WHAT WE DO
We create and host live, “competitive” storytelling events three times a year at signature venues around New York City. Different themes, different storytellers, but all about the love of the game. THE STORIES
The stories of the magic and healing qualities of the game are varied and have different plots – they range from tales that include twists and turns of long-suffering, transformat
ion, hope, despair, loss, victory, love, hate, redemption – sometimes all in one story! The stories allow us to us to see and celebrate these moments in our own lives through the lens of and love of the game. THE STORYTELLERS
Each storyteller is unique; what they have in common is that each has a tale to tell that would not have been possible or would not have been seen without baseball as its backdrop. We feature a diverse and ever changing group of people who tell their first person stories. Storytellers have included: Perry Barber, Benjamin Hill, Ben Osborne, Dr. Bridget Carey, Dick Perez, Greg Prince, Rabbi Jeffrey J. Sirkman, Jim O’Grady, Dr. Jonathan Samuels, Paul Lukas, Peter J. THE JUDGES
We also have a distinguished panel of judges/umpires who offer up opinions and verdicts on the stories told. Hence, we (very) loosely call this “competitive” storytelling. Judges have included: New Yorker cartoonist, Mort Gerberg as well as The Chalks’ Kathryn Markey & Mary Brienza.
