2019 Every Family's Got One storytelling show Archives

Watch/Listen to 2022 Southampton Show!
Watch/Listen to 2022 Southampton Show!

Watch/Listen to 2022 Southampton Show!

Watch/Listen to our 2022 Southampton Show! Image by raw pixel Watch/Listen to our 2022 Southampton Show! Now you can watch (or listen to) the EFGO 2022 Southampton show on our Every Family’s Got One YouTube channel. My apologies for the long delay. There were family matters that needed tending to (the way family matters are known to do), so thank you for your immense patience and support. All seven 2022 family stories are now LIVE for your viewing or listening (select Audio) pleasure. The stories are what you expect from an EFGO show -- heartwarming, surprising, [...]

Every Family's Got One2023-05-12T08:36:00-04:00May 12, 2023|Comments Off

Watch the 2019 EFGO Show Videos!
Watch the 2019 EFGO Show Videos!

Watch the 2019 EFGO Show Videos!

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Such a fun show! Photo by Neil Kramer Photography What a nice way to kick-off Thanksgiving – by giving the gift of family stories! If you were fortunate to see the Every Family’s Got One 2019 storytellers live onstage at My Father’s Place, have fun reliving all of your favorite moments from the performances. And... if you’re watching for the very first time, I’m excited for you too. And interested in finding out which stories resonated with you. Because that’s what family stories do – tap on our [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-11-22T10:49:32-05:00November 27, 2019|Comments Off

EFGO Cast — Ready for Show Day!
EFGO Cast — Ready for Show Day!

EFGO Cast — Ready for Show Day!

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Front row: Tony Mennuto, Lisa Leshaw, Barbara Herel & Linda Kuriloff. Back row: Molly England, Adam Selbst, Tara Visconti & Lance Werth. Missing from photo: Aliaa Dawoud & Ellie Devers. Photo by Neil Kramer, Neil Kramer Photography It's was another great EFGO Writers Workshop! We got right down to work, or more like it, got up on our feet for a run-through of the show. It was magic… hearing these stories, watching these performances. Once again, the EFGO cast created a safe and supportive space to share our [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-09-30T17:30:07-04:00October 2, 2019|Comments Off

A Story About the Feast of San Gennaro
A Story About the Feast of San Gennaro

A Story About the Feast of San Gennaro

By Every Family's Got One Guest Poet -- Marie A. Mennuto-Rovell Image by rawpixel (Mac Arthur Avenue 1953) The front door of my grandparent's house opened directly into the festivities... Cotton candy cones... licked clean, littered our street this late summer week-end. Endless streams... of immigrants and their offspring meandered up and down our block all day and into the evening. My grandpa Giuseppe... volunteered to help carry the life-size statue of the patron saint of Naples in the procession preceeding the celebration. I remember... how the bees hovered around the torrone nougat candy concession, right [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-09-09T13:06:49-04:00September 11, 2019|Comments Off

A Story About Life and Death Surgery
A Story About Life and Death Surgery

A Story About Life and Death Surgery

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Image from rawpixel.com Holy Carp!!! I just performed emergency surgery on a goldfish. This is an honest-to-God true story. The fish got a pebble lodged deep in its mouth as it was eating. My 9-year-old daughter was the first to notice it right after feeding him and alerted us with cries of… “MY FISH IS DYING! MY FISH IS DYING!” My husband, who was on his way out the door, was the first on the scene to assess the situation. “Ohhh, yup… look at that,” he called to [...]

Every Family's Got One2019-09-04T06:37:52-04:00September 4, 2019|4 Comments

2019 Every Family’s Got One storytelling show