The Troupe

works on business and partnership building for True Story Theater, teaches creative movement and ecology classes, and coordinates creative exchanges with Playback North America. She is a certified Dynamic Embodiment somatic movement educator.

has been part of True Story Theater from the start. She and husband Christopher (True Story’s Director) cofounded Bolder Giving, a national initiative that promotes the stories of extraordinary givers. She is part of the team helping to launch Playback North America.

Ari tells stories for a living, reporting on science for NOVA and public radio. His grandmother turned him onto the world of theater in middle school, and it has been a passion of his ever since.

completed his masters in Mental Health Counseling, with a concentration in Expressive Art Therapy at Lesley University this May. He likes to bring imaginal thinking to the masses through mime performances and by drawing with strangers.

is a graduate of Emerson College in Theatre Education/Acting. she produced and performed “Seed of Spirit GenY,” a one woman interactive piece. Caitlin is also a yoga teacher.

Caryn is an actor, singer, dancer (in that order) and passionate about the power of empathy and clear communication to empower and heal. She grew up in Virginia Beach, VA and recently earned her Masters degree in Dramatic Arts from Harvard Extension School. www.carynmay.com

founded True Story Theater in 2001. He brings to his leadership over 35 years as a social entrepreneur and trainer. Before focusing on his passion for the arts, he was a national presenter and award-winning author on philanthropy promotion and co-founder of BolderGiving.org.

is a mother, teacher, artist, dancer, drama therapist, and gardener. She holds a BA in sociology from Columbia U. and an M.A. in drama therapy from CA Institute for Integral Studies.

is an aspiring play and drama therapist, and facilitator of yoga, theater, and social circus for all ages. Jason enjoys sharing perspective through storytelling, improvisation, and playfulness. He is a therapeutic hospital clown with Hearts and Noses and is starting a Theatre of the Oppressed group in Boston.

is an artist, actor, singer, and teacher working with issues of male behavior, positive sexuality, and white people working against racism.

is an improvisational vocal performance artist, songwriter, song leader and coach. Co-creator of the SpiritSong process and the Mystic Soul CD, she has 30 years’ experience teaching Authentic VoiceWork. She directs Indigo River Consulting, Bringing the Authentic Voice to Life.

Megan Lynes grew up in Boston, and is a Unitarian Universalist parish minister in Bedford, MA. She is an artist, activist, theatre fan and animal lover, and especially enjoys leading a middle school youth group.

is an inquiry-based educator at Newton Public Schools and beyond. He passionately tends honeybees, teaches fermentation workshops and LOVES LIFE

has returned to Boston where he is a trainer of Nonviolent Communication at NVC Boston. He is also a painter, and was lead vocalist in The Joan Group for ten years.

is a licensed clinical social worker. She practices contact improvisation dance, authentic movement and clowning when she is not playing with True Story theatre. She loves stories!!!

began her career onstage at age 15, with the circus. In 1998, she co-created a trapeze act which toured North and South America and Europe, and performed for six years in Germany’s thriving Cabaret scene. Teresa holds a degree in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University.