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Bob Wants to Ride His Bicycle
“It’s just like riding a bike,” the old saying goes, “you never forget.” But our Winning Storyteller from last night’s StorySlam begs to differ. And he didn’t show us, but he claims he has the scars to...
View ArticleLike Free Stuff?
Missed last night’s Slam at L’Etage? Want to relive the moments? Enjoy the top three scoring tales of the night in the videos below. The theme was “Free.” #3 Mark- “I love animals. People are okay, but...
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“Ex”tra Exes at this year’s “Ex-Files” Slams
Last night, First Person Arts celebrated Valentine’s Day the way we do best: with stories of love sought, lost, and unrequited during two back-to-back sold-out shows at World Cafe Live. The theme was...
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Danger Turns Domestic
“Danger” was a theme that hit close to home for both our Winning and Audience Favorite storytellers from last night’s Slam. When his train-wreck of a landlady calls him home to deal with a leak in his...
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Storytellers Stand Up for Girl Power
Women are powerful. Women’s History Month (this month) thinks so, and so does First Person Arts. So, last night’s StorySlam on the theme “Girl Power” at World Cafe Live allowed audience members the...
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Going Undercover for The Church Lady
Kitty’s in the business of other peoples infidelities. That is to say, she’s a private investigator. So, when she told the packed crowd at last night’s Slam about the time she was hired by the “Church...
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The Great Crush of 42
Michael’s had a lot of crushes in his life. In fact, he’s had so many that he likens having a crush on someone to having a cold. It makes sense really, to liken a crush to an infectious germ invasion...
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An Eventful Week for FPA
This past Tuesday, First Person Arts started the day by launching a storytelling podcast. We closed out the day hosting a StorySlam at L’Etage. For those who didn’t get their storytelling fill on...
View ArticlePlease State Your Crime
Winning Storyteller: Jason Slam Theme: Criminal Story Highlights: Talking thumbs, zoo, parent chaperones, goat rides, missing children, handcuffs “As a parent chaperone on a school field trip, you have...
View ArticleThe Art of Conversion: Stories of Sexual and Professional Transformation
Winning Storyteller: Donald Slam Theme: Power Trip Story Highlights: Lesbians, capricorns, summer Ireland trip, denim jackets, sexual identity crises, wingman Last night’s Slam winner, Donald discovers...
View ArticleDonald is Fierce
AND he was the Audience Favorite at Monday’s Slam at World Cafe Live. Congrats Donald! P.S. Love the prop! The post Donald is Fierce appeared first on First Person Arts.
View Article“Its name was Rainbow Asswipe…”
Our audiences love Robin Wachsberger. First she won Audience Favorite at our January Slam at World Cafe Live and then she won AF at this week’s Slam at L’Etage. Thanks for coming back Robin! The post...
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Congrats to Ben and Raeann!
Raeann made a fateful decision one day while traveling through the Badlands. As a result, she has “unfinished business” with none other than Amy Grant. Luckily, for us, she has a story about it and...
View ArticleNobody Beats Michael McCarry’s Mother
Close to 400 people packed the main auditorium of the Free Library this past Saturday for the 2nd Annual Inter-City StorySlam: Philly vs. DC. Our illustrious judges included Citizen Mom, NYT’s...
View ArticleBologna and Beetles at Last Night’s Slam
It took a three-way Story-Off to determine the winner of last night’s StorySlam at L’Etage. The night’s predetermined theme was “Whoppers” but the audience quickly chose the theme of “Smells” and our...
View ArticleLeah’s Bike Thief’s Epic Fail
Leah won over the audience at last Tuesday’s StorySlam at L’Etage (featured in yesterday’s Inquirer!) with her account of a most inept bike thief (Didn’t he notice someone was standing a few feet away?...
View Article“Maybe his puffy jacket was filled with salt water taffy.”
Andrew Thompson may have lost his keys (and some dignity) when he was robbed on March 9th, but at least he didn’t lose that Red Bull. And thanks to his mugger, henceforth known as “Bartholomew,” Andrew...
View ArticleLast Night’s Slam Winners
We had a two-way tie between Amanda Feifer and Chris Oberlin at the end of last night’s Slam (the theme: It’s in the Mail). While Amanda walked away the overall winner after a lightening round tie...
