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Produced and Hosted by Amy Salloway and Martha Benda
Featured Storytellers: Nikki Abramson and Rae Skahl
Story Club Minneapolis is a live monthly storytelling show featuring both an open mic segment and a curated set of performers from all over the Twin Cities arts scene and beyond. The Story Club stage showcases true, autobiographical stories -- especially stories that are bold, vulnerable, unexpected, and connected to the complexity of our cultural environment... and especially voices that audiences might not get to hear in other contexts. Founded in 2009 by actor/writer Dana Norris as part of the explosively popular live lit scene in Chicago, Story Club gained citywide attention and rave reviews, and quickly branched out to create chapters in other cities, including Boston, Cleveland and Columbus, OH. Here in Minneapolis, no two Story Club evenings are ever alike, but each month when we wrap up the show, we feel like weve witnessed a new, unique little community coming together.
So! Starting at 6pm, audience members are invited to put their names in the jar for the opportunity to tell an up-to-7-minute story onstage. When the show begins, three or four tellers are drawn at random to perform, and they'll be followed by our featured guests. Does this make you want to tell a story? GOOD! (Do it! Do it! Do it!)
June's featured performers are Nikki Abramson and Rae Skahl!
Nikki Abramson is an actor, director, teaching artist, author, and speaker. She's written two books, including "I Choose Hope: Overcoming Challenges with Faith and Positivity," and contributed to 5 anthologies. She co-wrote a one woman play, "No Limits," that morphed into a 6 person play, "Beyond Limits," which is currently on tour. Her next performance is for a group of Korean American Adoptees (KAAN) June 29th. Nikki teaches acting with Upstream Arts and directs youth musicals and plays. Shes a writer for MN Playlist, and recently got her masters in K- 12 education. You can find out more about her at http://www.nikkiabramson.com.
Rae Skahl is a poet and performance artist whose work centers around themes of justice, health, nature, history, gardening, and the beauty of small things. Originally from the Mesabi Iron Range, Rae is currently based in the Twin Cities area, and enjoys being a thorn in the side of society. You can follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RaeSkahl, or go look at her enviably evocative Instagram photos at https://www.instagram.com/raeskahl.
NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.
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LocationBryant Lake Bowl Cabaret Theater (View)
810 W Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
United States
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