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Award-Winning Storytelling Coaching, Workshops & Live Events

Find Your Voice
& Captivate Any Audience.

Stephanie Garibaldi
About Us

Stephanie Garibaldi, Director & Co-Founder

Stephanie Garibaldi is the hardest working story coach in the DC metro area–possibly the world. She has personally taught thousands the art of story, from ages 5 – 95, from students to CEOs, and from beginners to professional speakers. She is especially grateful to get to work with members of the military community by teaching for the Armed Services Arts Partnership, and college students through the University of MD and the Washington Media Institute. Her mission is to spread story love worldwide, one client or audience at a time. She also performs her award-winning stories nationally, and is a Moth GrandSLAM Champion as well as a Story Slam Finalist of the National Storytelling Festival. 

She’s thrilled to publish her first collection of stories in both written and audiobook formats, called, “Mostly True Stories of Family, Fornication, & Other Failures.”

Our Team

Vijai Nathan

Vijai Nathan,
Training Manager

Vijai Nathan is a comedian and storyteller who makes people laugh across America and around.

Shamyla Tareen

Shamyla Tareen,
Social Media Manager

Shamyla Tareen is the new wizard behind your screen and the Story Extreme website,

Geraldine Buckley

Geraldine Buckley,
Co-Founder

British born, internationally known, award-winning storyteller and educator,
Story Extreme

Award-Winning Storytelling Coaching, Workshops & Live Events

Award Winning Storytellers, Story Educators, & Workshop Creators Stephanie Garibaldi,  Geraldine Buckley, & Vijai Nathan welcome you to Story Extreme!

Upcoming Events

MON, MAY 11, 2026

It Wasn’t Me: Stories @ Getting Busted, Getting Blamed, or Getting Out

RSVP at: https://partiful.com/e/Y2dKzGgYziIh1JZJN9XH  to hear 8 wildly entertaining stories from talented first-timers Rene Barger, Rosie Clark, & Juliette Kane; plus returning favs Mike Kane, Silvana Clark, Rohan Crawley, Jason Howard Heat, & Sarah Lysaker. Most are quite funny, some are moving and thought-provoking, and all are absolutely true.

7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Murphy’s Irish Pub 713 King St, Old Town, VA. Open for seating at 6:00pm. Tix: $20 @ door or Pay-What-You-Can tix at: https://partiful.com

MON, JUNE 8, 2026

Riding the Waves: Stories @ staying afloat, getting swept away, or going with the flow

https://partiful.com/e/p1PDlGLMBLO7CYvhSLtU  to RSVP to come hear 8 wildly entertaining stories from local talented storytellers. Most are quite funny, some are moving and thought-provoking, and all are absolutely true. Slots still open. PITCH HERE to join us on stage!

7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Murphy’s Irish Pub 713 King St, Old Town, VA. Open for seating at 6:00pm. Tix: $20 @ door or Pay-What-You-Can tix at: https://partiful.com

MON, JULY 13, 2026

Ultimatums or Dealbreakers: Stories @ the fallout or freedom from throwing down

Come hear 8 wildly entertaining stories from local talented storytellers. Most are quite funny, some are moving and thought-provoking, and all are absolutely true. Slots still open. PITCH HERE to join us on stage!

7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Murphy’s Irish Pub 713 King St, Old Town, VA. Open for seating at 6:00pm. Tix: $20 @ door or Pay-What-You-Can tix at: https://partiful.com

MON, AUG. 10, 2026

Living La Vida Loca: Stories @ getting wild, crazy, or stupid

Come hear 8 wildly entertaining stories from local talented storytellers. Most are quite funny, some are moving and thought-provoking, and all are absolutely true. Slots still open. PITCH HERE to join us on stage!

7:00 pm-9:00 pm

Murphy’s Irish Pub 713 King St, Old Town, VA. Open for seating at 6:00pm. Tix: $20 @ door or Pay-What-You-Can tix at: https://partiful.com

The Spectacular World of Story Extreme

Video Performances from Vijai, Geraldine & Stephanie

Being Martin Luther King Jr. and beyond!

Vijai Nathan is one of the funniest people on this planet today. But it wasn’t always that way. In this story from her childhood days, she’s not even trying to be humorous. What she wants above all is to become a serious actor–to her grandma;s delight and her father’s horror. She works her beautiful behind off rehearsing and auditioning for every single school play. Only it’s tough-going to land any part, as the girl with the darkest complexion at her all-white school. Still she persists, and makes the most of every part she gets, with hilarious results.Thank goodness Vijai knew in her heart of hearts that she was destined for so much more than science and never lost the faith.

My First Time in Prison

Listen to this funny, surprising, and touching story from the award-winning favorite of the storytelling international festival scene herself! You can learn about the power of story itself, plus hear what goes on behind prison bars if you’ve never been there yourself.  Geraldine Buckley, beloved Co-Founder of Story Extreme, made history by performing this spellbinding story at Story Extreme’s very first live show on 1/9/23 on the theme of “Shezam!”

Stephanie Tells All @ Her Sexy Surprise

Once someone gets totally naked to spring a sexy surprise on her Scottish love, all bets are off and anything goes. But that also means that anything and everything can go wrong.too. Will our unsuspecting Scotsman survive her attempts at sexiness? Watch to find out. Stephanie Garibaldi, Story Extreme’s Director, confessed all in Story Extreme’s 2nd Show on the theme “Lovestruck” in February of 2023.

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