Story by Story: Diane Edgecomb

Join PSPL for Story by Story, a monthly series for adults and teens, where storytellers from around the country share stories reflecting diverse cultures, beliefs, and experiences. Performances run 45-60 minutes, followed by an up-to 30 minute discussion opportunity. An American Sign Language interpreter will be provided for all events.

In A Thousand Doorways, Diane Edgecomb weaves her dramatic journey to record the last Kurdish storytellers and the mysterious folktales of the Kurds into a heartfelt testament to the power of compassionate action to bring about change in this world.

Author of A Fire in My Heart, the first book of Kurdish folktales to be published in English, Diane Edgecomb is one of America’s leading storytellers, winner of the ORACLE award for Storytelling Excellence in the Northeast and the National Circle of Excellence. A transformational teller with a rich background in the theatre arts, Diane’s dynamic storytelling embraces elements of theatre, movement, and song bringing each piece vividly to life. A featured teller on NPR and winner of a Year’s Best Performance award for her theater work in Boston, Diane’s storytelling has toured throughout the United States and internationally for over thirty years, including the Edinburgh Fringe where her performances received five star reviews.

Diane also focuses on events that bring people into relationship with nature through a rich weave of narrative, music, and song. From performances in the landscape to mythic explorations of nature through seasonal tales, these performances show us how folkloric stories, with their present-oriented way of seeing, tune us to the living presence and meaning to be found in nature. 

Keynotes and workshops on the power of story often accompany Diane’s performances, inspiring a renewed vision for our world as well as encouraging each person’s expressive and narrative abilities.