The Storyteller Events
Get more out of your theatre experience by coming to the many events we have planned for this season. Learn more about each play’s inner workings, build community, network, experience local art and more. We look forward to seeing you!
TECH TALK
Thursday, April 24 |evening, post-show (Free with ticket purchase!)
Get a behind the scenes look into making the magic of the show a reality!
One Night Only: Basement Stair Collective Showcase
Friday, May 2 |evening, post-show performance at 9:30p
Get to know local theater-makers Basement Stair Collective through a showcase of original text, movement, and music from the company’s canon. This 30-minute cabaret-style performance features founding members Claire Elizabeth Aldridge, Kora Link, R.L. Routh, and Becca Wirta.
Basement Stair Collective creates immersive new works through a collaborative, design-forward process, delving into the dark corners of the human experience to shed light on the spaces between grief and joy, the flesh and the soul, and the personal and the political.
We are the child running up the stairs, and the monster chasing after them.
HIGHLIGHT NIGHT: TRANSFORMING THE TEMPEST
Saturday, May 3 |evening, pre-show 6:30pm (Free with ticket purchase!)
Come by before the show for an exciting pre-show lecture and conversation about theatrical adaptations of The Tempest, led by Shakespeare scholar Daniel Pollack-Pelzner.
MUSIC OF THE STORYTELLER
Sunday, May 4 |matinee, post-show (Free with ticket purchase!)
Join co-composers Matt Cherub and Martín Aguas for a post-show concert and conversation about creating new music for new plays, featuring the original score for The Storyteller!
BIPOC* Affinity
Saturday, May 10 |matinee
This performance is a community space for people who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color) and their family members. Use the promo code BREATHE for a $20 ticket.
MEET THE ARTIST
Saturday, May 10 |evening, post-show (Free with ticket purchase!)
Meet lobby artist Arcadia Trueheart, creator of When We Were Three, for a post-show conversation about grief, artistic process, and the nuclear family.
Kate Mura’s The Play About My Father on Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 11 |matinee, post-show at 4:30p
One night only! Join us on Mother’s Day, May 11th, after the matinee of The Storyteller for the singular Kate Mura’s solo show, The Play About My Father. This stunning double bill, made possible by Fuse Theatre Ensemble, will leave you investigating grief, resilience, and the power of storytelling––all made and told by local artists!
ARTS ON THE COUCH
Saturday, May 17 |matinee, post-show (Free with ticket purchase!)
Dive into the fascinating world of psychoanalytic ideas with this post-show conversation, led by OPC members! This dynamic community collaboration creates an engaging space to explore the complexities of the human experience through the creative expression of theatre.