The Art of Storytelling:
Making a Difference & Evoking Change
Valerie David will guide students through group improv games and scene work to spark creativity, followed by storytelling and writing exercises to help them discover their unique voice and how it can elicit positive change and social activism.
Through storytelling and improv, students will explore how passion can drive projects that transform the world. Valerie will share insights from her two award-winning solo shows, demonstrating how her work goes beyond performance to raise funds for charitable causes, act as a teaching tool, and bring stories to life onstage. She will also discuss the lessons she learned in taking her plays from page to stage and offer advice on building a powerhouse team to realize dream projects.
Through storytelling and improv, students will explore how passion can drive projects that transform the world. Valerie will share insights from her two award-winning solo shows, demonstrating how her work goes beyond performance to raise funds for charitable causes, act as a teaching tool, and bring stories to life onstage. She will also discuss the lessons she learned in taking her plays from page to stage and offer advice on building a powerhouse team to realize dream projects.
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Valerie David is an accomplished actor, producer, and playwright. Her award-winning solo show The Pink Hulk tells her personal story of overcoming cancer three times, inspiring others to face adversity with courage. It has been performed in over 50 festivals and 25 cities, both domestically and internationally. Her other award-winning solo show, Baggage From BaghDAD: Becoming My Father’s Daughter, shares the true journey of her Middle Eastern Jewish family fleeing religious persecution in 1941 Baghdad, drawing parallels to today’s prejudice and discrimination. Valerie’s empowering stories promote social action on important issues, delivering a powerful message of hope. Valerie and her solo shows have been featured on TV, radio, in publications, and on podcasts, including NBC 4 New York, CBS, FOX, amNY, and Heal magazine. She has transformed her adversity into art and social action, using The Pink Hulk to inspire positive change. Through performances, theater becomes a thought-provoking tool to empower others. Valerie also holds post-performance talkbacks focusing on self-advocacy and coping strategies, and offers master classes in improv, storytelling, and community engagement to influence social activism.
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