Producer of Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller
  Mariana Williams author/storyteller/producer
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Mariana Williams

Author • Storyteller • Producer
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​​Moth Grand Slam Finalist,
Storytelling Workshop Facilitator,
Producer of Storytelling Shows:
Divas in Danger, Accidental Nudity,
Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller (2011-2025),
and currently
OC Searches for Greatest Storyteller




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Mariana (Producer), Barry (Photographer), and Robbin (Stage Manager)

Happy holidays and thanks for the good times we've shared at Malainey's...after a dozen years, however...I've closed the chapter on Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller.

With a somewhat heavy heart, I announce after NINE years at Malainey's and THREE years at Long Beach playhouse...I am retiring Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller. I appreciate the opportunity Malainey's gave us to present the shows. Robbin and I will miss Jenny, the staff, the local tellers and all of you. We’ve made so many friends and memories! Thanks for your attentiveness and hugs. 

Debra and I will present four shows this year at Campus Jax in OC. Scroll down for another comedy & storytelling show Jan. 31st. 

Take a look at my Storyteller Page for photos from past awesome storytelling shows!

Around the hearthstone every night, a storyteller lives forever.  --Irish saying

Upcoming Events                                                  January started with a blast 

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tinyurl.com/3x83wancOC Searches for Greatest Storyteller: 2026 Season
Produced by Mariana Williams alongside Debra Ehrhardt

Spring: Wednesday, April 15th
Summer: Wednesday, June 17th
Fall: Wednesday, September 16th
Finals: Wednesday, December 16th


Campus Jax
3950 Campus Drive, Newport Beach
(5 minutes from OC Airport)


Send 5 lines about your true, 6-minute tale to:
[email protected]

You might be OC's Greatest Storyteller!
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Thanks everybody for coming out and filling every seat with attentive lean-in laughs and concern for my Wince-worthy life. We loved seeing y'all up close as we got personal.

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Night of Comedy Starring Andrea Abbate, Wince-Worthy Tales by Mariana Williams, and Comic Alex Duffant
Sat. Jan. 31  p.m.
The Aurora Theater
4412 E. Village Road, Long Beach

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