Join us for an evening of dodges, dives, ducks, near misses, twists, and turns featuring five true, personal stories about science. Hosted by Tracey Segarra and Zack Stovall at the fabulous Kraine Theater. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show starts at 7:00 pm.
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Michelle Antonucci is a CODA (child of deaf adults) who was born and raised in Greenwich Village. She bounced around in Queens after graduating from Pace University, and now lives on Long Island with her wife and fur-baby Charlie. Moving from concrete to grass, one day Michelle excitedly said, “there’s so many cocoons on our tree”, to which her wife responded, “those are pinecones.” Michelle says that she is always very animated because she is half Italian and half Deaf (and Irish too).
Celeste Joseph Jennings - Comedian, podcaster and unapologetic talking disaster Celeste is not your typical suburban mom. For starters, her two daughters don’t play soccer. Secondly, she would rather smoke green tea than drink it. On stage, her fish-out-of-water tales of suburbia are the basis of her biting observational comedy.
Smita Russell is an educator, writer and photographer. She began storytelling this summer, winning Moth StorySlams on both coasts in quick succession. Though her background is rooted in the humanities, with undergraduate and graduate studies at Yale and Cambridge, she tried to balance things out by marrying into a family of scientists. Professionally, she advises media moguls, CEOs, Oscar winners and G.O.A.T.s on all matters of education. Smita has lived on six continents and sailed the high seas for months at a time, despite dreadful motion sickness. She recently settled down in New York City with her husband and toddler son, who both love numbers and watercraft in ways she never will.
Brad Lawrence is a story producer for the RISK! Podcast, a storyteller, and solo show performer who has performed to sold out crowds around the United States and in the UK. He has co-produced and performed in storytelling, solo, and variety shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, South By Southwest Interactive, and in conjunction with WBUR, USA Television Network, Casper Mattress, and Grant’s Whiskey. He has taught Storytelling for Business and Corporate Professionals and lead workshops for Fortune 500 companies in the US and in Europe. He has appeared on the Savage Love and The Moth Podcast and MainStage and many others. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s. Hotsy Totsy Burlesque, the burlesque send up of popular culture that he co-produces with his wife Cyndi Freeman, has been featured in the New York Times twice and makes sold out crowds very happy each month at the legendary Slipper Room.