Michele Carlo is a native New Yorker, a Nuyorican and a natural redhead who remembers when a slice of pizza (and the NYC subway) cost 50 cents. As a storyteller, she has appeared across the U.S., including Joe’s Pub, the Clearwater Arts & Music Festival and the MOTH’s Mainstage shows in NYC; with MassMouth (Boston); Los Angeles Women’s Theater Group (L.A.) and Portland Story Theater (OR). Her stories have been featured on NPR (“Latino USA”) and on two PBS TV series: “Latino Americans of NY & NJ” (WNET, 2015) and “Stories from the Stage” (WGBH, 2018). Michele is also the author of the NYC-set memoir Fish Out Of Agua: My life on neither side of the (subway) tracks (Citadel/Kensington 2010). Other publications include: RISK! True Stories People Never Thought They’d Dare To Share (Hachette 2018) and Lost and Found: Stories From New York (Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, 2009).
In Michele’s “free” time she curates/produces/co-hosts two storytelling shows: “No Name Super Storytellers” at the Word Up bookstore in Washington Heights and “New York Story Exchange” at the Cornelia Street Café. She also hosts a radio show/podcast with internet radio station Radio Free Brooklyn called “Fish Out Of Agua,” appears in the occasional film project: “If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story Of The New York Accent” (2011), “La Bruja” (2018) and solo show: “There Goes The Neighborhood” (2016). Michele is currently working on a new adaptation of her book “Fish Out Of Agua.”
www.michelecarlo.com
https://twitter.com/Michele_
http://radiofreebrooklyn.com/
Travel: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT, Out of Region
Audience: Teens, Adults
Genre: Folktales, Personal Stories, Humorous Tales
Testimonials:
”As a writer and performer, Michele’s willingness to experiment beyond her comfort zone has enriched her skill set as she embraces traditional folktales along with her personal stories for a fuller take on what her stories can illuminate. She has a unique voice and a timely one.“ —Robin Bady, storyteller/producer/solo artist.
”Michele developed her first workshop adaptations of ”Fish Out Of Agua” with me, and I’ve always been impressed with her willingness to take chances and express important ideas that need to be heard. With today’s anxiety-inducing, xenophobic political climate, I believe that now is the perfect time for Michele’s stories to reach a wider audience.” —Peter Michael Marino, solo artist/director/producer/
"When Michele worked with us at Title 1 High Schools, students responded to her as an artist, as an inspiration and above all—as a real human being. Her compassion, insight and humor resulted in deep and transformative connections with students.” —Norah Dooley, co-founder/former director, MassMouth Inc.