(BOISE, ID) On Monday July 30, 2012 Story Story Night takes a trip to the borderlines with OUTSiDER: Stories of Strangers in Strange Lands at the Rose Room, located at 718 W. Idaho Street in downtown Boise. Featured storytellers Laura “Wally” Johnston, Arlen Andrew Donald and Clay Morgan venture forth with true stories on the theme, told live on stage and without notes, followed by an open story slam.
Limited priority seating tickets are on sale online only UNTIL NOON on show night or at the door for $7, available for pick up at will call on show night starting at 6 pm. Priority seating tickets ensure a sure shot at a seat until first-come, first-served open game tickets go on sale for $5 at 6:30 pm. Showtime is at 7 pm. Pie Hole pizza and a full bar (with valid I.D.) are available at the all-ages venue.
In the first act, Johnston embarks on a family vacation to Mexico, National Lampoon style. Donald shares the shocks of a Scottish stranger in a strange Idaho. Morgan encounters a mythic beast in wild backlands. The featured storytellers receive prizes from Bittercreek/Red Feather, Boise Co-Op, Bricolage and Story Story Night.
Musician Dan Costello performs, and Jessica Holmes hosts the night.
After an intermission with live music, an open story slam starts. In the story slam, names are drawn from a hat, and the chosen few have 5 minutes to tell a true story on the theme. The featured storytellers choose a winner, who receives a prize package of a free night’s stay at Boise Guest House and a gift certificate to Rediscovered Books.
“This is the perfect theme for the summer in Idaho, when everyone longs to go outside, and explore those wild drives and our state's strangest places,” says Jessica Holmes, the host and driving force behind Story Story Night. “But when we bust out the storied journey indoors, we go deep into all there is to offer here too.”
After the show, the Story Story Afterparty expands to include both Red Feather Lounge and Bittercreek, with an excusive free drink offering for the Night’s ticketholders.
Call for UNDERDOG Featured Storytellers
STUDiO Coming August 20,
An open call now goes out for featured story submissions on our August 27 theme, UNDERDOG: Stories of Long Shots. To enter for a featured storyteller spot to tell a 10-minute story this show, email a summary to story@storystorynight.com by August 6, the first Monday of that theme's month.
On August 20, start a fire under the feet and in the soul with at the Story Story Studio, the free and fun storytelling workshop offered by Story Story Night on the third Monday of every month. The Studio is held in the Union Block executive center at 720 W. Idaho Street, right across the hall from the Rose Room.
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Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon based in Boise, Idaho. A new Story Story Night podcast airs every week. Stay tuned in at www.storystorynight.com.
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