Watch me tell stories

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By Summer Pierre.

February is a big one. I’ll be performing in three storytelling events.

Saturday, February 15th: Cheap Theatre at the Black Forest Inn on the theme NOISE. 1 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, MN. 7:30pm. $10.

Saturday, February 22nd: PROMPT: Stories based on, inspired by or tangentially related to classic works. Theme: Sweet Sorrow (Romeo & Juliet) at The Black Forest Inn, 1 E 26th St, Minneapolis, MN. 7pm. $10-20.

Thursday, February 27th: StoryClub Minneapolis. No theme. At the Bryant Lake Bowl, 810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN. 7pm. $6-12, sliding scale.

I’m working on a new story about my dad’s death. He died in a white water rafting accident when I was 9 and my mom recently found the witness reports from his death while she was cleaning out her office. It was a really surreal way to re-examine his death and I think it became real to me in a way only a story could make it. And that’s what the witness reports were — very vivid stories of his last moments.

I also start teaching my personal storytelling class at The Loft on January 30th. I’m excited. It’s bigger and better than ever.

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And finally, here are some pictures from my December trip to New York for the Full Spectrum Storytelling Intensive put on by AIR/UnionDocs. Five days with radio producers, dissecting story and listening to lectures from producers from This American Life, Life of the Law, The Truth, and so much more. I was pinching myself the whole time just to see if it was real. Plus I found an amazing avocado green sweater covered in embroidered owls at Beacon’s Closet. COMING SOON: The Pitch. I’ll post my pitches to Nerve.com (successful!) and to This American Life (not successful!).