My Scripted Story™
A guided story immersion into human character and imagination.

Overview

My Scripted Story™ is an immersive story experience exploring human character, imagination, and perspective through shared narrative.

At the center of the experience is a play or film script that we step inside together.

Drawing from theater and film, personal testimony, memory, and image, the experience invites empathy, perception, uncertainty, and possibility through play.

Grounded in insights from neuroscience, the work engages imagination, memory, and the unconscious - inviting people to notice how they interpret experience, navigate uncertainty, and respond under pressure.

Whether working with artists, students, teams, or communities, the experience creates space for reflection and new ways of seeing ourselves and one another.

This is not an acting class.

No performance experience required or preferred.

“Nothing interesting begins with knowing.”

- Beau Lotto, Neuroscientist

OFFERINGS

My Scripted Story™ can be adapted for different groups, settings, and timeframes. offering varying levels of depth while preserving the core experience of shared story immersion and imaginative exploration.

Available in-person and virtually.
Travel welcomed.

Full Story Immersion

  • This is the deepest version.

    Participants move through a full play or film script together over multiple sessions.

    Ideal for:

    • retreats

    • artist residencies

    • leadership teams

    • peer cohorts

    • communities seeking deeper exploration over time

Partial Story Immersion

  • A shorter-form immersion using selected scenes, imagery, writing, and shared reflection.

    Ideal for:

    • retreats

    • off-sites

    • creative gatherings

    • educational settings

    • leadership development

Single Immersion

  • Tailored to the goals of each group this stand-alone experience is designed to spark imagination, curiosity, and meaningful connection through story.

    Ideal for:

    • conferences

    • classrooms

    • team retreats

    • creative gatherings

    • community events

Sometimes stepping into someone else’s story is the only way to hear your own.

WEST:...You can’t go through life carrying a ten-gallon bucket. Get you a little cup…That ten-gallon bucket ain’t never gonna be full. Carry you a little cup through life and you’ll never be disappointed. 
— August Wilson (Two Trains Running)
LINDA: ...He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person. 
— Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman)
JULIE: Oh no, your happiness is your comfort and your convenience. I would have been a very inconvenient incumbrance.
— Rachel Crothers (A Little Journey)
STARBUCK: I’m after a clap of lightnin’! I want things to be as pretty when I get them as they are when I’m thinkin’ about them!
— N. Richard Nash (The Rainmaker)

TESTIMONIALS

"When I was invited to participate in My Scripted Story, I felt both thrilled and nervous. It was exhilarating to completely release my own narrative, my own baggage, any sort of agenda, and step into someone else's life. I LOVED it. Joey would guide us and give us feedback along the way. It felt truly healing, purposeful and creative on a deeper level than I would have ever imagined. This is a fantastic project for any group of people, be it students, organizations, sports teams, etc. that want to explore together, ride a wave of emotions, and experience a soulful journey.”

- Heather Jones, Author / Director of Education & Community Programs of The Rhythm Child Network

“My Scripted Story™ gave me a vessel to embody my imagination through character—not to perform, but to uncover. What began as stepping into someone else's world became a process of developing my own language of expression. Through script, image, and imagination, I discovered new ways of being—now living through my artwork, sculpture, and voice. This offering catalyzed a deeper relationship with my own character and expanded how I perceive, express, and create.”

— Jobi Manson, Founder of Sēfari

“I’ve never been part of a small group experience quite like My Scripted Story--it wasn’t your typical team-building exercise or workshop! Even though we had no history together, Joey created a space where we quickly connected on a deep level. In no time, we were sharing ideas and embracing perspectives that felt truly meaningful and eye-opening. It was a unique, formative experience that gave me tools to think divergently (imaginatively, creatively, empathetically, etc.), manage stressful circumstances and build genuine connections with others. I use what I learned with Joey almost everyday.”

- Katie Dudgeon, Founder of Proxima Partners

“A transformative experience that deepened my understanding of who I am and how I move through the world. The process sparked countless ‘a-ha’ moments, and by the end, we felt like family. I can’t recommend it enough for anyone seeking personal, professional, or creative growth. It’s a life-altering adventure.”

- Vincent DeLuca, Founder of Big Pup Film

“My Scripted Story was an engaging, creative, and unique experience that accessed a different realm of imagination and knowing. By taking on a character and their story as my own, it brought to light unexpected insight and perspective that allowed me to both deepen my empathy as well as bring to light new ways of looking at my own life. It was also such a delight to connect and meet with others in the experience — both in the story and in real life — and cultivate new friendships”

- Christine Lai, Partner at Together Institute

Take your shoes off

Step into the story

Live the questions 

Entertain possibility

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