Author: Ron S. Doyle

  • TONIGHT! The Narrators “Lived/Re-lived” at the Deer Pile, 8pm!

    Here’s our lineup for tonight, sweetums.  The show is as free as the air you breathe and starts at 8pm, deep in the gurgling belly of Denver’s creative community, The Deer Pile

    Michael King – This man makes Denver’s comedy scene/music scene/literary scene look real purdy with his graphic design work.  You can see his work here and here.

    Dori Samadzi – As a child, Dori and her family escaped Afghanistan and became refugees in India, ultimately hoping to make it to America.  She’ll be sharing her story tonight.

    Ken Arkind – Ken Arkind is a national poetry slam champion, educator and author of “Coyotes” (Penmanship Books).  He’ll be throwing a release party for “Coyotes” at Deer Pile on March 11th.

    Robert Barron – a blogger about fatherhood and regular speaker on hospitality point of sale.

    Laura Bond – Laura works in education and community outreach at the Colorado Symphony and is a member a of the Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop. In a former life she was Westword’s music editor.

    And we’ll be featuring the storytellers that are bringing our collaboration with Off-Center at the Jones Theater to life in March (tickets for Lived/Re-lived on sale now!):

    Jeff Campbell – playwright, educator, MC, poet, performer, activist.  This man does it all.

    Timmi Lasley – host of Epilogue Comedy at Mutiny Information Cafe!

    Kelly Shortandqueer – One of the founders of the Denver Zine Library and a wicked cool square dancer.

     

    We’ll see you there!

  • 34: Things I’ve Forgotten, Part 1

    34: Things I’ve Forgotten, Part 1

    Part one of our search for “Things I’ve Forgotten” features stories by teenage journal-sharing show My Teenage Angst’s Megan Nyce and The Narrators’ producer Ron Doyle.  These stories were recorded at The Deer Pile on January 16th, 2013 by our good friends at The Denver Diatribe.

    The intro and outro music was produced and graciously provided by Sans Seruf, and you can find more slick beats for your earholes over at his bandcamp page.

    Our next show is coming up on February 20th and the theme will be “Lived/Relived” in anticipation of a show by that same name that The Narrators collaborated on with Off-Center at the Jones Theater. The show will run on three dates: March 7th, 14th, and 21st, 2014.  Tickets are now on sale. Snatch ’em up and we’ll see you there.

    Thanks for listening!

  • 33: Tales From The Road – LIVE from Denver Music Summit!

    33: Tales From The Road – LIVE from Denver Music Summit!

    Well, it’s Christmas Eve.  You’re about to embark on an epic drive over the river and through the woods to have your weird aunt breathe scotch fumes all over your neck and listen to your uncle talk about just how right Rush is and witness the tight-lipped diplomacy exuded by old married couples sharing a kitchen while cooking and gasping every few seconds as hordes of shrieking children whirl like dervishes around a house, miraculously not splitting their heads open or poking their eyes or falling off of balconies etc etc.  Or perhaps you are just waiting for a nice cup of tea to steep so you can resume your heavy hang on the couch, cozy as ever in a pair of thick socks and your sweatpants.  Regardless of your current state, you’ll hopefully receive this gift from The Narrators in good cheer.

    Here is a live show that we taped at the Denver Music Summit.  The organizers invited us to put together a special show at the McNichols and invite musicians from near and far to tell “Tales From The Road.”  We had such an amazing group of stories that we thought it would be great to present all of them together.  Our storytellers include: Yonnas Abraham from The Pirate Signal and BLKHRTS, Megan Burtt, Carleigh Aikens from BAHAMAS, Jeff Linsenmaier from The Fray, The Czars, Wovenhand, Scott Booker, who manages The Flaming Lips, and Dessa from the Doomtree Collective. Your faithful hosts kick off the podcast with the story of The Mouthstepperz, their acapella dubstep band.

    The intro and outro music was produced and graciously provided by Sans Seruf, and you can find more slick beats for your earholes over at his bandcamp page.

    Our next show is coming up on January 16th and the theme will be “Things I’ve Forgotten.”

    The Narrators are working with Off-Center at the Jones Theater on a show called Lived/Re-lived that will go into full production in March 2014.  Tickets are now on sale. Snatch ’em up.

    Thanks for listening, and happy holidays!

     

  • 32: The Fall, Part 2

    32: The Fall, Part 2

    Part two of our hard-hitting expose on “The Fall” features stories by Buntport Theater‘s Brian Colonna and ultra-runner Greg Salvesen.  These stories were recorded at The Deer Pile on November 21st, 2013 by our good friends at The Denver Diatribe.

    The intro and outro music was produced and graciously provided by Sans Seruf, and you can find more slick beats for your earholes over at his bandcamp page.

    Our next show is coming up on December 19th and the theme will be “Toys.”

    The Narrators are working with Off-Center at the Jones Theater on a show called Lived/Re-lived that will go into full production in March 2014.  Even though that is waaaaayyyy into the future, tickets are now on sale. Snatch ’em up.

    Thanks for listening!

  • 31: The Fall, Part 1

    31: The Fall, Part 1

    Part one of our hard-hitting expose on “The Fall” features stories by writer Jessica Thompson and musician/actor Mark Sonnenblick (check out his band Stompcat!).  These stories were recorded at The Deer Pile on November 21st, 2013 by our good friends at The Denver Diatribe.

    The intro and outro music was produced and graciously provided by Sans Seruf, and you can find more slick beats for your earholes over at his bandcamp page.

    Our next show is coming up on December 19th and the theme will be “Toys.”

    The Narrators are working with Off-Center at the Jones Theater on a show called Lived/Re-lived that will go into full production in March 2014.  Even though that is waaaaayyyy into the future, tickets are now on sale. Snatch ’em up.

    Thanks for listening!

  • This Thursday! The Narrators on “The Fall”

    Well, the leaves are off of the trees and the all of the plants have gone into senescence, but The Narrators are as vibrant and full of life as ever (I feel like I just wrote a Garrison Keillor intro to Tales from Lake Wobegon).  But I digress.  Our November show is full of great storytellers who will give us their spins on “The Fall.”  Here’s the lineup:

    Jessica Thompson – writer
    Greg Salvesen – economics scholar, marathon runner
    Evan Duggan – comedian
    Brandi Shigley – dreamer, doer, musician, fashionista
    Mark Sonnenblick – musican, actor
    Brian Collona – member of Buntport Theater
    Rachael Pollard – musician
    Haley Driscoll -comedian, veteran improviser

    Of course, your hosts Robert Rutherford and Andrew Orvedahl will be on hand to provide pumpkin spice body odor and swap green bean casserole recipes.

    8pm at the Deer Pile (above City O’ City).  See you there!