Jules Corriere is a playwright and director specializing in Community Performance, a genre utilizing a community’s oral stories in performance as a way to promote greater understanding and develop relationships between people from diverse backgrounds. Over forty of her plays have been produced in the United States, England, Scotland, and Brazil. She also writes a story-based radio show and podcast, now in its tenth season, at the International Storytelling Center, which is broadcast on local NPR and the StoryTown podcast. Jules views storytelling as a bridge to peace. “Compassion can replace hate when someone’s story is truly known.â€