Student Storytelling and Improv
with host Matthew Dicks
July 17, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Join Internationally bestselling novelist and record 8-time Moth GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks as he hosts an evening of personal storytelling starring the students in his weekend class. Watch and listen to these brave students as they take the stage--some for the first time--to share stories with humor, heart, suspense, and intrigue. It promises to be a night of highwire excitement for both the performers and the audience. You won't want to miss it!
The Mount's general COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines may be found here.
The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact The Mount at 413-551-5100 or by email, info@edithwharton.org, to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.
- $10 Mount Member, $15 General Admission
- Not a member? Contact Allison at 413-551-5112 to find out why Members Make the Difference.
- All performances will take place in the Stable auditorium.
Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly, Milo, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, Twenty-one Truths About Love, and The Other Mother. He is also the author of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling. His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide. Matthew is a record 53-time Moth StorySLAM and 8-time GrandSLAM champion and founder and artistic director of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization that produces shows throughout New England. Matthew has been an elementary school teacher for 24 years, is a former West Hartford Teacher of the Year, and a finalist for Connecticut Teacher of the Year.