Today’s story comes from Lisa Hemminger. Beginning with the theme of “Bars,” Lisa follows a thread past a Pool Shark, through a relationship, and into a mausoleum. This story was recorded live on 11 July 2017 at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern. Enjoy!

Our next regular monthly shows will take place on Tuesday, 8 August at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego and Wednesday, 16 August at Buntport Theater in Denver. The theme will be “Crossing Over.”

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When we planned on doing a show in Tijuana to celebrate the one year anniversary of the dance studio/community space Huerto, we knew we wanted to highlight trans-border culture by letting the storytellers present in whatever language they felt most comfortable speaking in. We ended up having half of the stories told in Spanish—and something remarkable happened. Even though the storytellers and the audience didn’t necessarily speak the same language, all of the elements of a Narrators show were there, from the reactions of the audience to the storytellers as they moved through their narratives, the clear development of trust and warmth that happens between the storyteller and the people listening, the intent and the focus of the space on sharing and being shared with. It’s where the magic of the show resides and it was a true delight to experience it outside of the boundaries of language. It had us excited about the prospect of hosting more shows in México and we plan on doing just that—so stay tuned.

Por ahora, disfruten de la primera historia que publicamos en el podcast en español, contada por Alfredo Araujo, escritor de Tijuana. Esta historia fue grabada en vivo en Huerto en Tijuana, Baja California el 27 de junio. El tema de la velada fue “Hacer Que Dure.”

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Today’s story comes from John Shaw, sharing for the first time with The Narrators. John’s story was recorded live on 13 June 2017 at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego. The theme of the evening was “Road Trip.”

We want to say a quick thank you to everyone who came out to our special show in Tijuana at the Huerto community space. We were really excited to help them celebrate their one-year anniversary and it was really thrilling to present a show that was in both English and Spanish. Stay tuned for some stories from that show on future episodes of the podcast. Our next regular monthly shows will take place on Tuesday, 11 July at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego and Wednesday, 19 July at Buntport Theater. The theme will be “Bars.”

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Today’s story comes from San Diego writer, preacher, and stand-up comedian, Kirk Faulkner. His story about proselytizing in Siberia for the Mormon church—and then falling from grace—was recorded live on 14 June 2016 at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego. The theme of the evening was “Ink.”

We have one more show left this month, on Wednesday, 21 June 2017  at the Buntport Theater in Denver. The theme will be “Road Trip.” Please subscribe to this podcast for weekly updates on our events and keep an eye on our Facebook page for additional details. See you soon!

Today’s story comes from writer and former humor columnist, Jackie Jones. Starting with a red skirt, Jackie weaves in and out of the pieces of clothing hanging from her family tree. This story was recorded live on 6 May 2017 at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego. The theme of the evening was “Fashion Victim.”

Many thanks to everyone who came out to our special refugee show in Denver Refugee this past Wednesday. The house was packed and we were able to raise over $1,000 in donations that went directly to the storytellers. The overwhelming support and empathy that circulated between the crowd and storytellers made for a truly special night that got right to the heart of what The Narrators is all about. Thank you. If you weren’t able to make it, be sure to keep an ear out for some of those stories on future podcasts.

Our next regular monthly shows will take place Tuesday, 13 June at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego and Wednesday, 21 June at Buntport Theater in Denver. The theme will be “Road Trip.”

Please subscribe to this podcast for weekly updates on our events and keep an eye on our Facebook page for additional details. See you soon!