Ed Zareh, our TED Talk title speaker will explore the role of fools as a reality check in society, politics and culture... in Fool's Gold: The Value of the Ridiculous. A stand up comic himself, Ed is a graduate of and writer for the Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade.
Ed’s award-winning stage play, “Long Lost John” is based on John Lennon’s and Paul McCartney’s early friendship. After the play won the top prize at the Broadway Bound Theater Festival, it was developed into a Drama Therapy program to support bereaved youth and parents.
Ed enjoys writing articles on pop culture and music for periodicals like Culture Sonar. He’s a big fan of “immersive” storytelling and has studied, volunteered and worked with the innovative Third Rail Projects in New York. He’s been a lecturer at Monmouth University and at Liverpool Hope University, UK, where he speaks about the Beatles’ impact on culture. When he’s not busy working on two upcoming books, Ed performs stand-up comedy in Brooklyn, NY.
Fool’s Paradise will also feature live original music, three husband-and-wife performance teams, Ringling Brothers clowns, improvisation, audience participation, plus the wit of Shakespeare, Beckett and more.
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