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Our next show is Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in Red Bank, NJ
“Proud: Stories Of Owning It”
MEET OUR JUNE 2026 STORYTELLERS
Team 20s — Caitlyn Lubas
Caitlyn Lubas is a Jersey girl turned citizen of the world. She visited over 100 countries by 26, after publishing a book about traveling to 70 countries and all 7 continents during college at NYU. Now based in Brooklyn, she hosts cultural immersion events that share stories and cultures from around the world.
Instagram: @caitlynlubas
Website: youarewhereyougo.com
Team 30s — Courtney Young
Courtney Young is a dreamer who fiercely believes in the power of gratitude and empathy. She is a school administrator, youth basketball coach, passport stamp collector, and Hudson’s mama. She enjoys sharing stories to edify, encourage, and connect with others.
Team 40s — Amanda Lukof
Amanda Lukof is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eleplan, an AI-powered platform that helps families navigate caregiving. A passionate storyteller, Amanda draws from her experiences as a special needs advocate and sibling of an autistic adult in building Eleplan and connecting with caregivers.
Instagram: @aleigh586
Instagram: @eleplan_cares
Team 50s — Shanda McManus
Shanda McManus is a physician and writer whose work lives at the intersection of medicine, memory, and the stories we carry in our bodies. Her debut, Brother Epistles: a sister's memoir, releases on June 23, 2026. She believes storytelling is its own kind of medicine.
Instagram: @shandamdwrites; Website: shandamcmanus.com; Substack: substack.com/@shandamcmanusmd
Team 60s — Mary Lou Killian Searles
Mary Lou Killian Searles is an out and proud mom and stepmom who has self-identified as a writer since fourth grade. A semi-retired therapist and social worker, she feeds her internal momma bear at every opportunity. Mary Lou stubbornly believes in the power of pen and voice to change the world. She can often be seen writing about the political and personal musings of an LGBTQI family.
Team 70s — Bonnie Featherstone-Johnson
Bonnie Featherstone-Johnson lives by the adage, “We are all put on this earth to serve.” She has had a long career in recruiting and mentoring, and is especially passionate about career counseling for women. She is deeply committed to her community and currently serves on the boards of five Monmouth County nonprofits. Bonnie has been happily married to her husband, Thomas, for 40 years, and is a mother of three and grandmother of five.
Next show: Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in Red Bank, NJ
“PROUD: STORIES OF OWNING IT”
June is Pride Month, a celebration of identity, visibility, love, and living out loud.
Join us at Triumph for a night of true stories about what happens when we stop shrinking and start owning it. A bold declaration. A long overdue confession. A choice that makes things awkward, but makes life better.
Maybe they came out. Maybe they spoke up. Maybe they wore the thing, quit the thing, kissed the thing, or burned the thing to the ground.
From hilarious to heartfelt, these stories capture pride in all its messy, magnificent forms. Six storytellers, six decades, one unforgettable night.
Generation Women is a multigenerational storytelling series that invites a performer in their 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s+ to share an original true story on a theme. Our mission is to amplify underheard voices, and create space for intergenerational connection and community.
“Generation Women gave me a deeper appreciation for the shared human experience of women. Race, color, sexual orientation and faith did not separate us, in fact, our stories brought us closer together.
It was beautiful.”
— Sulma Arzu-Brown, author/activist
