DLG295 John Blesso and Drew Prochaska are making it happen with their storytelling series, The Artichoke.

Published: April 21, 2022, 4:17 p.m.

Drew and John were both producing/hosting storytelling shows in Beacon, NY. Over the pandemic they decided to join forces and it's to all of our benefit\u2014their Artichoke Storytelling show is a hit\u2014sold out shows and top storytellers every month! I learned so much about creative collaboration from listening to these two gentlemen. Also, I have to say, I really pushed these guys on their personal lives\u2014they were great sports and so candid!\n\nDrew Prochaska is a Brooklyn-based writer/performer and two-time Moth StorySlam winner, who has been featured on the \u201cRISK!\u201d and \u201cStories in Session\u201d podcasts. Drew was the creator of the SPOILER Comedy Film Project, a bi-annual film night featuring original films by some of today\u2019s top comedy stars. A graduate of The Tisch School of Arts Dramatic Writing Program, Drew\u2019s writing was regularly featured on the website of Running with Scissors author Augusten Burroughs.\nJohn Blesso: John Blesso is a writer, storyteller, mediocre guitar player, singer and woodworker, and artisanal fabricator of \u201cgabbagoul.\u201d He\u2019s one of the producers of The Artichoke live storytelling series and the author of Sharehouse Confidential. He lives in Beacon, NY.