Minnesota Fringe: More Better Stories with Marie Cooney

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Marie Cooney has performed locally at four Minnesota Fringe Festivals from 2019-2024th. In addition, she has performed locally at Patrick’s Cabaret, Twin Cities MOTH, Strike Theater, Story Club Minneapolis, Story Arts Minnesota, OUTSpoken, Cheap Theatre, and American School of Storytelling. In addition, Marie has performed at various coffee shops and bookstores including Golden Thyme and Cream and Amber locally and Wussow’s Concert Cafe and Amazing Grace Bakery and Café in Duluth.

National storytelling has included live at the Border Light International Fringe Festival in 2021 and virtually at the Denver Fringe Festival in 2020. In addition, Marie has shared virtual stories with National Storytelling Network (NSN), River and Prairie Story Weavers (RAPS), RISK, Story Club USA, and GRITT.

Marie sustained a second Traumatic Brain Injury in 2005 and has become an advocate for people with neurological disabilities and challenges at the MN Fringe and other entertainment venues. Interviews have aired on Fox 9 New, Disability Landscapes cable, and most recently on Disability Perspectives. In addition, Marie has hosted two shows on KFAI Radio on International Women’s Day about women and brain injuries.