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Megan Wells “Helen’s Troy”
This nationally traveled Tour-de-force is a riveting and relevant reimagining of the ancient epic. The Trojan War, Homer’s famous prose poem, has been predominantly told, re-told, filmed and written through masculine sensibilities.
In the hands of award-winning storyteller/actress/playwright Megan Wells, the bones of the story remain true to the classic versions. Thrillingly though, the heart and action of HELEN’s TROY opens the story soul to the feminine sensitivities.
A hybrid of theater and storytelling – Megan knows this story but does not follow a written script – she spins the tale anew with each audience so that the experience is deeply akin to Homer’s original form.
Helen’s Troy has been featured to standing ovations at Island Theater on Bainbridge Island, American Theater in Rockford, Oak Park Shakespeare Festival, National Storytelling Festival as well as multiple theatrical and storytelling venues.
Teller Bio:
Learn more at Megan Wells website
Megan Wells is a respected and experienced story and theater artist. She is known for creating an intimate storytelling atmosphere, infusing her characters with living souls, and delivering the experience with delicious theatrical timing. Author and Professor Rives Collins says it best:
“Megan Wells is both intimate and epic in equal measure.”
An award-winning storyteller, Megan performs in museums and symphonies, enhances education for thousands of children, entertains families in festivals and libraries, and helps executives, actors, and storytellers craft powerful stories to effect change.
With more than forty years of experience, Megan has developed an extensive story repertoire. Perhaps, her daughters describe her most accurately:
“Mom’s a storytelling jukebox. Put a quarter ‘n pick your favorite!”
Megan is also among the top literary storytellers in America. As the Artistic Director of the Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival, Megan was granted permission by Ray himself to perform his works. Additionally, she is equally comfortable in the jazzier domains of Chicago’s current spoken word explosion.
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