April 15 Storytellers

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Barbara Kirby spent many years as an elementary school teacher. Eventually, she transferred her teaching skills to become an editor for textbook publishing companies, such a McGraw Hill and Pearson. She also became a consultant for an educational testing company--a job that required quite a bit of travel to multiple states. A few years agoher children bought her a subscription to Storyworth. They asked her questions about her life, and she loved writing the answers. A book was published with her short stories. Now she enjoys telling these stories to the Stories R Us audiences. She wishes to thank Barbara Eberhard for mentoring her through storytelling workshops.

Betsey Milord is thrilled to be returning permanently to Chicagoland after living two years on the East Coast.  While she enjoyed splitting her time between the bustling cities of New York and Chicago, she learned that there is no place like home.   She loves playing the piano, acting and directing, and she believes in the power of stories. Betsey just returned from London, where she celebrated the publishing of her short story, Backgammon for Blood. Betsey has told stories with numerous Chicago and East Coast storytelling groups.

Nick Narcisi was an actor before the pandemic. Now he works at a cancer research laboratory (he is as surprised with that career pivot as you are). He worked in theaters throughout the country like: The Milwaukee Rep, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Arkansas Shakespeare Theater, and the Tennessee Williams Festival of St. Louis. Nick was really good at telling other people’s stories, but only recently started telling his own. He has performed his solo show, Girlfriend Guy, in both Chicago at the Filet of Solo festival and as a curated selection for the Indianapolis Fringe Festival. Nick has also performed in multiple storytelling shows throughout the Chicagoland area. Nick is also a two-time Moth StorySlam winner.  For more information check out nicknarcisi.com or follow him on Instagram @nicknarcisi. 

Mary Parkhurst claims to be a former teacher, retired dentist 
forever grandmother and have had a long-timelove of Stories
I have been a fan of this group for many years, touched by the many stories of others’ lives.  I finally decided to jump in and share some of mine, a scary move but I have been supported every step of the way.