Robyn Okrant is a writer, director, performer, and yoga teacher. She
has created, written and directed many original pieces: from
traditional stage plays, to solo performances, to sketch comedy, to
improvised full-length plays, and most recently, short films. Robyn
graduated from Bennington College in Vermont and holds an MFA in
performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
About Robyn Okrant
Author of LIVING OPRAH
Robyn Okrant is a writer, director, performer, and yoga teacher. She
has created, written and directed many original pieces: from
traditional stage plays, to solo performances, to sketch comedy, to
improvised full-length plays, and most recently, short films. Robyn
graduated from Bennington College in Vermont and holds an MFA in
performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Robyn has appeared on the Today Show; CNBC's special report, The Oprah
Effect; and NPR's All Things Considered. She's also been featured in
The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Entertainment
Weekly, TV Guide, USAToday.com, Salon.com, and The Huffington Post. Her
blog, www.livingoprah.com, is read by an international audience and has
been visited by over a half a million people.
She is the author of LIVING OPRAH: My One-Year Experiment to Walk the
Walk of the Queen of Talk, which Center Street/Hachette will publish in
January 2010.
Robyn lives in Chicago with husband, Jim, and their two cats, Wasabi
and Selma. When pressed, she'll admit Oprah would probably call her a
"schlumpadinka" but thinks that's part of her charm.
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Robyn Okrant is a writer, director, performer, and yoga teacher. She
has created, written and directed many original pieces: from
traditional stage plays, to solo performances, to sketch comedy, to
improvised full-length plays, and most recently, short films. Robyn
graduated from Bennington College in Vermont and holds an MFA in
performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.