See a photo of Annie, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
Q&A with Annie Hart, Questions 8 and 9:
Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act?
A: I have so many, but one of my favorites is when I was doing a stage show with seven women and we were performing for 200 nuns. I was really nervous because my piece was very personal and provocative. I had gone to catholic school as a kid and I had this idea that either the nuns or God were going to judge me! I was really scared. But after the performance, the nuns came rushing up to me. They sat me down and fed me lunch while they asked me a million questions about my work including how they could do what I did. That was a very sweet and touching moment in my life in which I found that I could inspire some of the people that used to scare me.
Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be?
A: Everyone has a story to tell and the world needs to hear it.