219: Remembering Lucy Roucis

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Your next storyteller is Lucy Roucis. Lucy passed away this week, after a decades-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Lucy might be best known by a broader audience for her appearance in the film Love & Other Drugs, but in Denver she’s been a force on and off stage for years, a wickedly funny and talented actor and comedian who will be deeply missed. Lucy told a couple of stories at The Narrators, but today we’re sharing her first—this story was recorded at Buntport Theater in November 2017; the theme of the night was “Under Your Skin.”

218: Adrian Holguin, “Collecting Trophies”

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Your next storyteller is Adrian Holguin. Adrian is a high school math teacher with 29 years of experience in the classroom and an improviser with 30 years of experience making stuff up on stage, but he assured us that this story stuck to the rules and was totally true. Adrian shared this story in front of a socially distanced outdoor audience at EXDO Events Center—while wearing a mask, which you may notice—in August 2020. The theme of the show was “Curves.” 

Special thanks to The Milk Blossoms for today’s outro music.

217: Rae Moore, “hard rocky lump/nice cushy soft”

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Your next storyteller is Rae Moore. Rae is a longtime favorite of the show, a seamstress, and a proud Denver native. She shared this story of sibling shenanigans in front of our first virtual audience back in May 2020; the theme of the show was “Gray Area.” 

Special thanks to Tanx for this episode’s outro music!

216: Jim Hunt, “The Words of Others”

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Your next storyteller is Jim Hunt. Jim has been acting in Denver theatre for over 50 years, including a run as Zeus in Buntport Theater’s The Zeus Problem. He shared this story in front of a virtual audience last month and then was kind enough to re-record it with us because we had technical difficulties. The theme of the show that night was “Hindsight.” 

Special thanks to Jobless for this episode’s outro music!

215: Shelsea Ochoa, “The Unlikely Good”

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Your next storyteller is Shelsea Ochoa. Shelsea is an improviser with Playback Theatre West and the creative director of Soul Stories, another wonderful storytelling organization here in Denver. She shared this story in front of a live audience at Buntport Theater in October 2019; the theme of the show was “Fake.”

Special thanks to Mega Gem for this episode’s outro music!

214: Matt Zambrano, “When in Doubt, Adapt”

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Matt shares a true story about working at the world-famous Casa Bonita restaurant

Today’s story comes from Matt Zambrano. Matt is a performer and poet, formerly from Colorado, who currently resides in New York City with is his wife and his cat. Matt told this story live from his apartment, through a web cam, up to a satellite, then back to a Zoom window in front of a live but virtual audience on 16 December 2020. This was the last story told at The Narrators in 2020 and felt like a perfect start for our newest season of the podcast. The theme of the show was “Hindsight.”

Special thanks to Kyle James Hauser for this episode’s outro music.

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