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SHORT STORY THEATRE - AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING AND MORE! NOV., 17th.
STORIES ABOUT BIG MOUTHS, STOLEN DIAMONDS, DATING DISASTERS, AND WEIRD BABY GIFTS.
A NEW LOCATION for Short Story Theatre's evening of storytelling: The Wilmette Theatre, 1122 Central Avenue in Wilmette. You can buy wine and beer, plus popcorn and other treats, bring it all to your seats and listen to four stories plus lots of music. It all takes place on Monday night, November 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Storytellers include Cyn Vargas, Rick Leslie, Joel Ramsey, and Elizabeth Brown, with a special appearance by singer/songwriter Al Day. Original music by Rich Logan helps to create the mood of each story. Introductions by David Edler are excerpted from Mike Lubow's IN A CHICAGO MINUTE.
Short Story Theatre, founded in 2012 by co-Artistic Directors, Rick Leslie and Donna Lubow, with Susan Block, consists of a troupe of about 20 local writers/performers, who bring the art of storytelling to local venues once a month.
Cyn Vargas, a new member of the troupe, has a very, very hard time restraining herself from mouthing off in her story "Locked Up." Cyn's short story collection is being published by Curbside Splendor Publishing in Spring 2015. She was named one of Guild's Literary Complex's 25 Writers to Watch, won the 2013 Guild Literary Complex Award in Fiction, and has received two top citations in Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers contests. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction from Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Word Riot, Split Lip Magazine, Hypertext Magazine, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing workshops around Chicago and online.
Rick Leslie's story "Untold War Stories" also focuses on the father-son relationship. Rick has been telling stories of one kind or another for over 40 years, from composing songs and writing ads to producing network news and making TV documentaries. In his travels he has shared Thanksgiving with the Navajos, ridden with the Canadian Mounties and been exposed to Cosmic Dust at NASA. He's even travailed the Bayou with Cajun backwoodsmen, in a scene right out of the film Deliverance. As a co-founder of Short Story Theatre, Rick is committed to bringing the best of storytelling to Chicago's North Shore. You'll find his creative non-fiction in various literary magazines, including the Connecticut Review and Confluence.
In his story "Online Dating," Joel Ramsey, also new to the troupe, details a post-divorce disastrous date. Joel has been a speech and communications instructor for over 5 years. He has been onstage and performing throughout his life as a speaker, instructor, actor, murder mystery dinner performer, stand-up comedian and improvisational comedian. Joel currently resides in Northern Illinois with his children and teaches speech, communications, English and marketing both in online and onsite university classrooms.
Elizabeth Brown bemoans what to buy the baby in her "Bad Baby Shower" story. Elizabeth is a pathologist who has recently turned her attention to the infinitely more lively field of creative nonfiction. Her essays range from memoirs to curiosity-driven explorations of whatever catches her fancy, including a discussion of what it was like to retake the SAT exams after a 45-year hiatus. Her essays are all posted on her blog site www.fanagrams.net.
Al Day will be singing his stories for added entertainment. Al has performed in clubs and colleges throughout the United States and on such radio and TV shows as WFMT's "Midnight Special," WFMT's "Studs Terkel Show," WBEZ's "The Earth Club," and WTTW/Channel 11's "Sound Stage." Hailed as most "Most Promising Songwriter" by Chicago Magazine when he entered the music scene, his songs have supplied many other artists with original material. Additionally, Al has composed several concert theater pieces and wrote the libretto for the opera Two Soldiers, which was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Rich Logan provides additional background music for the stories. Rich has been performing musically since vinyl was still popular. He has done sound design for theatre as well as live performance for improv and staged readings. He managed a theatre space called the School Street Cafe for 8 years in Chicago in the 90's, providing essentially free space for over 100 productions. He has graced many a Chicago stage over the years as an actor (Trap Door, Oracle, Famous Door, Victory Gardens, and Touchstone). He is excited to be invited to share "the sound track" to the stories that inspired them.
Tickets are $20 and available at www.shortstorytheatre.com. At the door - cash only.
For story submissions, contact rick@shortstorytheatre.com. Guidelines for submission are on the website: www.shortstorytheatre.com. For other information: donna@shortstorytheatre.com.
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LocationWilmette Theatre (View)
1122 Central Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091
United States
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| Minimum Age: 16 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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