Doreen Oliver

@DoreenOliver

Writer/Performer of solo show EVERYTHING IS FINE UNTIL IT'S NOT. Mother, autism advocate, essayist. Kindness & candor are not mutually exclusive.

New Jersey, USA
doreenoliver.com
Joined December 2008
14 Photos and videos Photos and videos

Tweets

You blocked @DoreenOliver

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @DoreenOliver

  1. Pinned Tweet
    29 Aug 2016

    Thanks for the awesome review of EVERYTHING IS FINE UNTIL IT'S NOT!

    5 retweets 22 likes
    Undo
  2. May 5

    Missing NJ Man With Down Syndrome Last Seen At Newark PATH: Cops

    Undo
  3. Retweeted
    May 2

    on being our authentic selves.... regardless

    1 retweet 3 likes
    Undo
  4. May 4

    Thanks!

    I read this magical essay yesterday by about how she (and her mother) took up their space in a Broadway audience, invoking the spirit of when a curmudgeonly white man tried to shush her mama while they enjoyed the performance.
    Undo
  5. May 2

    Thanks! Don't know if you remember but we met last summer when I came to see artney jackson at wtf michael braugher's parents and then later dangerous house (&after party). you're amazing!

    1 like
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  6. May 2

    from the playwright of

    Replying to @TheRoot
    thank you. All of us humanfolk and our full selves are welcome in that space. Peep my "permissions of engagement" online to know where I stand on this. And tell folks, the bookwriter says I can. "Rule 1- You are allowed to respond audibly"
    1 retweet 1 like
    Undo
  7. May 2

    1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  8. May 2

    When the man "shushed" my mom at , I said “Let me tell you something,” still Head Start and Stanford, Biggie and Bach, cornbread and quinoa. “When you entered this theater, you entered into black culture. If you wanted quiet, you should’ve seen My Fair Lady.”

    Ain’t Too Proud to sing: claiming black space on the Great White Way:
    3 replies 18 retweets 65 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  9. May 2

    That time I took my black mother to see on and someone shushed her. Flashbacks to , , and telling black stories in traditionally white spaces.

    5 retweets 11 likes
    Undo
  10. May 1

    folks! Get tix NOW to the autism-friendly performance of ! Use password TDFANNA for discounted tickets:

    3 retweets 3 likes
    Undo
  11. Retweeted
    Apr 22

    SECRET Speaker Feature () is a writer, performer, & speaker whose work illuminates the beauty, heartbreak, & unpredictability of life through the lens of parenthood.

    5 retweets 5 likes
    Undo
  12. Retweeted
    Apr 18

    Hey peeps! Join & storytellers , , , & more as they reveal fun and serious SECRETS at TueNight Live, 4/30 at Invisible Dog, Brooklyn GET TICKETS:

    3 retweets 7 likes
    Undo
  13. Apr 13

    I'll be telling SECRETS in Brooklyn on 4/30. Join us!

    Join & storytellers , , , & more as they talk and reveal fun and serious SECRETS at TueNight Live Event 4/30 at Invisible Dog, Brooklyn
    1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    Undo
  14. Apr 4

    Thanks so much!

    Replying to @DoreenOliver @Alison_Kinney @juliemetzwriter
    My favorite panel at ! Laughter, tears, and so much to think about. Thank you for a wonderful reading. Loved your new material!
    2 likes
    Undo
  15. Retweeted
    Apr 3

    New week, new story on website. Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your story with us.

    Funny and poignant story from on the EFGO blog!
    3 retweets 4 likes
    Undo
  16. Retweeted
    Apr 3

    Funny and poignant story from on the EFGO blog!

    *NEW STORY!* by Doreen Oliver I first heard this story at the 2014 LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER NYC storytelling show and I know you're going to love it too. Doreen writes (and performs) about the unpredictability of...
    2 retweets 4 likes
    Undo
  17. Apr 3

    My 2014 essay, BURNED, is featured today in a blog I very much admire, Every Family's Got One. Thanks, guys!

    2 likes
    Undo
  18. Mar 31

    Great meeting you ! I wish you the best in telling your story.

    Thank you for the wonderful three days. Got to meet , , and . I also spent time with my Seattle crew, which I cherish more and more. I feel inspired, braver, and ready to get down to work.
    2 likes
    Undo
  19. Mar 29

    Come check out our panel now at in E143-144! I'll be reading new material and talking about the pros/cons of baring my soul on the page/stage with the amazing and Alice Eve Cohen

    1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
    Undo
  20. Feb 26

    1 retweet 4 likes
    Undo
  21. Feb 20

    About half a million people on the autism spectrum will legally become adults over the next decade, writes , a swelling tide for which the country is unprepared.

    1 retweet 1 like
    Undo

@DoreenOliver hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·