Pdxstorytheater

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Sinopsis

Portland Story Theater delivers a potent blend of vulnerability and heart. Real, true stories told by real people; face-to-face, eye-to-eye, and heart-to-heart. Stories that offer a glimpse into the human experience and this journey we all share. Exhilarating. Energizing. Empowering.

Episodios

  • Warren McPherson: Bucking The List

    18/09/2014 Duración: 08min

    We all make lists; some we write down, some we don't have to, and others we aren't even aware we make. Warren has a long-running list that has gotten him this far. But really, just barely...and boy was it close! He is a stay-at-home dad every other moment of his life except here, tonight. Urban Tellers, May 10, 2014 THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TOLD ME Warren McPherson on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard http://www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Sean Talbot: Escape From Bliss

    18/09/2014 Duración: 12min

    Sean Talbot is a writer, Alaska commercial fisherman, and travels the world - mostly for the stories. 'Escape From Bliss' is a tale of what one does when he finds something on a hitchhiking trip worth keeping. In a story of trust, connection, and finding the way home, Sean invites you to join him on a journey through the heart. Urban Tellers, May 10, 2014 THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TOLD ME Sean Talbot on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Leigh Hancock: Buddy Trips

    18/09/2014 Duración: 13min

    Leigh joins us tonight to tell a story about what happens when your best buddy tries to plan a trip that you don't want to take. A North-westerner for the past 21 years, Leigh lives, writes and teaches in the Columbia Gorge. Urban Tellers, May 10, 2014 THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TOLD ME Leigh Hancock on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Jeri Jenkins: The Porch

    18/09/2014 Duración: 10min

    Jeri loves listening to the personal stories at Urban Teller and is a regular audience member. She surprised herself at April's event by signing up for the workshop! She tells of years spent weaving a family vacation, a front porch, and an ambulance that drove away into... She lives in NE Portland, works a regular job, has recently taken up sailing and loves to hang out with friends and her dog. Urban Tellers, May 10, 2014 THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TOLD ME Jeri Jenkins on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • 33 and a 1/3 - B - Lynne Duddy & Lawrence Howard

    18/09/2014 Duración: 43min

    33 and a 1/3 - B - Lynne Duddy & Lawrence Howard by PDXstorytheater

  • Susan Lazareck: Traveler

    24/06/2014 Duración: 13min

    Susan is originally from the East Coast, though she moved about from Maine, and Massachusetts to North Carolina, Texas and back again. For the past 34 years, she’s been telling lively family stories about “Naughty Stanley” to her young students. Now, with retirement, she is stretching and sharing a Susan story. She is pleased to share with you a story about being a “good girl” back in the late 60’s. Urban Tellers, April 12, 2014 QUIET COURAGE Susan Lazareck on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Leo MacLeod: What I Learned From Leo MacLeod

    24/06/2014 Duración: 13min

    Leo MacLeod, pie-maker, ukulele-player, corporate coach and trainer, unravels his bittersweet relationship with his father to understand how it has made him the person he is today. Urban Tellers, April 12, 2014 QUIET COURAGE Leo MacLeod on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Chuck McConnell: To Go On, Go Away

    24/06/2014 Duración: 11min

    Chuck McConnell’s story turns the old joke about searching for lost keys under a streetlight - “because the light’s better there” - on its head. In his search for a lost sense of self, the “light” of a distant location helped him find what he was looking for. Chuck McConnell settled in Portland in 2010, after Peace Corps service and 40+ years of work in, and around, public broadcasting. Here, he mediates for Multnomah County Small Claims Court and the Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Mediation Program, and struggles to learn Bluegrass fiddle. Urban Tellers, April 12, 2014 QUIET COURAGE Chuck McConnell on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Betsy Porter: Radio Head

    24/06/2014 Duración: 11min

    In "Radio Head," Betsy Porter talks about tuning into her creative voice at a time when everyday life threatens to drown it out. Betsy moved to the Portland area 10 years ago, and now that she's taken a trapeze class and participated in Urban Tellers, she feels like she's earned her citizenship. She is a marketer for a Fortune 500 company by day, and a fiction writer by night. Luckily she has insomnia, leaving time for both. Urban Tellers, April 12, 2014 QUIET COURAGE Betsy Porter on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Vicky Poole: Great Expectations

    01/01/2014 Duración: 11min

    Trust in the wrong people and you can get burned. This story of personal growth takes place 15 years ago, in a time before the Euro, expensive airfares, and online banking. A proud east-coast transplant, Vicky works as a videographer here in Portland and loves dogs more than almost all people. When she isn’t making videos or hanging out with dogs, well, she’s not really doing anything of note. www.vickypoole.com/ Urban Tellers is a live storytelling series in Portland, OR. Recorded live at Hipbone Studio. December 14, 2013 Theme: Finding My Voice For more information on our live show, visit portlandstorytheater.com.

