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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,...
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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...
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