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Merde!
Things have been quiet on the First Person blog as we wind down from the AMAZING 2010 Festival (THANK YOU again to all attendees, artists, volunteers, friends, fans and folks who spread the word and...
View ArticleDo You Know Who I Am?
Congrats to “Janet Von Trapp” (yes, our storytellers are going incognito these days) for winning last night’s Slam by a mere ONE point and claiming the title of Audience Favorite. Check out Philly...
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Martha’s Luck of the Irish
At the “Weird Trips” StorySlam last Monday our stories took us from a family vaca with sitcom parents, to witnessing stabbings in the Amazon rain-forest, to discovering manhood in the motherland. Our...
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The Best of the Bad Ideas
bad credit lenders for home loans This past Tuesday night, First Person storytellers slammed the best of their “Bad Idea” stories based on real life at L’Etage. From drunken haircuts, to horseback...
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No Crossing for Cold Cuts
Border crossing is a subject that has been the focus of much heated political debate. No matter which side of the “fence” you're on, Adriana's winning story from Monday's “Close Calls” Slam...
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Naughty or Nice
Last night we kicked off the 2011-2012 Slam season with ten audience storytellers who got into the spirit of the holidays with real life stories all inspired by the theme “Naughty or Nice.” Our winning...
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Storytellers Work it at the “Daily Grind” StorySlam
When your boyfriend's life becomes a reality TV show, and women from all around the world are applying for a chance to snatch him off your arm, a girl can sense she's up against some serious...
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Lightning Strikes and Trees Explodein Last Night’s Winning Story
We all have them – Tales from times when things didn’t look likely; when chances seemed slim at best and all hope was hanging by a thread. At last night’s StorySlam we heard from ten storytellers who...
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Valentine “Ex”posé
First Person Arts “slammed” Valentine's Day at last night’s second annual anti-Valentine's Day StorySlam. Back for the second year by popular demand, the Slam drew a packed house at World Café Live....
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Living Social: Stories get real at last night’s “Social Network” Slam
Twitter made it cool to be a “follower.” Facebook made “unlike” a verb. Myspace contributed a whole new movement to the history of self-portraiture. Ladies social groups no longer have to meet in...
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Evan’s Dirty Business Trip
Ever been to the heart of darkness? Evan says if you’ve ever gotten sick in a Philipino whore house, you have. Travel business class half-way around the world with Evan, our winning and Audience...
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Mother Knows “Best”
Has your mother ever told you the “how you were born” story? Did she leave out the part about the hot anesthesiologist? The winning storyteller from last night’s StorySlam didn’t! Hear Tunia’s winning...
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So wait…where do babies come from?
We kicked off the new Slam season with a night of blooper stories inspired by some pretty memorable faux-pas, slipups, and faults at last night’s Slam. The theme was “Favorite Mistake.” Ten audience...
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The Things We Do For Love
Love is a scary thing. But it’s especially scary when the greatest passions of the person you love are also your greatest fears. That was the situation George found himself in with his “current wife”...
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Stories Gone Wild
The stand-up comedy scene is still plagued by biases against women? You’ve got to be kidding. In her winning story from last night’s StorySlam, Marjorie finds herself in the middle of a comedy crisis,...
View ArticleReasons For Leaving
Audience Favorite Storyteller: Marjorie Slam Theme: The Ex-Files Story Highlights: cellist, misfits, the age of aquarius, educational film scripts, cocaine Marjorie applies for a new job and on the...
View ArticleMay Cashes in Her Coolness Points
Audience Favorite: May Slam Theme: Obsessed Story Highlights: gap sweatshirts, doc martens, teen idols, mean girls with accents, life mysteries After years of living in the US, May returns to Israel...
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The Rain Lady
Audience Favorite: Aaron Slam Theme: On The Job Story Highlights: Portland, Kool-Aid Jammers, neighbors, aggressive letters, yard signs While setting up his own business, Aaron chooses the wrong person...
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Meet Grand Slam Judge Chris Lundy!
Since his first First Person Arts StorySlam, Chris has been slinging stories that were instant favorites with FPA audiences. From tales of childhood fights, to fast food obsessions, to past career...
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