Norah A Dooley

Project Director At Storieslive - High School Scholarship Slam

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Position:

project director at StoriesLive®, performer at Young Audiences of Massachusetts, Co-founder and executive director at massmouth, Founder, co-director at Royalston Shakespeare Company

Location:

Greater Boston Area

Industry:

Entertainment

Work:

StoriesLive since Jun 2010
project director
Young Audiences of Massachusetts since Jul 2009
performer
massmouth - office: Haymarket Building, 42 Seaverns Ave. Boston, MA 02130 since Aug 2008
Co-founder and executive director
Royalston Shakespeare Company since 2003
Founder, co-director
Norah Dooley, author/storyteller Nov 1991 - Jul 2009
Performer

Education:

Lesley University 1987 - 1991
M.Ed., Creative Arts in Learning School of the Museum of Fine Arts 1973 - 1977
BFA, watercolor, Japanese arts and Asian Art History Tufts University 1973 - 1977
BFA, Painting and Art History

Skills:

Theatre
Storytelling
History
Teaching
Curriculum Development
Improvisational Comedy
Marketing Communications
Digital Media
Social Media
Video
Public Speaking
Performing Arts
Editing
Entertainment
Curriculum Design
Marketing
Books
Singing
Program Development
Nonprofits
Coaching
Creative Writing
Event Planning
Art
Creative Direction
Community Outreach
Copy Editing
Directing
Leadership
Music
Film
Publishing
Stage
Grant Writing
Dance
Festivals
Blogging
Event Management
Fundraising
Acting
Producing
Improvisation

Interests:

story spoken word performance picture books painting drawing video collage digital storytelling music of every kind violin fiddle blues folk rock classical from Vivaldi to Bartok

Honor & Awards:

ALA Notable Book of the Year 1996 ISLA Best Picture Book / Social Studies 2000 Friend of the Year 1998 Cambridge Public Library

Awards:

Brother Blue Award - 2010 with A.Lovett, D. Hughes and S. Mendlesohn
LANES.org
http://massmouth.blogspot.com/2010/04/winners-of-brother-hugh-morgan-blue-and.html The Brother Blue and Ruth Hill Award This award is named in honor of its two original recipients Brother Blue (a.k.a. Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill) and Ruth Hill. Both have long been recognized and honored as tireless in their promotion of storytelling and storytellers throughout the New England region. Each year the LANES Board of Directors presents the award to one recipient in recognition of his or her extraordinary commitment and efforts to promote a broader understanding of the art of storytelling and the support of storytellers in the development of their art. It serves, as Brother Blue, has said, “To honor those who give their lives to storytelling to change the world.”
NSN - Oracle Award 2012 - massmouth,inc. - NorthEast
National Storytelling Network
Service & Leadership Award Recipients Northeast Region http://www.storynet.org/oracle/northeast.html Regional Leadership and Service Awards are presented to individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to their local or regional storytelling community and/or have used storytelling to make a significant contribution to the larger community in which they live.

Curriculum Developer And Project Director

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Location:

42 Seaverns Ave, Boston, MA 02130

Industry:

Entertainment

Work:

StoriesLive® since Jun 2010
project director
Young Audiences of Massachusetts since Jul 2009
performer
massmouth - office: Haymarket Building, 42 Seaverns Ave. Boston, MA 02130 since Aug 2008
Co-founder and executive director
Royalston Shakespeare Company since 2003
Founder, co-director
Norah Dooley, author/storyteller Nov 1991 - Jul 2009
Performer

Education:

Lesley University 1987 - 1991
M.Ed., Creative Arts in Learning School of the Museum of Fine Arts 1973 - 1977
BFA, watercolor, Japanese arts and Asian Art History Tufts University 1973 - 1977
BFA, Painting and Art History

Skills:

Theatre
Storytelling
Editing
Entertainment
Public Speaking
Social Media
Performing Arts
Teaching
Creative Writing
Acting
Music
Video Production
Video
Plays
Nonprofits
Art
Community Outreach
Event Planning
Curriculum Development
Fundraising
Digital Media
Publishing
Blogging
Arts Administration
History
Books
Coaching
Leadership
Drama
Creative Direction
Improvisation
Social Networking
Directing
Stage
Festivals
Curriculum Design
Singing
Program Development
Grant Writing
Producing
Event Management
Marketing
Dance
Film
Improvisational Comedy
Marketing Communications
Copy Editing
Screenwriting
Publicity

Interests:

Children
Arts and Culture
Education

Awards:

Brother Blue Award - 2010 with A.Lovett, D. Hughes and S. Mendlesohn
LANES.org
http://massmouth.blogspot.com/2010/04/winners-of-brother-hugh-morgan-blue-and.html The Brother Blue and Ruth Hill Award This award is named in honor of its two original recipients Brother Blue (a.k.a. Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill) and Ruth Hill. Both have long been recognized and honored as tireless in their promotion of storytelling and storytellers throughout the New England region. Each year the LANES Board of Directors presents the award to one recipient in recognition of his or her extraordinary commitment and efforts to promote a broader understanding of the art of storytelling and the support of storytellers in the development of their art. It serves, as Brother Blue, has said, “To honor those who give their lives to storytelling to change the world.”
NSN - Oracle Award 2012 - massmouth,inc. - NorthEast
National Storytelling Network
Service & Leadership Award Recipients Northeast Region http://www.storynet.org/oracle/northeast.html Regional Leadership and Service Awards are presented to individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to their local or regional storytelling community and/or have used storytelling to make a significant contribution to the larger community in which they live.