Catherine Burns
Storytelling coach and director
Catherine Burns won a Peabody Award as a director and was artistic director of The Moth from 2003 to 2023. She co-wrote How to Tell a Story.
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About Catherine Burns
Catherine Burns was artistic director of The Moth from 2003 to 2023. She started when the organization had just two employees, and it later expanded to stage shows across six continents. She also hosted and produced The Moth Radio Hour. Her connection began in 2000, when she attended her first Moth show. She went on to compete in a GrandSLAM and volunteer with the community program before working there full time. She was born and raised in Alabama. Burns co-wrote the New York Times bestseller How to Tell a Story. She has also edited several Moth books, including All These Wonders and Occasional Magic, and directed off-Broadway shows such as The Gates by Adam Gopnik and Helen & Edgar by Edgar Oliver.