Interviews with Storystars

Your recent show "Situational Anarchy" was about your connection to the music and community around Against Me & especially lead singer Laura Jane Grace. Is Laura Jane aware of the show? Have you heard anything from her?   I’ve interviewed Laura on a  handful  of occasions for  work . I don’t think she knows who I am exactly, but she’s been polite enough to give the acknowledgement head nod every time we’ve been in the same room. The last interview we did we were talking specifically about the play. I was trying to explain how it’s not a story about her, but rather my relationship with her. She was cautiously optimistic and very encouraging, if a little confused by the idea.  For the remount her publicist is figuring out when  Laura is going to get a chance to see the show. That idea is exciting and terrifying.   How do you sensitively deal with a story that also prominently features another person, especially a famous ...

Janine is a stand up comic, writer and performer. You've most recently enjoyed her writing in the amazing "One Day at a Time". She was also a writer and on-air correspondent on the FX series, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, produced by Chris Rock. Yeah, she’s a big deal! Janine started doing standup comedy in St. Louis and has performed at clubs and theaters throughout the US and Hong Kong. She is the winner of the 2009 SF Women’s Comedy Competition, and recipient of Rooftop Comedy’s 2010 Silver Nail Award. Praised by 7x7 Magazine as “one of SF’s more daring voices” and one of “the 7 funniest people in town,” she was named the 2011 “Best Comedian with a Message” by the East Bay Express.   — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —  You’re a brilliant comedian who has wowed audiences across the US and won the San Francisco Women’s Comedy Competition and the Silver Nail Award. Have you always done storytelling as well? If not, how long have you been d...