March 5th!

Monday March the 5th brought us an exciting and eclectic lineup curated by Noah Kenneally. First we were treated to a haunting set of narrative songs by singer/songwriter/spoken word artist Evalyn Parry, who touched on bear wrestling, bottled water and much much more (P.S. Evalyn's latest CD, Small Theatres, was just released). Next came Marianne Apostolides who, though she claimed to be a writer and not a storyteller, kept the room spellbound with the story of a grad student investigating brothel life. Finally, Celia Lotteridge treated us to a funny, image-rich folktale about a put-upon weaver with a magical sister-in-law. After a quick break, there were no shortage of Story Jam volunteers from the packed audience . A folktale from Newfoundland, a South American mugging and a ghost story rounded out the evening. Looking forward to the next SPEAK on April 2nd, featuring Paul Hutcheson, Michael Serafin and Elizabeth Stevens!