Today’s story comes from long-time favorite of the show Rachel Weeks. Rachel is a comedian, cast member of the wonderful D&D show Better Than Heroes, and co-host of The Commander Sphere podcast. She told this story in front of a live audience at Buntport Theater; the theme of the evening was “Ghosts.”
Special thanks to Kyle James Hauser for this episode’s outro music!
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Your next storyteller is Shelsea Ochoa. We first met Shelsea a few years ago through a collaboration with Playback Theatre West, and she’s become an instant favorite of our show. She’s the creative director of Soul Stories, a wonderful storytelling organization here in Denver, and she’s one of the mad geniuses behind all that howling that we were doing every night at 8pm last year. In this story, Shelsea takes us through an alphabet of tiny moments from the last 12 months. She told this story in front of a live audience, in the parking lot of Buntport Theater, just last month; the theme of the evening was “Letters.”
Special thanks to Cities of Earth for this episode’s outro music!
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Your next storyteller is comedian and musician Gabby Gutierrez-Reed. In this story, Gabby tells the story of her move to Denver and her first day of culinary school. This was her first appearance at The Narrators back in August 2017; the theme of the evening was “Guts.”
Special thanks to TIQ TOK for today’s outro music!
Our next story comes from writer, storyteller, and fellow podcaster Amanda Hergott. In this story, Amanda explains how a teenage dalliance into drugstore thievery helped her hide a difficult but fundamental truth about herself. This story was shared in front of a live audience at Buntport Theater in Denver; the theme of the evening was “Nailing It.”
Special thanks to The Milk Blossoms for today’s outro music!
Today’s story comes from Jamie Brickhouse. Jamie is an author, performer, and a four-time Moth Slam Champion who’s been featured on PBS’s Stories From The Stage, RISK!, Story Collider and more. In this story, Jamie talks about his first boyfriend and how a small mind interfered with big love. He told this story live at Buntport Theater on May 15, 2019. The theme of the evening was “Alter Egos.”
Special thanks to TIQ TOK for today’s outro music!
Today’s story is as fresh as you can get—it’s the most recent story told at The Narrators. Last week we celebrated our 11th anniversary, outdoors in the parking lot of Buntport Theater. It was our first time performing anywhere near the theater in over a year and we were definitely a little rusty, but it felt great to be home.
We want to take a moment to thank everyone who’s supported the show over the years and the community that has grown around us, especially folks like Robert Rutherford and Mary Robertson, who brought the show to San Diego for a few years; my co-host Erin Rollman, who welcomed the show to its current home at Buntport; Sydney Crain, Karen Wachtel, Jessi Whitten, and Scott Carney, the patient and generous team of folks who help me keep the show and podcast going; and the countless others who’ve volunteered their time, energy, and personal stories to The Narrators over the years. And last but certainly not least, we’d like to thank Andrew Orvedahl for creating the show back in 2010.
We can’t think of any better way to commemorate the occasion than listening to a story from the master himself—today’s story comes from comedian, actor, and game designer Andrew Orvedahl. Andrew told this true story just nine days ago, outdoors at Buntport Theater—the theme of the evening was “Confessions.”
Special thanks to Knuckle Pups for today’s outro music!
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