Vivian Farrell is an actress, author, storyteller, licensed teacher and licensed pilot.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University in Education, and a Master’s degree in Educational Theatre from the New York University.  She taught on the elementary school level for many years, taking her young students to airfields and demonstrating her flying maneuvers in conjunction with units of study on aviation.

As a professional actress, she has worked in films, commercials, soap operas, and has performed in dinner theatre, summer stock, children’s theatre and touring companies. 

Vivian prepares for one of her many
special holiday shows. 

As The Musical Storyteller, Vivian has performed for over 15 years in thousands of schools for tens of thousands of children and she continues to introduce classical music to children in this colorful setting with her original stories set to the music of the masters -- in libraries, colleges, schools and theatres in the US and Canada.

Vivian's recording, Vivian Farrell, The Musical Storyteller, is selling here and in other countries.  She has narrated the Nutcracker for several seasons for the Eglevsky Ballet Company at Nassau Coliseum and has performed  The Musical Storyteller at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, CITICORP, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Parrish Art Museum and many more.  She has appeared on the Joe Franklin Show on numerous occasions, CBS Television’s PM Magazine, and other TV and radio talk shows.

Vivian is the author of the children’s book, Robert’s Tall Friend: A Story of The Fire Island Lighthouse, which is historical fiction.  It had its second printing in 1994 and its tenth anniversary edition in 1997.  Now, she is delighting audiences with her dramatic performances of her book.  Both book and performances are used by many schools to fulfill the Social Studies Curriculum -- Local History, a New York State requirement.

The play, Amelia, My Courageous Sister, is Vivian’s newest work.  It was introduced in March (Women’s History Month) 1994, to middle and upper elementary school children in 36 schools, totaling 50 performances in that month.  After extensive research, including interviewing Amelia’s younger sister, Muriel Earhart Morrissey, Vivian has based her play on, and with special permission, has named the play after, Muriel’s book, Amelia, My Courageous Sister, which is co-authored by Carol L. Osborne, aviation historian.