Jenny’s Performances | Jenny Allen Writes

Jenny Allen’s observant, self-deprecating humor pieces make the occasional welcome appearance in the New Yorker, Vogue and other venues. They are light of touch, often reflecting on the absurdities of metropolitan life. But when read together, in her collection “Would Everybody Please Stop?,” they reveal a somber story beneath the glittering comedy: that of a woman…

For Jenny Allen, She and Her House ‘Were Sort of in This Together’

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. — Not long after Jenny Allen left New York City to live full-time here, her once-sturdy farmhouse had a nervous breakdown. The pump to the well gave out, the water heater flooded the furnace, the pipes froze and an ancient tree crashed through the roof. It was 2013 and…

Jenny talks on NPR’s Marketplace

Listen to Jenny talk on NPR’s Marketplace about weary words here:
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Jenny hosts The Moth

A special live edition of The Moth on Martha’s Vineyard, hosted by Jenny Allen with additional hosting by Jay Allison. The first African American Grandmaster details his unorthodox education and the private chess match that defines him; a socialite trying to escape an unhappy marriage accidentally crashes the coronation of the king of Nepal; and an octogenarian makes an romantic connection with a man she worked with over a half a century before. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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‘Up Close and Personal’ at The University Women’s Club of Vancouver for Ovarian Cancer Canada

October 28 2016

Join Vancouver’s own Vicki Gabereau as she hosts an intimate evening with Jenny Allen in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada.

Jenny Allen, writer (New Yorker, New York Times), performer (I Got Sick Then I Got Better), and cancer survivor, brings her signature wit and heartfelt insights to the discussion about what it’s like to live with ovarian cancer.

The University Women’s Club of Vancouver at Hycroft
Vancouver, BC
Friday, October 28th from 5 pm to 8 pm
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‘I Got Sick Then I Got Better’ at the Lowell General Hospital

October 12 2016

Jenny Allen delivers a comic monologue on one woman’s adventures after falling down the medical rabbit hole. Diagnosed with and treated for cancer in 2005, writer and performer Jenny Allen (The New Yorker, The New York Times) tells her story of the harrowing tailspin she took following her diagnosis, combining humor with emotion in a witty and bittersweet monologue.

October 12, 2016
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, Mass
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‘I Got Sick Then I Got Better’ at the Four Arts Club

May 2 2016

May 2, 2016
Four Arts Club
Christiana Creek Country Club
Elkhart, Indiana
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‘I Got Sick Then I Got Better’ in Saskatchewan, in support of Ovarian Cancer Research and Awareness

May 10 2016

Jenny Allen will perform I Got Sick Then I Got Better at a fundraiser in support of Ovarian Cancer Research and Awareness. Diagnosed with and treated for ovarian cancer in 2005, Jenny Allen (The New Yorker, New York Times) tells her story of the harrowing tailspin she took following her diagnosis, combining biting humour with searing emotion in a witty, bittersweet monologue that showcases the personal and family collateral damage a life-threatening illness brings.
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