Austin Tichenor is an actor, comedian, writer and editor. Part of the world renowned “Reduced Shakespeare Company,” Tichenor discusses the “leveling quality” of humor, his insistence on not taking himself too seriously, and the ubiquity of storytelling. We all tell stories for work, love, and play. But as we “mature,” we somehow forget story’s (and art’s) enlivening power and push them aside. Rediscovering laughter in so-called “high-brow” endeavors, he maintains, can open new paths to healing.