Let’s make something spectacular, together.
Producing requires a deep understanding of performance- what it takes to be on stage and what an audience wants. Production is a world of its own and you’re in good hands.
Friends With Words
Created a storytelling feedback group with over 100 members from diverse backgrounds. Moderates monthly meeting in order to promote supportive and helpful feedback for writers developing their personal stories for performance. Fosters community growth and group health through social media and individual relationships.
Story Sessions
Story Sessions Open Mic is every first Friday at West Town Bakery (100 Chicago, Evanston) 7-8:30pm, free. No theme, 7.5 minutes for YOUR true story! More at the Story Sessions Facebook page.
The Story is the Destination: A 5-Week Personal Storytelling Workshop at Newberry Library
In this storytelling workshop, guided by storyteller and educator Jill Howe, we’ll use the language of maps as a playful and powerful tool to explore how personal stories take shape. Through writing prompts, personal reflection, and creative mapping, participants will discover how journeys, detours, and destinations can inspire meaningful personal narratives. We’ll dive into how true stories are built, how they move, and how the lines we follow (or break) reveal deeper truths.
This workshop is for anyone who loves personal narrative: whether you write or just want to explore new ways of thinking about how we shape and tell our experiences. All levels, all humans, are welcome in this creative and brave space.
“There is no Producer who cares more about her tellers and her audience than Jill Howe. Jill knows how to put on a show! She brings out the best in storytellers and in the art form! If I know Jill is in charge, I’m there!”
– Sue O’Halloran”
Jill Howe 