Polly Esther is an award-winning writer, storyteller, and performance artist from Toronto. Since 2018, she has been touring her one-woman show\xa0_Dammit, Jim! I'm a Comedienne, Not a Doctor!\xa0_about how Star Trek has helped her in her journey as a recovering alcoholic. She has performed in several cities including Chicago's Funny Women Comedy Festival, SOLOCOM in New York City, the Yard Theatre in Los Angeles, (un)Told Storytelling in Ottawa, and at Fringes across North America.\xa0
\nPolly\u2019s\xa0Dammit, Jim!\xa0was an award-winner at three different fringe festivals over three years running, picking up the "Low Tech" award at the Orlando Fringe in 2018, the "Spirit of the Fringe\u201d award at the Ottawa Fringe in 2019. and \u201cBest of the Fringe\u201d at the 2020 Hartford Fringe. Polly was also invited to present\xa0Dammit, Jim!\xa0as a featured event for Algonquin College\u2019s National Addictions Awareness Week in 2019. The Orlando Fringe was also the site for the World Premiere of Polly\u2019s newest show last year (about her \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic fandom),\xa0POLLYWOOD.\xa0
\n.\nHere at home, Polly has participated in the Toronto Storytelling Festival at the Drake Hotel, BRAVE: The Festival of Risk and Failure at the Harbourfront Centre, and several other monthly storytelling events around the city (But That's Another Story, DARE Storytelling, Witty Women).\xa0\xa0
\nTwitter:\xa0@pollyesthergems\nInstagram:\xa0@pollywoodproductions\nFB:\xa0facebook.com/DammitJimPollyEsther\xa0\nPatreon:\xa0patreon.com/pollyesther
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