Workshop: Saturday, May 31 & Sunday, June 1 from 11am-2:30pm
Showcase: Wednesday, June 4 from 6-8pm
Early bird $150 | Register by April 11 (discount applied at checkout)
Regular Price $175 | Effective April 12
Workshop: Saturday, May 31 & Sunday, June 1 from 11am-2:30pm (lunch not provided)
Student Showcase: Wednesday, June 4 from 6-8pm)
Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience. We recommend signing up early!
Refund and other policies can be found here.
Join us for this three day storytelling intensive where you’re invited to workshop your stories live, engage in investigative questioning to uncover deeper emotional resonance, and share your work in a final student showcase.
This is not a passive writing workshop. It’s an immersive, high-impact experience designed for those ready to dive into their stories, refine their emotional resonance, and step into their full presence. Through live workshopping, investigative questioning, and group reflection, you’ll uncover the deeper truths within your narrative and sharpen your storytelling craft.
This is a highly interactive experience, meaning…
You will share your work in front of others—multiple times.
You will engage in guided questioning—expect to explore, refine, and rediscover your story.
You will be pushed past your comfort zone—growth happens in the unknown.
Open to storytellers of all mediums and levels. Please be prepared to bring something in the five minute range to workshop.
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Writers, speakers, and creatives ready to dig deep into their storytelling.
Individuals seeking a structured, supportive space to explore and refine their voice.
Anyone who wants to push past self-consciousness and fully own their narrative.
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Day 1: The Setup – Exploring Your Story’s Core
Day 2: The Full Story – Honing Impact & Presence
Day 3: Student Showcase & Community Potluck -
With over forty years in the entertainment industry, John Reynolds is a seasoned director and acting coach whose career spans theater, film, and television. His journey began in Dallas with the hit movie Benji and has taken him as far as South Korea, where he taught film directing and helmed Benjamin Britten’s The Little Sweep.
John’s directing portfolio includes the award-winning film The Vision of Seeks to Hunt Great, ABC’s The Secret of Lizard Woman, The Rocks, I Want My Native American TV, Crazy Love, Let’s Dance USA, and an extensive collection of music videos and commercials. His theatrical directing credits range from beloved classics to original works, including Up the Trail, Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Anastasia Files, Rounding Third, Once Upon a Genesis, A Woman’s Hand, Hot Flashes on the Trail, and the critically acclaimed musical The Dead Quilters Society, which he developed alongside the writer and cast.
Beyond directing, John has an impressive background in special effects lighting, contributing to major motion pictures such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Comes a Horseman, Twilight Zone: The Movie, The Towering Inferno, and Disney’s Dinosaur. As an acting coach, he draws from his training with renowned mentors Harry Master George and Peggy Fury, guiding performers to deliver compelling and authentic performances.
John’s diverse experience and passion for storytelling continue to shape and inspire the next generation of actors and filmmakers.