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Martha Cooney is a writer and storyteller from Philadelphia.  Her essay collection Walk Me Through Your Resume was released in 2023, and her hour storytelling show based on the book won Best Storytelling Performance at the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Martha is a winner of The Moth GrandSLAM storytelling competition and has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour on NPR.

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Previously, Martha performed improv across the mid-Atlantic region and wrote and directed sketch comedy and children's plays. Martha was a writer, director, performer, host and producer on the Philadelphia-based recurring YO Live Variety Comedy Show and created StoryUP Theater, where Philly's best improv comedians presented interactive shows based on stories from kids. 

 

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