Story Story Night

iT’S STORY GAME TiME The highs and lows of human experience? We’re here for it. So are the spontaneous story slammers who drop their name in the hat at every show. At SLAMMER OF THE YEAR, standout story picks from our latest flagship and late-night seasons get up to get down on the theme CHUTES & LADDERS. Studio guides Jessica Holmes and Leta Harris Neustaedter each champion teams of five top-ranked story slammers to make points on the games people play. (It’s like truth or consequences IRL.) They’ll first take turns sliding into plot twists on the prompt CHUTES. Then one team moves to the last rung for an elimination round that plays up LADDERS. When the game’s over, only one storyteller scores the winning title of Slammer of the Year. Talk about an all-time high. You game? Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Music by Marimba Boise Featuring: Team Chutes (championed by Jessica Holmes) Christopher Ingels (from THE GREAT OUTDOORS) Caroline Johnson (from OUT THE BACK DOOR) Mitch Kuhn (from OUT THE CLOSET DOOR) Ke

Stories from Boise's Deaf Community. Hosted by Timothy Blonsky, President of Idaho Association of the Deaf. James Castle was born deaf, and, while he attended Idaho’s school for deaf and blind children, he never became proficient in reading, writing, or a conventional means of communication. Even so, Castle was clearly passionate about language and communication, and created a large number of works investigating letters, signs, and symbols assembled into dizzying and ever-changing combinations. One of these is his combination of the words "Purse" and "Discusses," which individually don't mean what we think they do and yet, collectively, the piece does communicate. In honor of James Castle's creative ways of connecting, we celebrate the stories of our incredible deaf community on the back porch of his former house. Tim Blonsky, president of the Idaho Association of the Deaf , will host three featured storytellers intermixed with a community story slam (which is open to all to share on the theme). Featuring:

Hosted by Beth Norton Guest Musician & Cowboy Poet Sam Mattise Featuring Alex Abel, Mya Long, and Jay Krajic

Hosted by Beth Norton Featuring Angela Baylis Moses Mukengezi & Natalia DiGiosia with musical guest E.L. Anderson

Positively shameless, the adults-only black sheep of the storytelling family is back with shows recorded outdoors in a walled garden. ODD ONES, COME ON OUT Some roast marshmallows in the summer. At the adults-only Story Story Late-Night, we roast ourselves by airing the positively shameless true stories of our lives on an out-there theme. Starring featured storytellers mixed up with an open story slam. Live on an outdoor stage. Without notes—or bleeped out words. Camp out on the yard of the Women’s Ward of the Old Pen to hear wild, freak of nature stories from the black sheep of the storytelling family. Full exposure. Because what happens at Late-Night, stays at Late-Night (until we put it on our podcast). OUT THE CLOSET DOOR Featuring: Richard Rachman Amos Rothstein and Jean Cardeno with guest musician Ashley Rose hosted by Beth Norton

We conclude our series of stories inspired by the button on an old tape recorder and pop out our tape with stories inspired by the EJECT button. And our 14th Birthday show! Featuring Janet Lo Al Youngwerth Ginger Ragan Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Musical Guest The Boise Chorus

We continue SiDE B of our Flagship Season with stories inspired by the STOP button of the tape deck. FEATURING Ken Bass Maylene Cavazos Laura Munsil hosted by Jodi Eichelberger music by the Boise Phil Brass Quintet

Hosted by Beth Norton with music by Vashti Summervill-Vocals, Mike Rutledge- Bass, & Petra Schwarthoff-Violin

We begin SiDE B of our 14th season with stories inspired by the FAST FORWARD button of the tape deck. Sponsored by The Shandro Group and Apple Plumbing & Bath! Featuring Allen Powers, Race to Robie Creek then and now Lily Simmonds, a highschooler moving FORWARD FAST Josh Gaines, reluctant to travel. FAST FORWARD 15 years and still trying to get home Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Musical Guest All Around Cowboy

We continue SiDE A with stories inspired by the PLAY button of the tape deck. SOUND OFF Sponsored by The Shandro Group and Boise Group! Featuring Chelsea Hansen Ky Gathura and Richard Rachman hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Musical Guest E.L. Anderson with a special appearance by improv group "Hoochie and the Blowfish"

We continue SiDE A of our Flagship Season with stories inspired by the REWiND button of the tape deck. Featuring: Maureen Lavelle Aidan Brezonick & Amanda Peacher hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with interpretation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing by LaVona Andrew & Sierra McIver Music with Ellie Shaw SOUND OFF | 2023-24 flagship season | JUMP Sponsored by The Shandro Group and FLAVORS! “Life is like a mixtape!” shouts out the DJ relative of Forrest Gump in a sample track. For our 14th flagship season, Story Story Night is dropping beats with true stories on a rock-your-world theme. Starring featured storytellers mixed with an open story slam. Live on stage and without notes. Take out the earbuds and turn up the volume on the extended playtime of human experience. Hear real-life soundtracks more electrifying than an 80s boombox on your shoulder. Beats Coachella passes. Better vibes / less BO. Season subscriptions and tickets at storystorynight.org. Beats karaoke, too. Be a featured storyteller by freestyle r

