Resume Highlights
| Yvonne Healy,
storyteller 5193 King Road, Howell, MI 48843 |
CONTACT www.YHealy.com 810-225-2204 |
| EXPERIENCE Life: Mother of two daughters (d.o.b. 1990 & 1993), married since 1984 |
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| Performance: Adults, Teens, K-12 | |
| Chicago Cultural Center, IL | Plymouth Art Garden, England, UK |
| Midwest StoryFest, WI | Michigan Story Festival |
| Sharing the Fire Concert, NH | NSN Regional Concert, IL |
| Detroit Institute of Arts, 1999-present | Jackson StoryFest 2000-2006, MI |
| Festival of Faith & Writing, Calvin College, MI | National Storytelling Fringe, PA |
| The Ark Storytelling Festival, MI | Main Street Comedy Club StorySlam, MI |
| Michigan Reading Association | Fox Valley Music & Storytelling Festival, IL |
| Mohegan Lake Festival, NY | Gualala Art Center, CA |
| Northlands Concerts, WI | Detroit Festival of the Arts |
| Concord High School, IN | University of Notre Dame, IN |
| Rye Middle School, NY | Longfellow Elementary School, OH |
| Miller Early Education Center, MI | Dearborn Heights Montessori Pre-School, MI |
| Library of Michigan | Schaumburg District Library, IL |
| Brose Corporation | Midland Historical Society, MI |
| 1st Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor | L’Anse Creuse Adult Education, MI |
| Teaching: Residencies & Workshops - Children & Adults | (Storytelling, Acting, Improvisation) |
| International Reading Association, ON, Canada | L.A.N.E.S. Conference STF, NH |
| University of Michigan, Visiting Artist - 2000-2006 | Butterball Farms, Inc. - Executive Seminar |
| National Storytelling Network & SIG Conferences | Michigan Association of Media Educators |
| Michigan Chautauqua History Project | Northlands Storytelling Conferences, WI |
| North Aurelius Elementary School | Randall Elementary School |
| Power Middle School | OOPS Conferences, OH |
| Illinois Reading Council, IL | VASA Conference, VA |
| Allen Park Library | Capital Area District Library |
| DSL Storytelling Festival (Henry Ford Com. College) | Mohegan Colony Festival, NY |
| Encompass Theater, NYC, NY | Veterans Ensemble Theater (VETCo) NYC |
| Jackson Community College | Wolf Trap Residencies- various |
| AWARDS | |
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Gold Award, Best DVD, Creative Child Magazine, 2006 Storyteller of the Year Finalist, 2004 Gold Award, Best Children’s Audio, National Parenting Publications 2002 Gold Award, Best Spoken Word Recording/Older Children, Children's Music Web 2003 Keeper of the Story Award, historical storytelling, America's Story Festival, TN |
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| PUBLICATIONS | |
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Kindred Keepsakes, THE STORYTELLING CLASSROOM, Greenwood Publishing,CT, 2006 Collaboration, Communication & Contest, STORYTELLING MAGAZINE, NSN, TN, 2006 Good Character, STORYWATCHERS CLUB DVD series, Sax Entertainment, IN, 2005 Irish Storytelling, THE STORY VINE, National Storytelling Network, TN, 2005 Telling in Museums, Museum Storytelling Programs, London Museums Hub (UK) 2005 Using Stories in Museums, Northlands Journal, Northlands Storytelling Network, IL 2004 The Healy Cross, From the Heart of Ireland, Brandon Books (Ireland) 2003 MI Story, monthly publication, Managing Editor 2001-present Stories from the Heart of the World, compact disc, 2002 |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS | |
| Michigan Arts & Humanities Touring Program 1999-present | DSL Storytelling Festival, Producer |
| National Storytelling Network, Sunday Concert Producer ‘03 & State Liaison | AASG Tellabration, Producer |
| Northlands Regional Storytelling Network, Officer, Board of Directors | Comhaltas Coelteiri Eireann |
| Ann Arbor Storytellers’ Guild, Facilitator (past) | Actors Equity Association (retired) |
| Screen Actors Guild | American Federation of TV & Radio Actors |
| Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) | |
| EDUCATION | |
| Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania - 1975, B.A. | |
| Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts – 1974-75, postgraduate studies | |
| Professional Studies | |
| Acting: Second City ; Herbert Berghof, Michael Moriarty, Otto Preminger, Living Theatre; Jerzy Gratowski, Polish Laboratory Theatre; Open Theatre; private coaches | |
| Dance: Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Martha Graham Studio, Pilobolus, Merce Cunningham Co | |
| Voice: private coaches | |
| Storytelling/Writing: Ongoing professional development | |
| Yoga: Kripalu Center for Yoga, Lenox, MA – 1986. Certified Yoga Instructor; ongoing studies |
Copyright 2004-2006 Yvonne Healy. All rights reserved.