Nancy Donoval Good Art About Hard Stuff Storyteller • Story Coach • Consultant
 
Date Rape for Beginners: A Seriously Funny Tale of Trauma and Healing Written and Performed by Nancy Donoval How do we stop the action if we can’t speak the words? “Witty as the best stand-up comedy. Artful, wise pitch-perfect storytelling.” - Patricia Weaver Francisco, author of Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery What moment in your life would you like to change? This witty, compassionate tale speaks the unspeakable with humor and grace -- making a subject that might seem too painful not only bearable but, in the words of one audience member, “an experience of exhilarating liberation.” Nancy also offers the workshop: Laughing in the Dark: Storytelling, Trauma and Humor MORE PRAISE FOR Date Rape for Beginners
"...this is not therapy. She describes her pain with such self-deprecating wit and quirky insight that the stories become profoundly moving and even entertaining. Like the best storytellers, she transforms the events in the telling and ultimately arrives at a deeply meaningful hope."
 - William Randall Beard, Minneapolis StarTribune
“Nancy brings such a warm, down-to-earth presence to this play. She puts rape in the framework of a whole life. A funny life. A life of love, and longing and art. I found myself nodding – a lot. And I noticed that the woman in front of me was nodding a lot, too. There are a lot of people in my life that I want to bring to this play” - Elizabeth O’Sullivan, playwright/performer of Witnessing to a Murder Date Rape for Beginners is available for booking at theaters, colleges, universities, high schools, churches, women’s groups, men’s groups, social service agencies and other institutions and organizations.