National Storytelling Conference
2012 Fringe Performances
Listed in the order that the names were randomly drawn, LIVE at the 2011 Cave Run Storytelling Festival.
Subject to change.
Les Schaffer
Gunpowder Tea Makes You Horny
I spent my teens running around 1950's Greenwich Village. I'll share stories of sexual awakening, murder, meetings with the some of the noted characters present for the birth of "Cool".
Content warnings: Adult Language & Subject Matter, Two Scenes That Include Violence.
Jon Spelman
Tales of the Lincoln
A fascinating new look at Abraham Lincoln. Tales about Lincoln, and some of the stories he told about himself, as recounted by Leo Tolstoy. Commissioned by Ford’s Theatre Washington, DC.
No content warnings.
Regi Carpenter
Matter Rearranged
When I was young I believed all things possible but what happens when a Catholic girl's innocence gets awakened one night? Heaven and Hell, pleasure and fear, and spirit and matter mingle in the dark and make their mark.
Content warnings: Adult subject matter
Marilyn Kinsella
Time Brings Roses: An Autobiography of a Budding Artist
Snippits of memories about my father and my artist way. Scenes from my childhood to present day woven together with guidance from my artist grandmother whom I never met.
No content warnings
Robin Bady
My Mother, and Other Political Commentators
Growing up, Robin wanted to at least appear normal. But her flamboyant and outspoken mother made that impossible. Journey through the difficulties, fears and passions of three generations of mothers and daughters
No content warnings.
Regina Ress
Adi, Song of Agan: Epic from the Borneo Rainforest
Extraordinary example of oral literature from the indigenous people of Borneo. “When Regina tells Adi, Song of Agan, there is a sense of the earth in her eyes.”…Jay O’Callahan
No content warnings
Sean Buvala
Bible Stories They Won't Let Me Tell In Church
Honey-sweet Bible stories give me a rash. I must be allergic to shellac and agendas. Come for a veneer-free experience from a clay-pot storyteller.
Content warnings: Adult language
Lisa Holmes
I Just Wanna Dance with Somebody
What a girl will go though trying to get the guy of her dreams! Great music, dancing, and fun costume changes. This performance will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Content warnings: Adult language
Christopher Agostino
Before Cave Walls... The Story on Our Skin
Before we ever painted cave walls, we painted ourselves. Delve into the origins of art and our humanity in this fascinating performance...and be prepared to be transformed.
No content warnings
Michael Parent
The Goofy Show
Michael presents "The Goofy Show," featuring semi-fictional cousins Artie and Reechard, Professor Frederico Papenfoose, and Rama Lama Ding Dong - characters who inspire goofiness wherever they go. Six laughs guaranteed.
Content warnings: Adult subject matter.
Paula Nancarrow
The Sins of the Mothers
How the sins of the mothers are visited upon the children…and sometimes redeemed. One woman’s reflection, through folktale, memoir and history, on the blessings and betrayals of family life.
Content warnings: Contains references to violence, adult subject matter.
Mary Hamilton
Around the World with Cinderella
Mary Hamilton tells her favorite Cinderella stories, including a multicultural mash up of eleven variants from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe; a tale of a Cinder-guy, and a Spoonerized Rindercella.
No content warnings
