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name: Bernadette Nason
about: Bernadette Nason is a multiple award-winning writer, actress, and storyteller. She hails from England, lives in Austin, and performs the world over. STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas, released in 2020, launched as an audiobook (performed by the author) for Christmas 2021. Her memoir, TEA IN TRIPOLI, about her "year of living dangerously" in Libya, was released Monday, 21 August 2017. Nason is acclaimed for her spirited retelling of multicultural folktales and her personal stories about the contrasting lifestyles of the places she's lived. She has been on the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster since 2002, presenting annually to over 30,000 students. She has received the Austin Critics' Table A Bernadette Nason is a multiple award-winning writer, actress, and storyteller. She hails from England, lives in Austin, and performs the world over. STEALING BABY JESUS: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas, released in 2020, launched as an audiobook (performed by the author) for Christmas 2021. Her memoir, TEA IN TRIPOLI, about her "year of living dangerously" in Libya, was released Monday, 21 August 2017. Nason is acclaimed for her spirited retelling of multicultural folktales and her personal stories about the contrasting lifestyles of the places she's lived. She has been on the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster since 2002, presenting annually to over 30,000 students. She has received the Austin Critics' Table Award for "Conspicuous Versatility" and is the 2017 title holder, "The Biggest Liar in Texas".Nason is a company member of Austin Playhouse and ONSTAGE Theatre; resident artist with Pollyanna Theatre; and former associate artist with Austin Shakespeare Festival. She appeared in the feature film, "Miss Congeniality", and more recently, in "The Trial of Alice". She's been Austin Symphony's official emcee/storyteller for their Children's Summer Series since 2015, and recently performed for 11,000 students as “Scheherazade” in the San Antonio Symphony’s Young People’s Concerts. ...more