Featured Storytellers: Darian Reneé Chris Shanahan David "Record-Breaking" Rush Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with musical guest Landonious

Featuring: Geoff Rogers Nicole Force and Krystal Moore Host: Beth Norton Music: Mungo WHERE BLACK SHEEP MOUTH OFF FOR THE SEASON Stuff it, Uncle Bob, and your Metaverse talk of a war against Christmas. Gorge yourself on an even more subversive take on The Holidays at Story Story Late-Night. Positively shameless, hear savory details that’d make your salty grandma say: “Do they eat with that mouth?” Rated R to XXX, how much story time can you swallow? (Don’t read that dirty. Or do.) With featured storytellers intermixed with an uncensored story slam, what happens at Late-Night, stays at Late-Night…until we put it on this podcast.

Where renegade storytellers take no prisoners. UTTERLY CAPTIVATING. Don your skull t-shirts and smudge on more eyeliner than a Johnny Depp cosplayer. It’s time to walk…arrgghh…talk…the metaphorical plank at SLAMMER OF THE YEAR. Under the banner theme, PiRATES of the TREASURE VALLEY, two crews of storytelling standouts go head-to-head to slay with words. (Even more entertaining than a cursing parrot.) Flagship host Jodi Eichelberger and Late-Night host Beth Norton each hand-selected five story slammers from our 2022|23 seasons to take no prisoners via plotlines. They first square off on the theme SHIPWRECK. Then enter the final elimination round under the theme RESCUE until only one winning voice remains on deck. Not all treasure is silver and gold, as Jack Sparrow would say, sometimes it’s ultimate bragging rights and storytelling supremacy over the entire Treasure Valley. Shipshape stories. Get tickets now to find out who dominates in the land of slam, no hook required. Story Story Night is the City o

Stories of the American Dream, celebrating and elevating the melanated in the Treasure Valley outdoors from the porch of the historic Erma Hayman House. Story Story Night partners with Leta Harris Neustaedter to feature storytellers from her radio show "The Lovely Afro." Leta selected from 65 interviews to invite ten honored guests from The Lovely Afro radio show for an evening of dynamic stories and music. Each shares a short story live representing diverse experiences from within the Black and Brown communities around our summer theme of "The American Dreams." In addition to hosting the show, Leta also be augments the stories with live underscoring. Leta created "The Lovely Afro" in order to highlight Black and Brown voices, to share their stories, and their struggles and triumphs. This started as a radio show celebrating and elevating the melanated in the Treasure Valley and beyond and is relaunching as a podcast. Storytellers: Zerena Turner Rachel Diacogiannis Charlene Taylor Rick Oliver Alice Nelson T

Featuring: Hailee Lenhart-Wees, Katie Preston, and Ben McQueen Host: Beth Norton Music: Jean Cardeño Story Late-Night, where we tell positively shameless stories on a Brave New World theme. Told live on stage and without notes. Starring featured storytellers intermixed with an impulsive story slam of equal opportunity. Rated R to XXX, what happens at Late-Night, stays at Late-Night, until we put it on our podcast. 18+ recommended

Featuring: Nate Ford & Katie Lotz Host: Beth Norton Story Late-Night, where we tell positively shameless stories on a Brave New World theme. Told live on stage and without notes. Starring featured storytellers intermixed with an impulsive story slam of equal opportunity. Rated R to XXX, what happens at Late-Night, stays at Late-Night, until we put it on our podcast. 18+ recommended

Featuring: Michael Zabel & Elisabeth Sorenson Musical Guest: The Boise Gay Men's Chorus Host: Beth Norton Story Late-Night, where we tell positively shameless stories on a Brave New World theme. Told live on stage and without notes. Starring featured storytellers intermixed with an impulsive story slam of equal opportunity. Rated R to XXX, what happens at Late-Night, stays at Late-Night, until we put it on our podcast. 18+ recommended

Featuring Mike Krause, Brooke Burton, and David Tuttle Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with guest sound sculpture artist AlejAndro Anastasio It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on a perceptive theme, told live on stage and without notes. We've covered all five senses in our flagship season so we are finishing up with the SiXTH SENSE.

Featured Storytellers: Kimberly KinKaid LeeAnn Garton & Bobby Gaytan Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Music by The Clover Quartet MAKiNG SENSE OF iT ALL It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on a perceptive theme, told live on stage and without notes. Ever wanted something so bad you could taste it? Maybe briefly lost touch with reality? Or smelled like teen spirit? Here we are now. Entertain us.