Today’s story comes from Christie Buchele. She is the co-host of Empty Girlfriend podcast, which you should all be listening too, and she’s one of our all-time favorite storytellers in Denver. She’s that friend who always stood up for you on the playground, even when the bully was way bigger than both of you.

Christie’s story was recorded live on June 17, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “WTF.” Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

Our next live event in Denver takes place at Buntport Theater on 19 August 2015 at 8:00pm. In honor of the High Plains Comedy Festival, the theme of the evening will be “Crushed.” We have an amazing all-comedian lineup for you, a veritable who’s who of Denver’s funniest people, including Last Comic Standing winner Josh Blue, Christie Buchele, who you will hear on today’s podcast, Janae Burris, Haley Driscoll, Timmi Lasley, Bob Meddles, Kristin Rand, Sam Tallent and who knows? Maybe some special surprise guests. Be there to find out.

And don’t forget—The Narrators San Diego will debut on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern on El Cajon Boulevard. See you there!

This week’s story comes from Aaron Urist. Aaron is a standup comedian from Denver Colorado, the co-host of Crush City, a monthly comedy showcase at The Savoy, and he will be appearing at the High Plains Comedy Festival later this month. Being in his presence is like finding a $20 bill in your jacket on the first cold of autumn—again, and again, and again. Aaron’s story was recorded live on May 20, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Nature vs. Nurture.”

Our next live event in Denver takes place at Buntport Theater on 19 August 2015 at 8:00pm. In honor of the High Plains Comedy Festival, we will be featuring stories exclusively by stand-up comedians. The theme of the evening will be “Crushed.” And mark your calendars—the debut of The Narrators San Diego is 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern.

Special thanks to Erin Rollman for engineering help on this episode. Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

We have an exciting announcement to share with you! We have found a Southern California home for The Narrators. Starting September 8, The Narrators San Diego will take place every 2nd Tuesday of the month at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern on beautiful El Cajon Boulevard at 8pm. Click here for more information.

Today’s story comes from Emma Weisfeld and was recorded live at Buntport Theater on 20 May 2015. The theme of the evening was “Nature vs. Nurture.”

Our next live event in Denver takes place at Buntport Theater on 19 August 2015 at 8:00pm. In honor of the High Plains Comedy Festival, we will be featuring stories exclusively by stand-up comedians. The theme of the evening will be “Crushed.” See you there!

Special thanks to Erin Rollman for engineering help on this episode. Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

Back in April, The Narrators collaborated with the Musica Sacra, a 35-piece chamber orchestra here in Denver. They gave us three pieces of music and asked our storytellers to write something inspired by the music. In exchange, we gave them three stories and they chose three pieces of music to accompany them. We wrote and edited and memorized and rehearsed and revised and then rehearsed some more… paragraphs were shifted out of their natural order to work with the music, and the orchestral arrangements were shuffled and modified to jive with the beats of the story. It was a dramatic departure from our usual low-key routine. The end result was beautiful, watching our storytellers transform their personal experiences into these sweeping, powerful performances.

This week’s story comes from that show. Ellen K. Graham is a playwright and long-time favorite of The Narrators. Her story was paired Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending,” which for copyright reasons we do not play in its entirety. This story was originally recorded at Augustana Arts on 24 April 2015. The theme of the evening was “Two-Way Street.”

Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).