Navida Stein is an award winning storyteller, actress, musician and writer. As an actress, Navida has worked Off-Broadway & regionally doing new plays, musicals and Shakespeare. TV credits include “Law & Order”, spots for Nickelodeon and she has appeared in independent films and commercials. As a storyteller, Navida tells stories from around the world in many places including the New York Public Libraries, the Hans Christian Anderson statue in Central Park, Scandinavia House, community centers, festivals and many schools. Last summer she narrated Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals with the Litha Symphony. Navida is a dedicated teaching artist (aka Miss Navida) working in the NYC Public Schools, recipient of a 2014 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council grant and plays violin with the Queer Urban Orchestra and the 92nd Street Y Orchestra. www.navidastein.com & www.missnavida.com