  • Warren McPherson: Trivial Pursuit of Happiness

    01/01/2014 Duración: 11min

    As if it isn't bad enough the Fates know all the big stuff in our lives, now they are showing how much small stuff they know too. Destiny brushes up on the trivia! (and, really, isn't it about time she did?) Warren McPherson used to be a struggling writer, but evidently the natural order of the cosmos really wanted him to be something else. His story is about how having a mind for trivial facts landed him a career...a lifelong career. Urban Tellers is a live storytelling series in Portland, OR. Filmed live at Hipbone Studio. December 14, 2013 Theme: Finding My Voice For more information on our live show, visit portlandstorytheater.com.

  • Tamara Lynne: What Happened?

    01/01/2014 Duración: 13min

    The excitement of a life-changing trip to Brazil turns first to confusion then distress. When communication breaks down, what shines through is the grace and generosity of a community, and the value of just showing up. Tamara Lynne is founder of Living Stages, and is currently working on a book about her travels. www.tamaralynne.net/. Support her Indiegogo campaign: Art & Activism: Send Darlene and Tamara to Brazil! www.indiegogo.com/projects/art-activism-send-darlene-tamara-to-brazil/x/921211 Urban Tellers is a live storytelling series in Portland, OR. Recorded live at Hipbone Studio. December 14, 2013 Theme: Finding My Voice For more information on our live show, visit portlandstorytheater.com.

  • Leith Gaines: You've Got a Hold on Me

    01/01/2014 Duración: 09min

    Leith has spent her career working in the arts behind the scenes as a non-profit administrator, events producer, and doing radio voice overs. Lately she has stepped into the spotlight to perform community theatre and now personal storytelling. Her story tonight is one of hard love between a father and daughter. However, in the process of telling this story, she has learned that even hard love can break through a thick, old shell and find elusive soft spots. Urban Tellers is a live storytelling series in Portland, OR. Recorded live at Hipbone Studio. December 14, 2013 Theme: Finding My Voice For more information on our live show, visit portlandstorytheater.com.

  • Kristin Schultz: One Day You Will

    01/01/2014 Duración: 09min

    Kristin's whole life unraveled in a single moment. She endured tremendous loss and had to let go of old beliefs. But sometimes agony cracks your heart open and you see the world with different eyes. Now you can find her traveling to places like Cambodia, India and Europe, capturing authentic moments with her camera. You can see her work at authenticmomentsphotography.com/ Urban Tellers is a live storytelling series in Portland, OR. Recorded live at Hipbone Studio. December 14, 2013 Theme: Finding My Voice For more information on our live show, visit portlandstorytheater.com.

  • Margaret Bak: Fester and Me, A Love Story

    11/12/2013 Duración: 15min

    Margaret is owned by two cats and a 3-legged pit bull. She works as a case manager for people who have developmental disabilities. This is her second time working with Portland Story Theater. Urban Tellers, November 9, 2013 THE CHOICE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Margaret Bak on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Michael Kerr: Invincible Me

    11/12/2013 Duración: 11min

    Michael Kerr is an award winning Portland-based writer whose work has appeared in dozens of publications both online and off including Portland Business Journal, SFGate and the poetry anthology Troubles Swapped for Something Fresh: Manifestos and Unmanifestos. He finds solace in uncomfortable silences. Urban Tellers, November 9, 2013 THE CHOICE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Michael Kerr on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Sage Cohen: Naming Myself

    11/12/2013 Duración: 12min

    James Baldwin said "Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take..." This story proposes that the same is true of our names. Sage Cohen is a poet, author and seeker. She lives by the alchemy of story. Visit her web site: pathofpossibility.com Urban Tellers, November 9, 2013 THE CHOICE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Sage Cohen on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Meg Storey: The Pink Paper Clip

    11/12/2013 Duración: 09min

    Meg grew up as the token liberal, faking her way through life in a conservative, Bible-belt town in southwest Missouri, before finally moving to Portland in February. Her story tells of the moment and the choice that has made all other choices possible. Urban Tellers, November 9, 2013 THE CHOICE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING Meg Storey on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Willie Welch: Journey

    11/12/2013 Duración: 12min

    A journey from colored to negro to black to Afro-American finally leads to the realization that none of these adjectives fit a life of cultural and emotional transition growing up in the mean streets of Los Angeles. Willie Welch left those streets 19 years ago to settle in N.E. Portland. He is retired and spends his time gardening, constructing paper sculpture, writing poetry, having fun with his mentee, and walking his Rottweiler. Bridges, October 26, 2013 Willie Welch on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

  • Paula Small: We Wear the Mask

    11/12/2013 Duración: 15min

    Bridges, October 26, 2013 Paula Small on stage at Hipbone Studios for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater Hosted by Lynne Duddy and Lawrence Howard www.portlandstorytheater.com

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