you by Actors Theater of NYC, Alba Albanese (Theater: Sleep No More, TV: Billions) & David Zayas Jr. (TV: Dexter, Film: Uptown Dave, Labyrinth Theater Member) The show is Directed by David Zayas Jr.

100 percent of Ticket proceeds will go directly to support New York Theatre community at The Chain Theatre and Actors Theater of NYC.

All original stories, and songs are performed and written by a multidisciplinary cast of New York Theater, Film & Television Actors & Artists including Jane Aquilina, Ashleen Rowan, Lyssa Mandel, Josephine Phoenix, Megan Elizabeth Quinn, Patrick Dougher, Adam Nunez, David Zayas Jr., Shamir Arzeno, Kirk Koczanowski, Emily Shepard, Michael Puzzo, Andrew Goebel, Matthew McLachlan, Stephanie Harp, and Alba Albanese

Storytelling NYC and The Cutting Room Present DREAM A Storytelling Experience

DREAM original storytelling experience celebrating New York's artists and theater community.

BY A.A. CRISTI | AUGUST 16, 2022

STORYTELLING NYC "DREAM" in collaboration with The Cutting Room present an original storytelling experience celebrating New York's artists and theater community.

STORYTELLING NYC is brought to you by theater, film, tv actors and directors, Alba Albanese (Theater: Sleep No More, TV: Billions) & David Zayas Jr. (TV: Dexter, Film: Uptown Dave, Theater Director ) The production has a unique profit sharing system where all performers, writers and creators receive an equal percentage of profits.

All original stories and songs are performed and written with by incredible diverse cast of New York Theater, Film & Television Actors including Elizabeth Bays, (Theater: I Dreamed of Amish Country NY Theater Festival) Jake Cannavale (Disney's The Mandalorian), Jorge Oyola (Hey Roommate Comedy) Liz Rosa (Eastern Wind Symphony, Quinception Wind Quintet) Marc Reign (Film: Superblocked Winner of Best Film in Latino Film Festival, Theater: Candlelight) Melody Rodriguez (In The Heights) Michael Kaves (Film: The Many Saints of Newark), Michelle J. Colon, Neil Tyrone Pritchard (Theater: Halfway Bitches Go To Hell, Labyrinth Theater member), Peter Collier (Hey roommate comedy, Labyrinth Theater Company member) Stephanie Babirak (Superbowl Hyundai Genesis TV: Mr Robot), viviana valeria (Theater: Halfway Bitches Go To Hell, Labyrinth Theater member)

Premiere, Tuesday August 23rd, 2022 at The Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street NY NY 10016 The Cutting Room . Tickets available now TICKETS.

Storytelling Experience HAUNT is Coming to The Cutting Room This Month

The production has a unique profit sharing system where all performers, writers and creators receive an equal percentage of profits.

BY CHLOE RABINOWITZ | OCTOBER 12, 2022

Haunt, an original storytelling experience celebrating New York's artists & theater community is coming to The Cutting Room on Wednesday October, 19th 2022 at 9:00PM.

STORYTELLING NYC is brought to you by theater, film, tv actors, directors and producers, Alba Albanese (Theater: Sleep No More, TV: Billions) & David Zayas Jr. (TV: Dexter, Film: Uptown Dave, Labyrinth Theater Member) Directed by David Zayas Jr.

The production has a unique profit sharing system where all performers, writers and creators receive an equal percentage of profits.

All original stories and songs are performed and written with by a multidisciplinary cast of New York Theater, Film & Television Actors including Elizabeth Bays (Theater: I Dreamed of Amish Country NY Theater Festival), Jake Cannavale (Disney's The Mandalorian), Diego AguirreMadeline Barr, Jorge Oyola (Hey Roommate Comedy), Ida Garcia, Liz Rosa (Eastern Wind Symphony, Quinception Wind Quintet), Kevin Hobaichan, Marc Reign (Superblocked Winner of Best Film in Latino Film Festival, Theater: Candlelight), Michelle J. Colon, Peter Collier (Hey roommate comedy, Labyrinth Theater Company member) Un Joo Christopher, Matthew McLachlan, and Anita Moreno

Premiere, Wednesday October, 19th 2022 at 9:00PM at The Cutting Room 44 East 32nd Street NY NY 10016 The Cutting Room

Tickets available now Tickets

STORYTELLING AT THE MCKITTRICK HOTEL, NYC

An evening of Storytelling is a fully produced hour and a half to two hour show.

It includes music, singing and stories, with a director, musical director, house band, guest singers and guest storytellers.

Our host introduces the night's storytelling theme which guides the narrative of the evening.

On some storytelling nights audience members can participate as well, adding their names to be drawn at random by the host and invited onto the storytelling stage. We end the night with a closing musical number.

"Storytelling" is best suited for an intimate performance venue. It incorporates the elements of both a variety show and a literary salon while fostering discussions on a theme.

Elements are both scripted and improvised, meaning each performance is entirely unique.

History of Storytelling

Ava Lee Scott produced four storytelling shows at The McKittrick Hotel, home of the off Broadway show Sleep No More.

"SMITTEN"

"REVOLUTION"

co-produced with Andrea Ciannavei

"Girl be Heard"

stories about sex trafficking

"Cinderella Syndrome"

co-produced with Adrienne Katz

Proceeds were donated to "The Dream Yard" organization in memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was a board member.

The Dream Yard is a non for profit organization bringing art programs to youths in the Bronx.