World Premiere
The Storyteller
April 22 - May 18, 2025
Artists Repertory Theatre
By Sara Jean Accuardi
Directed by Luan Schooler
Seventeen-year-old Randi has always lived with her dad, off-grid on a rotting old houseboat along the Columbia River’s edge. Each time she asks him where she came from or what happened to her mother, he weaves a magical tale of mermaids and stars. Why can’t he tell her the truth? She’s sick of it! And who is this mysterious Lady who thinks she’s controlling the narrative? Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and Prospero’s misguided attempts to protect his daughter, The Storyteller explores the magic and danger of the stories we tell.
Winner of the Oregon Book Award for drama, the International Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Competition, and a finalist for the O’Neill Center’s National Playwrights Conference.
Sensory & Content Advisory:
PG-13 Strong language & themes of death
non-strobing light flashes & loud noise (thunder)
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Apr 22, 23, 24, 25: previews
♦ Saturday, Apr 26 (evening): opening night
♦ Saturday, May 3 (evening): Highlight Night
♦ Sunday, May 4 (matinee): Post-Show Music of the Storyteller
♦ Saturday, May 10 (matinee): BIPOC* Affinity
♦ Saturday, May 10 (evening): Meet the Artist
♦ Saturday, May 17 (matinee): Arts on the Couch
♦ Thursday, May 15 (evening): Audio Described Perfomance
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Education Resources
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“I thought I wanted to be an actor for a while when I was in high school. But I didn’t like acting. I just loved watching a play come together and, when I was in high school, I wrote a short play for an English assignment, and that play ended up being selected …”
In just 90 minutes, it touches on grief, parenthood, and isolation, to name a few of its topics. Most compelling of all, though, is its exploration of the power of storytelling, encompassing how we change our stories to comfort or entertain, and who has the right to tell them.
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