“She dreamed of writing a great American novel but ended up finding her artistic voice as a storyteller.”
who is becky bondurant?
Richmond, VA-based
writer,
painter,
teacher,
performance artist,
and non-profit marketing coordinator.
I earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from George Mason where I studied under Alan Cheuse.
I’ve taught in colleges and high schools across Virginia, using discussion-based learning in courses ranging from World Literature to Digital Literacy and Communications.
I’ve led students on study abroad trips to Ireland (where I met the descendants of James Joyce), Northern Ireland, and Denmark.
Locked down during the Covid pandemic with two pre-school aged kids, I nearly gave up on trying to make art, but when I saw that one of my favorite artists, New York City monologist Mike Daisey was offering a virtual storytelling class, I signed up. In that class, I discovered that the spoken word was a better medium for my work, which is grounded in the body. My stories undress taboo topics like sex, age, weight, othering, power, and death.
My first one-woman show, Penis Envy, made its world premiere in DC’s Capital Fringe Festival 2024 with follow up performances in the Philly Fringe Festival in 2024, the 2025 Z Fringe Festival, the 2025 Richmond Fringe Festival, the 2025 Cannonball Festival in Philadelphia, and in New York City’s Gotham Storytelling Festival in 2025.