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More to Talk About is a vital conduit for culture-shifting gatherings and conversations, fostering connections across differences through the powerful intersection of arts, action, and impact.

—Jamia Wilson, Author, Activist & MTTA panelist

‍MORE TO TALK ABOUT (MTTA) is Level Forward’s Anthem Award–winning audience engagement platform that uses story to ignite culture-shifting conversations, activations, and community building experiences.

Operating under the belief that there is always more to do after witnessing stories on stage and screen, MTTA convenes change agents, culturemakers, and boundary pushers from across mediums and disciplines to coalesce creatives and actively envision how we can maximize the impact potential of storytelling. Our offerings create space for community, inspiration, and a plethora of unique More To’s - artistic tools and resources to increase one’s sense of personal and collective power in creating a more just, progressive, and pleasure-filled world.

As a narrative-centered third place, MTTA triples as a live gathering space, digital environment, and podcast companion, each medium offering a unique entry way into a world of More To’s.
OUR HOST
Andrea Ambam is a performance artist and writer whose roots sprout from Cameroon. As a politically-engaged artist who believes in the art’s potential for movement-building and transformative justice, Andrea puts narrative to use, creating theatrical experiences that world bend and record truth. Currently, Andrea is a New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Artistic Fellow and the Programming Manager at Level Forward, where she hosts the Anthem Award-winning podcast and third place More To Talk About. She has developed her multi-hyphenated practice as a Playwrights Realm Writing Fellow, a Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) Artist-In-Residence, an Artistic Fellow with Signature Theatre, a Writing As Activism Fellow with PEN America, an Artivism Fellow with Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), an Artist-in-Residence for Anna Deavere Smith, an EmergeNYC Fellow, and as a competitive public speaker/performer where she has been awarded 10 national championships including "Top Speaker in the Nation'' three times, and gone on to debate conservative pundits on live TV. Andrea  holds a Master’s degree in Art & Public Policy from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

OUR
CORE
VALUES

Window of opportunity
A well-told story rumbles in our stomachs, itches in our throats, and dances in our toes even after the curtain has closed or the credits have scrolled. But for how long? MTTA expands the impact potential of entertainment and keeps a story’s “window of opportunity” open longer.
Storytelling is the most powerful human resource
As author and policy advocate Heather McGhee states “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” MTTA believes when we are all empowered to see ourselves as narrative changemakers (i.e people with the ability to shape and tell stories), we are better equipped to unlock the revolutionary potential of storytelling.
Connecting Cultural Dots
We connect the cultural dots by uniting culture makers from all different mediums– artists, activists, experts, and so on. From the playwright writing about abortion to the organizer working at Planned Parenthood, we bring together folks telling the same “story” in different mediums to increase our collective cultural power. If we have these conversations separately, it’s easy for our voices to be silenced. However, by gathering, by putting our creative brains together, our causes can and will be amplified and more impactful.
Window of opportunity
A well-told story rumbles in our stomachs, itches in our throats, and dances in our toes even after the curtain has closed or the credits have scrolled. But for how long? MTTA expands the impact potential of entertainment and keeps a story’s “window of opportunity” open longer.
Storytelling is the most powerful human resource
As author and policy advocate Heather McGhee states “Everything we believe comes from a story we’ve been told.” MTTA believes when we are all empowered to see ourselves as narrative changemakers (i.e people with the ability to shape and tell stories), we are better equipped to unlock the revolutionary potential of storytelling.
Connecting Cultural Dots
We connect the cultural dots by uniting culture makers from all different mediums– artists, activists, experts, and so on. From the playwright writing about abortion to the organizer working at Planned Parenthood, we bring together folks telling the same “story” in different mediums to increase our collective cultural power. If we have these conversations separately, it’s easy for our voices to be silenced. However, by gathering, by putting our creative brains together, our causes can and will be amplified and more impactful.
PARTNER WITH US
In a time when every day seems to bring new challenges, people are yearning for trusted voices, compelling stories, and meaningful explorations of today’s pressing issues, all while needing a touch of escapism to process the world's realities. MORE TO TALK ABOUT meets this need, and we invite you to join us in this mission.

For partnership opportunities or to learn more about how we can collaborate, please email us at info@moretotalkabout.com.
LEVEL FORWARD makes brave stories, produces courageous conversations, and works for enduring impact. A dual-value mini-studio comprised of creatives, entrepreneurs, and change-makers, we work on project and system levels to balance artistic vision, social impact, and stakeholder return. Films include the forthcoming Mountains, Red, White and Blue, The Year Between, Body Parts, The Big Payback, The Assistant, Holler, Rebel Hearts, Topside, You Resemble Me, On The Record, and American Woman. Broadway and live shows include Suffs, How To Dance In Ohio, Parade, POTUS, Slave Play, What The Constitution Means To Me, Sanctuary City, Jagged Little Pill, and Oklahoma! Browse our Tony Award, Spirit Award, Anthem Award-winning and Oscar-nominated creative work at levelforward.co, our conversation library at moretotalkabout.com, or our flagship learning program at sfsgworkshop.com.
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MORE TO TALK ABOUT is a production of Level Forward.