CLASS: Storytelling with Monica Mataksis

Name: CLASS: Storytelling with Monica Mataksis
Start: 2025-03-31T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 3230 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL, United States, Illinois 60026

Schedule

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

3230 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL, United States, Illinois 60026 | Glenview, IL

Professional storyteller, actor, and writer Monica Matsakis leads this 6-week session focused on the art and craft of personal storytelling.
Beginning with the basics of narrative structure, balancing vulnerability and comedy, and writing essays for performance, students will develop, write, and practice performing original stories from their own lives. At the end of the session, the class will perform a Student Showcase on Saturday, May 10th (coached and directed by the instructor).
Designed for beginner to advanced storytellers, new students will be introduced to the foundations of narrative storytelling, and returning students will be challenged to incorporate techniques to make their material stronger.
The 6-week class moves quickly and new concepts are introduced each week, so potential students should be mindful of attendance conflicts that may hinder their ability to get the most out of the class.
Class Format
Regular class meets 6:30-8:30pm weekly on Mondays, from March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 28 and May 5th (6 sessions).
On Saturday, May 10th, there will be a Student Showcase offered to a general audience. Students arrive at 6 and the show starts at 7pm.
About The Instructor
Monica Matsakis is a writer and live storyteller who has shared her work at The Moth, Truth Be Told, Story Lab, This Much is True, The Laughing Academy and more. A professionally trained actor, she was most recently seen as Kate Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs at The Citadel Theater.
Monica believes in the transformative and healing power of live storytelling, not only for the teller, but the audience as well. Connecting, and feeling less alone is at our fingertips when we share our journeys with one another!