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Urban Tellers:Portland Story Theater building community through story
Urban Tellers July, 2011 - Photography by Russell Young © 2011 Studio 3024

Urban Tellers

Everyone has a story. What's yours? Urban Tellers gives people a chance to showcase their original personal story. Like a live wire act, these people tell their stories without a net -- no notes, no script. Stories that have never been told before, until now...

What's our recipe for an extraordinary
evening of entertainment
?

Take a group of ordinary people.
Stir to combine.
Add four weeks of workshop sessions.
Discover, craft, and shape personal stories.
Add plot, conflict, resolution.
Let rise.
Incorporate feedback and collaboration.
Let rise again.
Gently fold in transformation.
Sprinkle with laughter, feeling, meaning and authenticity.
Let rise one more time.
Turn out onto the Portland Story Theater stage at Hipbone Studio.
Add snacks, libations and audience.
Serve stories face-to-face, eye-to-eye, and heart-to-heart.
Enjoy.

Executive Chef Lorenzo (Lawrence Howard)
     and his beautiful assistant, Sous Chef Lynne Duddy  

Urban Teller shows are at Hipbone Studio
1847 E Burnside with Free Parking and Wheelchair Accessibility - Map and Driving Directions

Check out Diane Ponti's piece, Tell Me A Story, to get the insider's view on being an Urban Teller.


Urban Tellers returns
September 14, 2013
See you in September!


The Art of Personal Narrative workshop includes time on stage in an Urban Tellers showcase. If you think you'd like to be a part of our workshop and perform in Urban Tellers, please visit our Workshop page.

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