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The New Tour: Don’t Run Wild

Premiere 2025

 

From Fringe stages to community theatres, Rachel’s newest storytelling tour, Don’t Run Wild, builds on the stories that first captivated audiences in Journey to Long Nose.

• Theme: A journey through cultural identity, DNA results, family lore, and what happens when the stories we’ve been told about ourselves don’t match the truth.

• Tone: Laughter, reflection, and a call to embrace authenticity.

• Format: One-woman storytelling with musical interlude, approx. 45 minutes.

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Press Quotes

• “A heartfelt look into her journey of discovery … humor and satire as she takes a look at who she is.” – Theatre & Art Reviews (Edinburgh Fringe)

• “Balances wit with pragmatic and thought-provoking ideas about identity.” – Audience reaction, Edinburgh Fringe

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Audience Reactions

• “She made me laugh and cry in equal measure—what storytelling is supposed to do.”

• “I bought the book right after—I wanted more!”

• “Thank you so much for Journey to Long Nose. I can’t wait to reread this amazing book.”

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Sample Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

R.R. Pollock Launches New Storytelling Tour Don’t Run Wild — Based on Memoir Journey to Long Nose

Edinburgh Fringe alum and author R.R. Pollock returns with a new live storytelling tour, weaving humor and identity into a performance that invites audiences to laugh, reflect, and see their own family stories in a new light.

 

Pollock’s memoir, Journey to Long Nose, now available on Amazon, was inspired by a local boy’s obsession with the size of Pollock’s nose, her family’s ever-changing history and Pollock’s fringe festival performances in the U.S. and Scotland. Audiences love the book for its creative spirit and Pollock’s blend of wit and honesty when dealing with past, present, and future identities: who we used to be, who we are now, and who we intend to become. Now, Pollock takes those themes on the road with Don’t Run Wild, a live performance series premiering in 2025.

 

“Stories carry our identities,” Pollock says. “Sometimes they’re the ones we inherit, sometimes they’re the ones we discover—and sometimes they collide in unexpected, hilarious ways.”

 

Book & Tour:

• Journey to Long Nose — Available on Amazon now

• Don’t Run Wild — 2025–2026 Storytelling Tour

 

For press queries, review copies of the book, or interviews:
bigfishfolklife@gmail.com | bigfishfolklife.org

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