My Background

Miriam began storytelling in college as part of a Medieval recreation society. Within the society, her storytelling skill earned her the honor of being made a Companion of the Troubadour and the Baronial Bard. After an apprenticeship with Boston area storyteller Alex Newman, she told stories for schools, libraries, bookstores, cafes, fairs, festivals, and parties. She has also presented Sciencetellers' children shows, which mix storytelling and STEM demonstration, all around the Bay Area.

An interest in theatrical storytelling inspired her to develop a 25-minute personal narrative story based on her quest to find the tomb of al-Mu'tamid, the 11th century poet-king of Seville, in Aghmat, Morocco. She performed the piece, "Touring al-Mu'tamid," at FronteraFest in Austin, TX and followed it several years later with "A Life for Love and Pleasure: Remembering Mata Hari." She has also created two theatrical shows that blended storytelling with circus arts: "Zoo of Mythical Creatures," which was performed at a series of street festivals in Fremont, and "Once Upon a Cabaret," which was performed at Dragon Theatre in Redwood City.

In addition to storytelling, she has performed theater with the Vortex Repertory, Austin Bike Zoo, Chaotic Theater, and as a haunt actor with the Winchester Mystery House. She received the 2006 Austin Circle of Theatre's award for Best Ensemble Performance for her work as a Fury.